Rey muerto
Rey Muerto is a 12-minute fictional live-action short film written and directed by Argentine filmmaker Lucrecia Martel and released 19 May 1995. It was included in Historias breves I, the first edition of the INCAA competition, which was fundamental to the rise and recognition of the generation of Argentine filmmakers known variously as Cine Independiente Argentino or Nuevo Cine Argentino.
This film and other winners of a 1994 Argentine National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts short film contest were brought together to form the feature-length Historias breves, released 19 May 1995.
Synopsis
The story takes place in the fictional village of Rey Muerto in northeastern Argentina. A woman tries to escape a husband who has been treating her badly, bringing her three children with her.Cast
- Roly Serrano
- Sandra Ceballos
- Marcelo Machuca
- Carlos Aldana
- Lía Crucet
Technical team
- Cinematography: Esteban Sapir
- Wardrobe: Alejandra Crespo
- Montage: Fernanda Rossi
- Music: Laura Ruggiero
- Sound: Horacio Almada
- Production assistant: Alejandro Arroz
- Set design: Alejandra Crespo
- Scenography: Alejandra Crespo
- Wardrobe design: Alejandra Crespo
Reviews
Reviewers of Historias breves wrote:Alejandro Ricagno in El Amante del Cine writew:
Claudio España in La Nación gices the opinion that:
Rafael Granado in Clarín said:
Manrupe and Portela add: