SYNOPSIS: Viva la muerte (Long Live Death) centers on Fando, a young boy whose father has been arrested for treason during the Spanish civil war.  Fando struggles with his father's arrest, and in a  shocking moment discovers a letter in which his mother admits to betraying his father.  His mother convinces him that his father committed suicide in prison, but Fando doubts this and attempts to discover the true fate of his father.

EDITORIAL REVIEW:  The debut film of Spanish playwright Fernando Arrabal, Viva la muerte is a surreal tour-de-force considered by many critics to the the pinnacle of Spanish avant-garde filmmaking.  Fueled with surreal images of violence, sexuality and biting political commentary, the film posits Arrabal as one of the prominent Spanish-language surrealists alongside Luis Buneul and Alejandro Jodorowsky.  Hailed as a "work of genius" by John Lennon.  This Special Edition is featured uncut and unrated with remastered picture quality.  Pretty strange, and very enjoyable.

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STARRING: Mahdi Chaouch, Núria Espert, Ivan Henriques, Anouk Ferjac.
AVAILABILITY: In stock! Ships within one business day.
LENGTH: 90 minutes.
LANGUAGE: French / Spanish, with OPTIONAL ENGLISH SUBTITLES.
SPECIAL FEATURES: 1.85:1 (16:9 Widescreen letterboxed); 2.0 Stereo; 1 disc; Interview with the Director; Photo gallery; Chapter selection; Trailer; Uncut.
VIEWER DISCRETION: Moderate to extensive nudity, sexual innuendo, sexual scenes, violence, coarse language, may offend some.
PICTURE QUALITY: Excellent picture quality. (what's this mean?)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France / Tunisia (1971).
ALSO KNOWN AS: Long Live Death (English title).
DATE ADDED TO OUR LIBRARY:  December 14, 2007.
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