Time for Revenge
Tiempo de revancha (English language: Time for Revenge) is a 1981 Argentine political thriller film written and directed by Adolfo Aristarain and starring Federico Luppi, Julio De Grazia, Haydée Padilla and Ulises Dumont. It was produced by Héctor Olivera and Luis O. Repetto. The music was composed by Emilio Kauderer. The film premiered in Argentina on July 30, 1981, and won 10 awards, including the Silver Condor for Best Film and Best Film (ex aequo) in the Montréal World Film Festival.[1]
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Spanish language theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Adolfo Aristarain |
| Written by | Adolfo Aristarain |
| Produced by | Héctor Olivera Luis O. Repetto |
| Starring | Federico Luppi Haydée Padilla Julio De Grazia Ulises Dumont Aldo Barbero Enrique Liporace Arturo Maly Rodolfo Ranni |
| Cinematography | Horacio Maira |
| Edited by | Eduardo López |
| Music by | Emilio Kauderer |
Production company | Aries Cinematográfica Argentina |
| Distributed by | Aries Cinematográfica Argentina Televicine International |
Release date |
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Running time | 112 min. |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
Tiempo de revancha is not only considered as a classic in Latin American cinema and a cult film, but also as a powerful allegory that deals directly with Argentina's last civil-military dictatorship, which was still ruling the country when it was released.[2]
It was selected as the fifth greatest Argentine film of all time in a poll conducted by the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken in 1984, while it ranked 9th in the 2000 edition.[3] In a new version of the survey organized in 2022 by the specialized magazines La vida util, Taipei and La tierra quema, presented at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival, the film reached the 3 position.[4]
Synopsis edit
Pedro Bengoa, an ex-union organizing demolition worker, and Bruno Di Toro, an old friend of his, decide to blackmail the corrupt company they work for. They set up a fake accident in a copper pit, in which Di Toro pretends to have been struck mute as a consequence of an explosion, and Pedro would corroborate his story. During the explosion things don't go as planned and Di Toro loses his life, leaving Pedro to continue the plan on his own, still pretending to be mute. However, when the company finally agrees to a financial settlement, Pedro refuses to accept; he now wants only justice, and his case goes to the courts. This event changes Pedro's life forever.
Cast edit
- Federico Luppi ... Pedro Bengoa
- Haydée Padilla ... Amanda Bengoa
- Julio De Grazia ... Larsen
- Ulises Dumont ... Bruno Di Toro
- Joffre Soares ... Aitor
- Aldo Barbero ... Rossi
- Enrique Liporace ... Basile
- Arturo Maly ... García Brown
- Rodolfo Ranni ... Torrens
- Jorge Hacker ... Don Guido Ventura
- Alberto Benegas ... Golo
- Ingrid Pelicori ... Lea Bengoa
- Jorge Chernov ... Jorge
- Cayetano Biondo ... Bautista
- Marcos Woinsky ... Polaco
- Marcela Sotelo
- Lidia Catalano
- Cristina Arocca
- Héctor Calori
- Carlos Verón
- Carlos Trigo
- Osvaldo De la Vega
- Aldo Pastur
- Enrique Latorre
- Jorge Velurtas
- Rafael Casadó
- Enrique Otranto
References edit
- ^ Time for Revenge Filmaffinity
- ^ Adolfo Aristarain – Tiempo de revancha aka Time for Revenge (1981) Cinema of the World
- ^ . La Mirada Cautiva (3). Buenos Aires: Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken: 6–14. 2000. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022 – via Encuesta de cine argentino 2022 on Google Drive.
- ^ "Top 100" (in Spanish). Encuesta de cine argentino 2022. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
External links edit
- Time for Revenge at IMDb