The Hunt

Program:

Special Events

Year:

1966

Country:

Spain

Genre:

Fiction

Duration:

91’

Three middle-aged men reunite in a provincial village of Castile, drinking, reminiscing and hunting rabbits. José, who instigates the hunt, is in debt because of an impending divorce and is living beyond his means with a younger woman. His main objective is to secure a loan from Paco, a shrewd businessman, also unhappily in love and looking for younger women. Paco brings with him Luis, employed at his factory, a weak, forlorn individual, an alcoholic addicted to wine, women and science fiction rather than social conviviality or male camaraderie. Enrique, a teenage relative of Paco’s, comes along for the thrill of the rabbit hunt.

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Carlos Saura

Carlos Saura Atarés (1932–2023) was a Spanish film director, photographer and writer. With Luis Buñuel and Pedro Almodóvar, he is considered to be among Spain's great filmmakers. He had a long and prolific career that spanned over half a century, and his films won many international awards. Saura began his career in 1955 making documentary shorts. He gained international prominence when his first feature-length film THE DELINQUENTS premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 1960.

In 1966, he was honored at the 16th Berlin International Film Festival, where he received the Silver Bear for Best Director for his film LA CAZA.

He was three times nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Filmography: Argentina (2015), I, Don Giovanni (2009), Goya in Bordeaux (1999), Tango (1998), I Ay, Carmela! (1990), Carmen (1983), Fast, Fast (1981), Mama Turns 100 (1979), Cria Cuervos (1976), The Hunt (1966)

Creative team

Director

Carlos Saura

Screenplay

Angelino Fons, Carlos Saura

Camera

Luis Cuadrado

Editing

Pablo G. del Amo

Production design

Carlos Ochoa

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