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La chasse

Original title: La caza
  • 1966
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  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
2.6K
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La chasse (1966)
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Three men go hunting rabbits during a hot day. Heat and talking about events that happened in the past make them angry, until they go totally crazy.Three men go hunting rabbits during a hot day. Heat and talking about events that happened in the past make them angry, until they go totally crazy.Three men go hunting rabbits during a hot day. Heat and talking about events that happened in the past make them angry, until they go totally crazy.

  • Director
    • Carlos Saura
  • Writers
    • Angelino Fons
    • Carlos Saura
  • Stars
    • Ismael Merlo
    • Alfredo Mayo
    • José María Prada
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    2.6K
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    • Director
      • Carlos Saura
    • Writers
      • Angelino Fons
      • Carlos Saura
    • Stars
      • Ismael Merlo
      • Alfredo Mayo
      • José María Prada
    • 14User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Ismael Merlo
    Ismael Merlo
    • José
    Alfredo Mayo
    Alfredo Mayo
    • Paco
    José María Prada
    José María Prada
    • Luis
    • (as Jose Maria Prada)
    Emilio Gutiérrez Caba
    Emilio Gutiérrez Caba
    • Enrique
    • (as Emilio G. Caba)
    Fernando Sánchez Polack
    Fernando Sánchez Polack
    • Juan
    • (as Fernando Sanchez Polack)
    Violeta García
    • Carmen
    • (as Violeta Garcia)
    María Sánchez Aroca
    • La Madre de Juan
    • (as Maria Sanchez Aroca)
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      • Director
        • Carlos Saura
      • Writers
        • Angelino Fons
        • Carlos Saura
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      User reviews14

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      7Billiam-4

      Intense psychological drama

      Intense psychological drama, obviously intended as a political allegory, relentlessly exposes its protagonists' toxic masculinity, suitably staged in stark black-and-white and a overheated barren landscape, entrenched in a whirlpool of absurd moments and violence (the hunting scenes are quite hard to take).
      10COB-3

      A tragedy of human emotions pushed over the edge

      My first encounter with this bleak, stunning film was in its homeland, some 50 miles or so from the area. I felt the heat, the anger and how nature really does control us. What it shows keenly , particularly in the exquisite use of black and white is how close we can all be at any time to savagery. The thin veneer of humanity can so easily be removed. It left me sadly aware that we are all capable of such tragedy. Watch it for a feral insight into our dark souls. Superb.
      8ma-cortes

      A rabbit hunting with four characters facing each other and terminating into a burst of violence

      Interesting and thought-provoking look about a rabbit hunting excursion through a hot , long day . Well directed film by Carlos Saura who tried to create a sort of Spanish Neo-Realism by tackling a hunt starred by four former friends (Alfredo Mayo , Jose Maria Prada , Luis Merlo and Emilio Gutierrez Caba) that becomes a violent confrontation . Both of them find their friendships extended to the breaking point in which emerges violence and vengeance , turning the characters over the edge of breakdown .

      This sour picture is well set in Spain of the 60s , when four friends set out a planned hunting and as minor events and disputes led toward more frequent and angrier facing off . This film was notorious in the years of the Franco dictatorship including provoking and polemic issues and played by known and prestigious actors . His style is pretty much sour , dry and realistic as well in the atmosphere as in the fresh dialog . ¨La Caza¨ is one of Saura's undisputed masterpieces and fundamental in his filmography where shows the miseries of some amoral characters and shot at the height of his creativity, in a period cultural difficult, where the enormous censorship of the political regime exacerbated the ingenuity and imagination of the scriptwriters . Splendid photography with juicy atmosphere by Luis Cuadrado who along with Teo Escamilla are considered to be two of the best Spanish cameramen , both of whom worked for Saura . Being splendidly filmed on location in Aranjuez, Madrid, Esquivias, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha and Seseña, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain . Atmospheric musical score by Luis De Pablo who composes a thrilling soundtrack plenty of drums and piano sounds . The picture deservedly won Silver Bear in the Berlin Festival for ¨ La Caza or The Chase¨ (1966) his most successful film .

      The motion picture perfectly produced by magnificent producer Elias Querejeta was stunningly directed by Carlos Saura , a good Spanish movies director. He began working in cinema in 1959 when he filmed ¨Los Golfos ¨(1962) dealing with juvenile delinquency from a sociological point of view . Saura is a well recognized filmmaker both nationally and internationally, and in proof of it he won many prizes among which there are the following ones: Silver Bear in Festival of Berlin for Peppermint Frappé (1967). Special Jury Awards in Cannes for La Prima Angélica (1974), in 1973, and for Cría Cuervos (1976), in 1975. Also, the film Mamá Cumple Cien Años (1979) got an Oscar nomination in 1979 as the best foreign film, and it also won the Special Jury Award at the San Sebastian Festival. He subsequently made ¨Deprisa , Deprisa¨ based on facts about juvenile delinquency in Spain since the 80s , as he tried to take a position in favour of outcast people and he got to make a both lyric and documentary-style cinema . In 1990, he won two Goya , The Spanish Oscar , as best adapted screenplay writer and best director . Saura became an expert on Iberian musical adaptations as ¨Carmen , Amor Brujo , Bodas De Sangre , Sevillanas ,Iberia , Salome, Fado, Flamenco ¨ and even recently Opera as ¨Io , Don Giovanni¨
      8max4movie

      Intense and Gripping Psychodrama

      Full review on my blog max4movies: La Caza (international title: The Hunt) is a drama about three aging friends reuniting for hunting rabbits. The heat and talking about past mistakes make the men increasingly aggressive, until a catastrophe happens. The characters' backstories are told in an unconventional way and because of the wonderful cinematography the movie succeeds in presenting believable characters on the edge of a nervous breakdown. Although the hunt sequences overtly depict violence against animals and could have easily been toned down, the dramatic escalation is well-written, and the conflict between the men feels authentic.
      10Prof_Lostiswitz

      The Most Fearsome Game

      Anyone who enjoyed Lord of the Flies or the Blair Witch Project should admire this chilling Spanish psychodrama, which is better than either. A few men are gathered for a day's rabbit hunting; it becomes apparent that they are well-to-do veterans of the Spanish Civil War. The place looks as desolate and barren as it is possible to imagine, and the heat is obviously intense. The men have memories of this godforsaken gulch, since it was a battlefield in the Civil War. As the day goes on, the scorching sun frays the men's nerves and sends them toward delirium, bringing out their inner weaknesses and their personal conflicts, normally concealed beneath a veneer of politeness. The end comes suddenly.

      There allusions to the apocalypse (Luis is a poetical spirit who likes quoting Revelations, as well as science fiction). The setting is reminiscent of Ezekiel's valley of dry bones; Saura is wise enough to draw this analogy visually, without openly stating it. These men have great burdens on their consciences, which they are loath to admit, and they will pay dearly. A younger man invited along points up the contrast; he wasn't involved in the Civil War, or shady business dealings, so he is naïve and open.

      One thing that makes this movie superior to the stuff we normally see is the lack of superfluous dialogue; there are long patches where subtle gestures or metaphorical images are allowed to speak for themselves. Even the music is restricted to a few muffled drumbeats or chimes, and these are used sparingly. This is a low-budget masterpiece which deserves comparison in style to The Isle (2000).

      My only criticism is that the beginning is a bit slow; but you'll certainly get into it if you sit through the first ten minutes.

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      • Trivia
        The initial title, "La caza del conejo" ("the rabbit hunt") was changed by the Francoist censors, as "conejo" in Spanish is also a slang term for the woman's sexual organs.
      • Connections
        Featured in Huellas de un espíritu (1998)
      • Soundtracks
        Tu loca juventud
        Written by Tomás de la Huerta (as Huerta) and José Luis Navarro (as Navarro)

        Performed by Federico Cabo

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      • Release date
        • April 3, 1974 (France)
      • Country of origin
        • Spain
      • Official site
        • Official site
      • Language
        • Spanish
      • Also known as
        • The Hunt
      • Filming locations
        • Esquivias, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain(Town)
      • Production company
        • Elías Querejeta Producciones Cinematográficas
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      • Gross worldwide
        • $124
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 31 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.66 : 1

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