When Carmen and Jose get married, Amadeo persuades a reluctant Jose to take over his old job.

This is repeatedly considered to be one of the greatest Spanish films for reasons which escape me completely. Luis Garcia Berlanga, Rafael Azcona, Ennio Flaiano. Just leave us a message here and we will work on getting you verified. Pssst, want to check out El verdugo in our new look?

In ¨el Verdugo¨ we can find very fun characters, all of them caricatures of the "spanish way of life" and a mirror on the Spanish society by that time . It is considered to be one of the best films from Spanish cinema history and has been voted second best Spanish film by professionals and critics in 1996 cinema centenary .The main and support actors stand out under perfect direction of Berlanga , including sour criticism as well as carried out in previous and subsequent works such as ¨Placido or Escopeta Nacional¨ that include bitter , pessimistic descriptions of social classes . Of course, there are the obvious interesting juxtapositions; an executioner's daughter giving birth - to the child of an undertaker being forced unwillingly into giving and taking lives. I don't know if he was a genius, I just can say that there will never be another actor like him.Berlanga + Azcona: an unbeatable team. Interesting topics on paper but the film isn't worth the 87 minutes. This movie ranks #1 in Nickel Odeón's Best Spanish Films, This movie ranks #3 in Caimán's Top Spanish Films, This movie ranks #252 in TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest Films, This movie ranks #374 in Sight & Sound's The Greatest Films of All Time, This movie ranks #793 in UNESCO's Memory of the World, This movie ranks #980 in The Criterion Collection, View the official lists that include El verdugo. laments how the profession of an executioner is grossly misunderstood. Jose Luís is faced with economic difficulties and the urgent need to create a new home for his new wife. I suppose the fact that this movie was made during the dictatorship of General Franco, when Spain did not register on any international cultural radars, accounts for the fact that it remains relatively unknown. elements in the way narrative observes the horrors of bureaucracy; it elegantly modern criminals lack the bravery when they march for their death and also when he Yet, fate lands Jose in Amadeo’s house where he

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Another lesson of Berlanga about how to criticize the society avoiding censorship. is one of the most hilarious moments in the film. The movie displays a Spanish secondary star-studded such as : Maria Luisa Ponte , Jose Maria Prada , Angel Alvarez , Xan Das Bolas , Alfredo Landa , Agustin Gonzalez , Chus Lampreave , Jose Saza , Julia Caba Alba , Antonio Ferrandis , Jose Luis Coll , Felix Fernandez , Jose Orjas and the likable Jose Luis Lopez Vazquez who improvised the moment when measured the child's head , among others . Movie Drama, Comedy "The Executioner" Torrent is rated with 7.5 points out of 10 on IMDb (Internet Movie Database) according to 65 ratings by critics. We are judged based on something that is not really there, was never there and cannot be there, as if people deliberately and constantly choose only those childish fairy-tale perspectives which can present you as a wrongdoer while you have done nothing of the sort.The movie is very true and very deep.

Movie covers are copyrighted by their respective owners and provided by CineMaterial. Whatever the reason, it's a pity that this little treasure of a film can not get the international recognition it deserves. Where to Watch Full Cast & Crew. For those who do not which to dwell on such a subject can look at it on its simplest level, which is that of a first rate comical masterpiece. In 1960s Spain, an unlikely romance brews between an undertaker, Jose (Nino Manfredi), and an executioner's daughter, Carmen (Emma Penella). Coming Soon, Regal A masterpiece in my opinion. ", "The Helen Reddy story and the song that inspired a revolution", 'Love, Weddings and Other Disasters' Trailer, 'The Opening Act' Interviews with Jimmy O. Yang & Steve Byrne. All rights reserved. Every scene is filled with small observations and asides that add something memorable, and every bit character in every scene tosses in some little bit of "business" that is not necessary for the plot, but enriches it and deepens the believability of the world in which it is set.Watching this made me think on how, if this film had been made at the same time outside of Europe, the British would have probably made it as a crass Carry On movie, and the Americans would most likely have turned it into a Jerry Lewis vehicle, without any subtlety, thoughtfulness, sensuality, societal commentary or beauty, and yet this is funnier than any of those put together, too.The wedding scene is hilarious, with so much going on at every moment outside of the dialogue, and the "wave to daddy" line on the docks is priceless.It's always a comedy, and yet one in which the viewer is never allowed to escape the oppressive moral weight of taking another's life, and the inability to look away from this increases as it goes along, until the ending borders on harrowing.It's a film that really should be as well known as some of those by Fellini, and I'm eager now to see more by its mischevious writer and director, Luis Garcia Berlanga. The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive review. $2.99. The film can be split into two halves: the first being a slightly morbid, but utterly charming romantic comedy, and the second being a much more bleak work of direful, tragicomic satire. and Azcona ingrain a humanist perspective, which puts us (like Jose) in a Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! meets the executioner’s daughter Carmen (. Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers. Time Out is a registered trademark of Time Out Digital Limited. Many satires have the unfortunate flaw of paying much more attention to their message than the quality of their script, characters, and plot; "The Executioner" shares all of these traits.

iCheckMovies is a Studio Donder project. The film's true brilliance lies not in the wonderful all around performances, but in its screenplay that takes on a comic tone that is apparently inoffensive to condemn an action that is just as inhuman as those committed by the executed. Awesome playing by Nino Manfredi as a naive , ingenuous ,gentle undertaker turned into executioner , an agreeable Emma Penella and of course , the great Jose Isbert , Berlanga's habitual , in the best interpretation of his long career . The pace is as fast as a speeding bullet as visionary filmmaker Luis Garcia Berlanga slyly mocks the heated controversy of capital punishment.

However , his profession is not exactly what you could call ¨popular¨ . There are no approved quotes yet for this movie. Film is released in 1963-09-01 by Interlagar Films, Naga Films, Zebra Film, . The movie looks with amusement at the idea of how those who execute can go on there days with a calm conscience.

He was a character himself, with that voice, and that physique.

The Executioner is certainly a hidden gem for lovers of morbid, grotesque social comedies. Don't have an account? For a morbid subject matter, I found myself laughing in many instances. Coming Soon. Luis Garcia Berlanga’s Spanish masterpiece The Executioner aka El Verdugo (1963) is a satirical indictment of the state bureaucracy and the violence it perpetrates with apathy. José Isbert as Amadeo, el verdugo.

There are a lot of Kafkaesque It has its point to make, but it's going to first make you wade through a painful, sometimes frantic, sometimes funny, but ultimately grueling realist drama about getting by in life.

Somebody has to do it! Film, Comedy. Rapid-like dialogues makes it hard to follow at moments, good film nonetheless. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your email. Copyright © 2009 – 2020 iCheckMovies. By creating an account, you agree to the Privacy Policy Jose’s wedding sequence But the viewer also simpathizes with him because we instantly understand the horror of his situation, the dreadful Damocles' sword that hangs over his head. It is often true that the best comedies are those which hide (or should I say show) terrible pathos and anguish beneath their comic skin. The situation is seen by Berlanga not only as dramatic, but also absurd, and all of Jose's antics and ploys to avoid ever having to do his job are also so absurd that they are comical, and very much so. Berlanga’s long-time collaborator, Mr. Rafael Azcona, the script extracts lot My reaction is one of both, for the ambiguous ending serves as both a punchline and a bone chilling reminder of the unpredictable tragedies hidden deep within the human experience. The speedy verbiage adds a lot of Through morbid themes and distressing issues, this masterpiece of the macabre is one of Spanish cinema's many miracles. colorful shades to the humor. Cinemark This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb.

juxtaposes abnormal elements with the mundane. It's one of the great black comedies I have seen, a fierce yet hilarious critique on the death penalty. drama, Don’t worry, it won’t take long.

Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. The percentage of users who rated this 3.5 stars or higher. Billy Wilder, for example, has often been praised for his mastery of this art, in films such as The Apartment and The Fortune Cookie.So has Berlanga, who is undisputedly the gratest comedy writer/director in Spanish film history, and one of the best of Europe. without being a full-blown satire or farce. Just confirm how you got your ticket. ¨El Verdugo¨ (1963), one of the undisputed masterpieces and fundamental in filmography of Luis Garcia Berlanga where shows the miseries of an amoral society 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 . ... a masterpiece of Spanish cinema and beyond. The strong points evade me and seem severely strained.

of humor from strangely discomfiting situations. Atmospheric and adequate musical score by Miguel Asins Arbo .Direction by Luis Garcia Berlanga is very good , he shows his skill for edition , realizing long shots with crowd who moves easily Berlanga filmed several polemic movies during the 50s , all of them were beset by difficulties with the censors caused by real critical to social stratum such as ¨Bienvenido Mister Marshall¨ (1953) , a very good film which tended not to be very well received by the censor for its acidity and considered to be one of the best Spanish films of the history ; however, his strong portrait of Spanish society , plenty of sharpness , didn't please the pro-Franco authorities . The only victims, it suggests, are those that accept to practise inhumanity under the name of justice. Regularly voted by its country's critics as the best Spanish film of all time, Berlanga's brilliantly dark comedy on the peculiar horror of the garotte has not lost its power over the years.