Long Live Death (1971)
Viva la muerte (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 30min
- Drama, War
- 12 May 1971 (France)
- Movie
At the end of the Spanish civil war, Fando, a boy of about ten, tries to make sense of war and his father's arrest. His mother is religious, sympathetic to the Fascists; his father is accused of being a Red. Fando discovers that his mother...
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| Anouk Ferjac | ... |
La Tante / The aunt
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| Núria Espert | ... |
La Mère / The mother
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Mahdi Chaouch | ... |
Fando / Son
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Ivan Henriques | ... |
Tosan / Le Père-The father
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Jazia Klibi | ... |
Thérèse / Fando's friend
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Suzanne Comte | ... |
La Grand-mère / Grandmother
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Jean-Louis Chassigneux | ... |
Le Grand-père / Grandfather
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Mohamed Bellasoued | ... |
Colonel
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Victor Garcia | ... |
Fando / 20 ans-yo
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| Fernando Arrabal | ... |
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Directed by
| Fernando Arrabal | ... | (as Arrabal) |
Written by
| Fernando Arrabal | ... | (by) (as Arrabal) |
| Fernando Arrabal | ... | (novel "Baal Babylone") (as Arrabal) |
| Claudine Lagrive | ... | (co-scenario writer) |
Produced by
| Hassen Daldoul | ... | executive producer (as Hassene Daldoul) / producer |
| Jean Velter | ... | executive producer |
Cinematography by
| Jean-Marc Ripert | ||
Editing by
| Laurence Leininger | ||
Editorial Department
| Kahéna Attia | ... | assistant film editor |
| Dominique Landman | ... | assistant film editor |
Set Decoration by
| Hachemi Marzouk | ||
Makeup Department
| Heger Daldoul | ... | makeup artist |
| Phuong Maittret | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Férid Boughedir | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Hachemi Marzouk | ... | sculptor |
| Roland Topor | ... | drawings (as Topor) |
Sound Department
| Pierre-Louis Calvet | ... | sound mixer (as Pierre Calvet) |
| R. Youlak | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Azzedine Ben Ammar | ... | second assistant camera |
| Touhami Kochbati | ... | camera operator |
| Ridha Sraies | ... | camera operator |
Music Department
| Jean-Yves Bosseur | ... | musical director |
Additional Crew
| Henda Bouhaouala | ... | direction secretary |
| Jacques Poitrenaud | ... | technical advisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Alliance Releasing Corporation (1972) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Animatógrafo (1974) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Concorde Film (1972) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Alterna Vision (2013) (Japan) (DVD)
- Donau-Film (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
- Max L. Raab Productions (1971) (United States) (subtitled)
- Siren Visual Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
- Victor Entertainment (2013) (Japan) (DVD)
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At the end of the Spanish civil war, Fando, a boy of about ten, tries to make sense of war and his father's arrest. His mother is religious, sympathetic to the Fascists; his father is accused of being a Red. Fando discovers that his mother may have aided in his father's arrest. Sometimes we witness Fando imagining explanations for what's going on; sometimes we see him at play, alone or with his friend Thérèse. Oedipal fantasies and a lad's natural curiosity about sex and death mix with his search for his mother's nature and his father's fate. Will Fando survive the search?
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Directorial debut of Fernando Arrabal. See more » |
| Goofs | When Fando is up at the lighthouse and urinates on the city, a hose behind his legs is clearly visible at times. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Jonas in the Desert (1994). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Ekkoleg See more » |