La Mirada - Jewels of Spanish Cinema
Fri 9 Mar 7 pm Australian Premiere
The Strange Voyage
(El Extrano Viaje)
Fernando Ferman Gomez, 98 min, Spain 1964, Dramatic Comedy.
In Pedro Almodovar’s words: “Strange Voyage” is one of the most rare and difficult to see cult movies of our filmography. Its damnation still lasts today. I have chosen it because, apart from its extraordinary objective interest, it serves as a platform for many of the themes that are close to my own cinema, to the Spanish Cinema and to our recent history, and also because it is an extremely funny comedy, original and absolutely unknown to the Australian audience.”
Paquita and her brother Venancio, both single and childish, live in a small town near Madrid. Their bossy eldest sister Ignacia, also an old maid, dominates them. One night, Paquita hears her sister tell somebody about her intention to sell all the family wealth. Once the money is gathered, she intends to travel to Paris with the mysterious person and get rid of her brother and sister. Terrified, Paquita and Venancio confront their sister and kill her accidentally.
Cast:
Carlos Larrañaga, Tota Alba, Lina Canalejas, Sara Lezana, Rafaela Aparicio, Jesús Franco, Luis Marín, María Luisa Ponte
Read Pedro Almodovar's article on Strange Voyage
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