UW Cinematheque: Lacis Film Series 2024
If I Should Die Before I Wake (Si Muero Antes De Despertar) | Argentina | 1952 | 35mm | 73 min. | Spanish with English subtitles Director: Carlos Hugo Christensen
Event Details
Date
Friday, February 16, 2024
Time
6 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Néstor Zavarce, Blanco del Prado, Floren Delbene
Sworn to an oath of secrecy, a frightened schoolboy is determined to track down an abductor of children without telling any adults or police. Expressionistically told from the child’s point of view, this marvelous and visually arresting Argentine thriller is an adaptation of a short story by Cornell Woolrich (Rear Window). Director Christensen’s style recalls Fritz Lang’s M and anticipates Charles Laughton’s The Night of the Hunter.
Sworn to an oath of secrecy, a frightened schoolboy is determined to track down an abductor of children without telling any adults or police. Expressionistically told from the child’s point of view, this marvelous and visually arresting Argentine thriller is an adaptation of a short story by Cornell Woolrich (Rear Window). Director Christensen’s style recalls Fritz Lang’s M and anticipates Charles Laughton’s The Night of the Hunter.
Cost
Free
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