Tesis (1996)
Country: SP
Technical: col 125m
Director: Alejandro Amenábar
Cast: Ana Torrent, Fele Martínez, Eduardo Noriega
Synopsis:
A film student fascinated by violence begins a thesis on its effects and stumbles on a network within the college producing and marketing snuff movies.
Review:
Woman in peril thriller with more wit and realism than most, and with something astute to say about our desire to see the horrific: the last scene shows a TV network actually preparing to screen an extract from one of the snuff movies. This satirical, and not altogether convincing, parting shot mirrors the opening sequence which also teases the audience's desire to see the unseeable. An otherwise low-key and suspenseful directorial debut.
Country: SP
Technical: col 125m
Director: Alejandro Amenábar
Cast: Ana Torrent, Fele Martínez, Eduardo Noriega
Synopsis:
A film student fascinated by violence begins a thesis on its effects and stumbles on a network within the college producing and marketing snuff movies.
Review:
Woman in peril thriller with more wit and realism than most, and with something astute to say about our desire to see the horrific: the last scene shows a TV network actually preparing to screen an extract from one of the snuff movies. This satirical, and not altogether convincing, parting shot mirrors the opening sequence which also teases the audience's desire to see the unseeable. An otherwise low-key and suspenseful directorial debut.
Country: SP
Technical: col 125m
Director: Alejandro Amenábar
Cast: Ana Torrent, Fele Martínez, Eduardo Noriega
Synopsis:
A film student fascinated by violence begins a thesis on its effects and stumbles on a network within the college producing and marketing snuff movies.
Review:
Woman in peril thriller with more wit and realism than most, and with something astute to say about our desire to see the horrific: the last scene shows a TV network actually preparing to screen an extract from one of the snuff movies. This satirical, and not altogether convincing, parting shot mirrors the opening sequence which also teases the audience's desire to see the unseeable. An otherwise low-key and suspenseful directorial debut.