Wild Tales (film)
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| Directed by | Damián Szifron |
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| Written by | Damián Szifron |
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| Music by | Gustavo Santaolalla |
| Cinematography | Javier Juliá |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 122 minutes[1] |
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| Language | Spanish |
| Budget | $3.3 million[3] |
| Box office | $30 million[4] |
Wild Tales (Spanish: Relatos salvajes) is a 2014 Argentine-Spanishblack comedy film written and directed by Damián Szifron and starring an ensemble cast consisting of Ricardo Darín, Oscar Martínez, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Érica Rivas, Rita Cortese, Julieta Zylberberg, and Darío Grandinetti. It was co-produced by Agustín Almodóvar and Pedro Almodóvar. The film's musical score was composed by Gustavo Santaolalla. It was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards.[5][6]
An anthology film, it is composed of six standalone shorts united by a common theme of violence and vengeance.[7][8]
Contents
[hide]Plot[edit]
"Pasternak"[edit]
Two plane passengers discover that they know a man named Pasternak: the woman is his former girlfriend, and the man is amusic critic who savagely reviewed his work. They discover that everybody on the flight is connected to Pasternak. An air steward reveals that Pasternak is the plane's pilot and has locked himself into the cockpit. Pasternak crashes the plane into his parents' house.
"Las Ratas" ("The Rats")[edit]
A loan shark stops at a small restaurant by a highway. The waitress recognizes him as a man who ruined her family. She refuses the cook's offer to mix rat poison in his food, but the cook adds the poison anyway. When the man's son arrives and eats the same food, the waitress tries to take the poisoned food away. The man attacks her, but the cook kills him with a chef's knife. The son vomits.
"El más fuerte" ("The Strongest")[edit]
Diego is driving through the desert and tries to overtake a slower, older car, but the other car blocks him. As he finally passes, Diego insults the other driver, Mario. Further up the road, Diego gets a flat tire and Mario catches up. Mario parks his car in front of Diego's, blocking him; he smashes his windshield and defecates and urinates on his roof. Diego pushes Mario and his car into the river and drives off. Mario survives and Diego returns to run him down, but loses control and crashes into the river. Mario enters Diego's car through the trunk and they fight; Mario leaves Diego strangling by a seatbelt, then lights a rag in the gas tank. Diego grabs Mario and prevents him escaping. A tow truck driver arrives as the car explodes. The police discover two charred bodies holding each other and theorize that it might have been a crime of passion.
"Bombita" ("Little Bomb")[edit]
Simón Fischer, a demolitions expert, picks up a cake for his daughter's birthday party and discovers his car has been towed away. He goes to the towed-car lot and argues, insisting there were no yellow lines indicating no parking, but to no avail. He pays the towing fee and misses his daughter's party. The next day, when he is again refused a refund, he attacks the glass partition and is arrested. The story makes the news and Fischer's company fires him. His wife seeks a divorce and sole custody of their daughter. Fischer applies unsuccessfully for a job and discovers his car has been towed again. He retrieves the car and packs it with explosives in a tow zones. After it is towed again, he detonates the explosives, destroying the towing office with no casualties. Fischer is imprisoned and becomes a local hero, with calls on social media for his release. His wife and daughter visit him in prison for his birthday.
"La Propuesta" ("The Proposal")[edit]
A teenager arrives home after having hit-and-run a pregnant woman in his father's car. The woman and child are reported dead on the local news and her husband swears vengeance.
The driver's father, Mauricio Pereyra Hamilton, hatches a plan with his lawyer to have their groundskeeper take the blame for half a million dollars. The local prosecutor sees through the scheme because the car's mirrors were not adjusted for the caretaker. The lawyer negotiates to include the prosecutor in the deal for more money. The caretaker asks for an apartment along with his money, and the prosecutor asks for an additional payment to pay off the police. The guilty son says he wants to confess to the gathered crowd. The father becomes frustrated and calls off the deal, telling his son to confess. The lawyer renegotiates and the father agrees on a lower price. Jose is taken by police to a police car when the dead woman's husband attacks him with a hammer.
"Hasta que la muerte nos separe" ("Until Death Do Us Part")[edit]
At a wedding party, the bride, Romina, discovers that her groom, Ariel, has cheated on her with one of the guests. She confronts him as they dance in front of everyone, and runs to the roof, where a kitchen worker comforts her. Ariel discovers her having sex with the worker. She tells him that she will sleep with every man who shows her interest, and take him for all he's worth if he tries to divorce her, or when he dies. They return to the party and continue the festivities. Romina pulls the woman Ariel slept with onto the dance floor, spins her round, and slams her into a mirror. She insists the photographer film Ariel and his mother weeping. The mother attacks her, and is pulled off by her husband and Romina's father; Romina collapses. Ariel approaches her and extends a hand. They dance, kiss, and begin to have sex as the guests leave.
Cast[edit]
- Ricardo Darín as Simón Fischer (episode Bombita)
- Oscar Martínez as Mauricio Pereyra Hamilton (episode La propuesta)
- Leonardo Sbaraglia as Diego Iturralde (episode El más fuerte)
- Érica Rivas as Romina (episode Hasta que la muerte nos separe)
- Rita Cortese as Cook (episode Las ratas)
- Julieta Zylberberg as Waitress (episode Las ratas)
- Darío Grandinetti as Salgado (episode Pasternak)
- María Onetto as Helena Pereyra Hamilton (episodeLa propuesta)
- Nancy Dupláa as Victoria Malamud (episodeBombita)
- Osmar Núñez as Lawyer (episode La propuesta)
- César Bordón as Cuenca (episode Las ratas)
- Diego Gentile as Ariel (episode Hasta que la muerte nos separe)
- María Marull as Isabel (episode Pasternak)
- Germán de Silva as Casero (episode La propuesta)
- Diego Velázquez as Prosecutor (episode La propuesta)
- Walter Donado as Mario (episode El más fuerte)
- Mónica Villa as Profesora Leguizamón (episodePasternak)
Reception[edit]
The film was seen by more than 2 million spectators in its first 24 days since the premiere. As of September 2014, it became the most seen film in Argentina in the year, displayed in 275 cinemas in the country. With 274,042 spectators in the 11–14 September weekend, it outmatched Hercules, the second most seen film, which had 78,546 spectators.[9] By the end of its run in Argentina it had sold an estimated 500,000+ tickets, making it the most seen Argentine film of all-time.[10]
On Rotten Tomatoes, based on 123 reviews, Wild Tales holds a 96% 'fresh' rating, with an average score of 7.9/10, and with the critic consensus being: "Wickedly hilarious and delightfully deranged, Wild Tales is a subversive satire that doubles as a uniformly entertaining anthology film".[11] On Metacritic, the film holds an average score of 77, based on 27 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[12]
The film was received with acclaim at Cannes,[13] allegedly receiving a ten-minute standing ovation.[14] Early reviews in Argentina have also been favourable.[15]
The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.[16] It was also scheduled to be screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.[17] The film was screened in the Pearls section of the 2014 San Sebastián International Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for Best European Film.[18]
Accolades[edit]
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
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| Academy Awards | 22 February 2015 | Best Foreign Language Film | Wild Tales | Nominated |
| Ariel Awards | 27 May 2015 | Best Ibero-American Film | Wild Tales | Won |
| Biarritz Film Festival | 4 October 2014 | Audience Award | Wild Tales | Won |
| Best Actress | Erica Rivas | Won | ||
| Cannes Film Festival | 25 May 2014 | Palme d'Or | Wild Tales | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Award | 15 January 2015 | Best Foreign Language Film | Wild Tales | Nominated |
| Goya Awards | 7 February 2015 | Best Film | Wild Tales | Nominated |
| Best Director | Damián Szifron | Nominated | ||
| Best Original Screenplay | Damián Szifron | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor | Ricardo Darín | Nominated | ||
| Best Original Score | Gustavo Santaolalla | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing | Pablo Barbieri, Damián Szifron | Nominated | ||
| Best Production Supervision | Esther Garcia | Nominated | ||
| Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Marisa Amenta, Néstor Burgos | Nominated | ||
| Best Spanish Language Foreign Film | Wild Tales | Won | ||
| Platino Awards | 18 July 2015 | Best Ibero-American Film | Wild Tales | Won |
| Best Director | Damián Szifron | Won | ||
| Best Screenplay | Damián Szifron | Won | ||
| Best Actor | Leonardo Sbaraglia | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress | Erica Rivas | Won | ||
| Best Original Music | Gustavo Santaolalla | Won | ||
| Best Film Editing | Damián Szifron, Pablo Barbieri | Won | ||
| Best Art Direction | Clara Notari | Won | ||
| Best Cinematography | Javier Juliá | Nominated | ||
| Best Sound | José Luis Díaz | Won | ||
| Satellite Award | 15 February 2015 | Best Foreign Language Film | Wild Tales | Nominated |
| San Sebastián Film Festival | 27 September 2014 | Audience Award for Best European Film | Wild Tales | Won |
| Sarajevo Film Festival | 22 August 2014 | Audience Award | Wild Tales | Won |
| Silver Condor Awards | 22 June 2015 | Best Film | Wild Tales | Nominated |
| Best Director | Damián Szifron | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Oscar Martínez | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Erica Rivas | Won | ||
| Rita Cortese | Nominated | |||
| Best New Actor | Diego Gentilez | Won | ||
| Best Original Screenplay | Damián Szifron | Nominated | ||
| Best Cinematography | Javier Juliá | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing | Damián Szifron, Pablo Barbieri | Won | ||
| Best Original Music | Gustavo Santaolalla | Won | ||
| Best Sound | José Luis Díaz | Won | ||
| Sur Awards | 2 December 2014 | Best Film | Wild Tales | Won |
| Best Director | Damián Szifron | Won | ||
| Best Actor | Ricardo Darín | Nominated | ||
| Oscar Martínez | Won | |||
| Leonardo Sbaraglia | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress | Erica Rivas | Won | ||
| Rita Cortese | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Germán De Silva | Won | ||
| Diego Gentile | Nominated | |||
| Osmar Núñez | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | María Onetto | Nominated | ||
| Best New Actor | Diego Velázquez | Nominated | ||
| Walter Donado | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Screenplay | Damián Szifron | Won | ||
| Best Cinematography | Javier Juliá | Won | ||
| Best Editing | Damián Szifron, Pablo Barbieri | Won | ||
| Best Art Direction | Clara Notari | Nominated | ||
| Best Costume Design | Ruth Fischerman | Nominated | ||
| Best Original Music | Gustavo Santaolalla | Won | ||
| Best Sound | José Luis Díaz | Won | ||
| Best Make Up | Marisa Amenta | Nominated | ||
| WAFCA Awards | 8 December 2014 | Best Foreign Language Film | Wild Tales | Nominated |
Legacy[edit]
After the 2015 crash of Germanwings Flight 9525, BFI and Curzon cinemas modified their home cinema listings of this film stating that there was a similarity between the fictional crash at the start of the film and the real Germanwings crash.[19]
See also[edit]
- List of submissions to the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Argentine submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References[edit]
- ^ "Wild Tales (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 8 March2015.
- ^ "Wild Tales". Cannes. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ "COMIENZA EL RODAJE DE LA PELÍCULA "RELATOS SALVAJES", COPRODUCCIÓN ENTRE ESPAÑA Y ARGENTINA". El blog del cine español. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ "Wild Tales (2015)". Box Office Mojo. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Oscars: Argentina Picks 'Wild Tales' for Foreign Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved30 September 2014.
- ^ "Oscar Nominations 2015: See The Full List".Huffington Post. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ Weissberg, Jay (16 May 2014). "Cannes Film Review: ‘Wild Tales’". Variety. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ Bradshaw, Peter (17 May 2014). "Cannes 2014: Wild Tales review - Argentinian portmanteau movie is a tinderbox of delights". The Guardian. Retrieved10 August 2014.
- ^ ""Relatos Salvajes" es la película más vista del año" ["Wild tales" is the most seen film of the year] (in Spanish). Cadena 3. 16 September 2009. Retrieved15 September 2014.
- ^ "Hit Argentine Film Wild Tales In UK Cinemas". Sounds and Colours. 25 March 2015. Retrieved26 March 2015.
- ^ "Wild Tales". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved8 March 2015.
- ^ "Wild Tales". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved8 March 2015.
- ^ Sage, Alexandria (17 May 2014). "REFILE-Revenge comedy a hit in Cannes, fashion biopic cold-shouldered". Reuters. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ Scholz, Pablo O. (18 May 2014). "Diez minutos de aplausos para una película argentina en Cannes".Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ "Críticas de Relatos salvajes" (in Spanish). Todas las Críticas. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ "2014 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved18 April 2014.
- ^ "Toronto Film Festival Lineup". Variety. Retrieved22 July 2014.
- ^ ""Relatos salvajes," awarded in San Sebastians". Télam. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben. "Wild Tales has disclaimer added after similarity to Germanwings crash" (Archive). Tuesday 31 March 2015.
External links[edit]
- Official website (Spanish)
- Official website (English)
- Wild Tales at the Internet Movie Database
- Wild Tales at Box Office Mojo
- Wild Tales at Rotten Tomatoes
- Wild Tales at Metacritic
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