Cinema
Codicia
Catrano Catrani · 1955
Synopsis
In the forest, a man kills another and discovers that his victim was carrying gold in his saddlebags. A woman and another man then set out to take it from him. The murderer, whom the film calls the Stranger, has María Selva and Ciriaco as his counterparts, and the gold thus passes from one covetousness to the next. The film, shot on both sides of the Paraná, has most of the roles played by Paraguayan actors.
Context
The film was released on 29 June 1955 and was shot partly in the Argentine province of Misiones and in San Antonio, Paraguay. The screenplay is by Félix C. Pelayo, from an adaptation by the director. The cast is almost entirely Paraguayan, with Jacinto Herrera, Sara Antúnez, Roque Centurión Miranda and Ernesto Báez, around the Argentine Guillermo Battaglia, and the music brings together three composers from the country under the direction of Herminio Giménez. The daily Crítica judged the venture a failure.
Who it is for
Eighty-five minutes, in black and white. It helps to know that Misiones and neighbouring Paraguay form a single forest country, divided by the Paraná river.
Prizes and reception
The first co-production between Argentina and Paraguay, with which Paraguayan feature filmmaking begins.