Tales from the Jungle

LA MORT EN CE JARDIN

PESTHAUCH DES DSCHUNGELS
Luis Buñuel
FRA, Mexico 1956
104 min
V'06

In a nameless Latin American country, a foreigner named Shark is caught in the middle a political uprising between a group of oppressed diamond miners and a malicious Captain. Amidst the turmoil of the banana republic revolution, Shark joins an all-star group of political refugees on a boat ride to an elusive Brazil. Things take a turn for the surreal when the refugees escape into the jungle (the titular «garden»): After going around in circles for days, Shark discovers a downed plane full of food and luxury items. Father Lizardi (a then unknown Michel Piccoli) thanks God for this miracle, yet Shark is quick to point out that some 50 people had to die for that miracle. This tale of heated passions and broken dreams was noticeably compromised by an insufferable shooting schedule: Buñuel had little financing for the project and was burdened by the constant changes being made to the script. (Ed Gonzalaez)

Credits
  • Charles Vanel
  • Michel Piccoli
  • Georges Marchal
  • Simone Signoret
  • Michèle Girardon
  • Tito Junko
  • Luis Buñuel
  • Raymond Queneau
  • Luis Alcoriza
  • Gabriel Arout nach dem Roman von José-André Lacour
  • Jorge Stahl
  • Maurice Laroche
  • Marguerite Renoir
  • Denise Charvein
  • Paul Misraki
  • Edward Fitzgerald
  • Georgette Somohano
Dismage
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35 mm
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