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040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
Transcribing agency |
SILC |
041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE |
Language code of spoken, sung, and signed languages |
.G847 |
046 ## - SPECIAL CODED DATES |
Date of original film release |
1975 |
050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
Classification number |
PN1997 .G847 1975 |
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Leonardo Torre Nilsson |
240 ## - UNIFORM TITLE |
Uniform title |
<a href="Diary of a Pig War">Diary of a Pig War</a> |
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
La Guerra Del Cerdo |
Remainder of title |
Diary of a Pig War |
Statement of responsibility, etc |
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson |
Medium |
[videorecording]= |
246 ## - VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
Title proper/short title |
Diary of a Pig War |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Argentina |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Laboratorios Alex, Sonido Phoenix, Equipos Festa-Services, Filmado en Eastman Color |
Date of publication, distribution, etc |
1975 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
1 Videocassette |
Other physical details |
sound, color. |
Dimensions |
8.3 x 5 in |
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
General note |
Based on the novel by Adolfo Bioy Casares |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc |
Based on Adolfo Bioy Casares 1969 prophetic novel, the film was made during the U.S. sponsored Dirty War which started in 1974 just before the eve of the 1976 military coup where a vicious military dictatorship was installed in power. The Dirty War, part of US Operation Condor, lasted from 1974 to 1983. It tortured and murdered over 300,000 people; mainly students, journalists, artists, trade unionists, and other potential political dissidents from neoliberals to socialists, and left-wing Peronism. Well directed and suspenseful, the film is a political metaphor of inaction, passivity, and modern cognitive dissonance and denial in today's population. A strong fascistic youth group is killing senior citizens which it dubs "pigs" or useless eaters. One group of seniors who try to deny their age called "the boys" led by Don Isidro, a middle-age man, are targeted by this group. Excellent acting; especially by Jose Slavin, Marta González, and Leonardo Rey. A must see underrated forgotten classic. From IMBd. |
Expansion of summary note |
Basada en la novela profetica de 1969 de Adolfo Bioy Casares, el film fue hecho durante la Guerra Sucia auspiciada por U.S. la que comenzó en 1974 justo antes de la víspera del golpe militar de 1976 donde una dictadura militar maliciosa fue instalada en el poder. Torturó y asesinó a más de 300,000 personas, muchos estudiantes, periodistas, artistas, sindicalistas y otros potenciales disidentes politicos desde el neoliberalismo al socialismo y el Peronismo izquierdista. Muy bien dirigida y con mucho suspenso, el film es una metafora politica de la inacción, la pasividad y la disonancia cognitiva moderna frente a la negación de la población actual. Un tenaz grupo de jóvenes fascistas está matando a ciudadanos de la tercera edad a quienes apodaban "cerdos" o comensales infructuosos. Un grupo de ciudadanos de edad media llamado "los chicos" quienes niegan su verdadera edad y que son guiados por Don Isidro, son blanco blanco de este grupo. Excelente actuación; especialmente de José Slavin, Marta González y Leandro Rey. Un clásico subestimado y olvidado que debe ver. IMBd translation. |
538 ## - SYSTEM DETAILS NOTE |
System details note |
Videocassette, Mono, Color (Eastmancolor). |
546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE |
Language note |
Spanish language audio with no language subtitles. No optional language subtitles. No optional language audio descriptive tracks for the blind or visually impaired. No optional language subtitles for the deaf or hard-of-hearing. |
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Relator term |
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson; Adolfo Bioy Casares, Beatriz Guido, Luis Pico Estrada. |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Library of Congress Classification |
Item type |
Videocassette |