The Hand in the Trap (1961)
- Original title
- La mano en la trampa
- Directed by
- Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Argentina, Spain
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young woman returns to her childhood home in a small Argentine town. She uncovers hidden secrets from her family's past that still haunt the present.
introspectivetensemelancholicgothicslow-burnoppressivemysterious
What happens
The Hand in the Trap (Spanish: La mano en la trampa) is a 1961 Argentine film directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson and starring Francisco Rabal, Elsa Daniel and Leonardo Favio. It was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize. In a survey of the 100 greatest films of Argentine cinema carried out by the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken in 2000, the film reached the 17th position. In a new version of the survey organized in 2022 by the specialized magazines La vida útil, Taipei and La tierra quema, presented at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival, the film reached the 47th position. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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