La caza (1966)

Directed by

Carlos Saura

Genre

drama film

Country

Spain

Runtime

1h 31m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 71 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three veterans of the Spanish Civil War go on a rabbit hunt together. Old tensions and resentments surface as the hunt goes on.

tenseclaustrophobicbleakunsettlingslow-burngrimpsychologically intensecerebralbrooding

What happens

The Hunt (Spanish: La caza) is a 1966 Spanish psychological thriller film directed by Carlos Saura, who co-wrote the screenplay with Angelino Fons. The film stars Ismael Merlo, Alfredo Mayo and José María Prada as three Spanish Civil War veterans who meet to go rabbit hunting. It was Saura's first international success, winning the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 16th Berlin International Film Festival. It is considered a classic of Spanish Cinema, and Sam Peckinpah has said that it was a major influence upon him. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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