Viva la Muerte (film)
| Viva la muerte | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Fernando Arrabal |
| Written by | Fernando Arrabal |
| Produced by | Hassen Daldoul Jean Velter |
| Starring | Mahdi Chaouch Anouk Ferjac Núria Espert |
| Cinematography | Jean-Marc Ripert |
| Edited by | Laurence Leininger |
Production companies | Isabelle Films SATPEC |
| Distributed by | Alliance Releasing Corporation |
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| Countries | France Algeria Morocco Spain Portugal Philippines Brazil Italy |
| Languages | French Italian Spanish Portuguese Arabic Filipino Tagalog Cebuano Berber |
Viva la Muerte (English: Long Live Death) is a 1971 internationally-produced drama film shot in Algeria, France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Brazil, Philippines, Morocco and Tunisia and directed by Fernando Arrabal. The film was released on 12 May 1971 and Arrabal drew on his own childhood for inspiration for the movie. Viva la Muerte takes place at the end of the Spanish Civil War, telling the story of Fando, a young boy whose father was turned in to authorities as a suspected communist by his Falange-sympathizing mother. It has gained cult popularity as a midnight movie. The opening credits sequence features drawings by artist, actor and novelist Roland Topor.