Death and the Maiden (1994)
Erscheinungsjahr: 1994
Land: France, United Kingdom, United States
Alternative Title: La muerte y la doncella, A Morte e a Donzela, La muerte y la doncella, Der Tod und das Mädchen, La mort i la donzella
Regisseur: Roman Polanski
Writer: Ariel Dorfman, Rafael Yglesias
Production Genre
Produzent: Producer: Josh Kramer, Thom Mount
Co-Producer: Ariel Dorfman, Bonnie Timmermann, Jean-François Lepetit, Sergio Gobbi
Executive Producer: Jane Barclay, Sharon Harel-Cohen
Firmen: Canal+, Capitol Films, Film4 Productions, Fine Line Features, Flach Film, Les Films de l'Astre, TF1 Films Production
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Mystery Film, Rape And Revenge Film, Thriller
Budget: 12.000.000
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Schlüsselwörter
Schlüsselwörter: based on play or musical, chile, doctor, humiliation, married couple, pinochet regime, revenge, torture
Geschichte
In an unnamed South American country recently emerged from dictatorship, Paulina Escobar, a political activist, suspects her neighbor and guest, Dr. Miranda, to be the same man who tortured and raped her while she was blindfolded during the former regime. When a storm forces Paulina's husband Gerardo, a prominent lawyer, to ride home with Dr. Miranda, Paulina takes this opportunity to confront and detain Miranda at their house. Paulina is driven by her conviction that Miranda must be punished for his past crimes, while Gerardo struggles between supporting his wife's beliefs and upholding the law. Throughout the night, they interrogate Miranda, attempting to extract a confession from him. Meanwhile, Miranda maintains his innocence but refuses to cooperate further due to humiliation.
Zusammenfassung
Death and the Maiden is a 1994 film directed by Roman Polanski, based on the play of the same name by Ariel Dorfman. Set in an unnamed South American country post-dictatorship, the story revolves around Paulina Escobar's obsession with vengeance against her suspected tormentor from the former regime, Dr. Miranda. The film explores themes of torture, humiliation, and revenge, as well as the complex dynamics within a married couple struggling with these issues.
