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La Fievre Monte a El Pao (1954) Luis Bunuel; Gerard Philipe, Maria Felix, Jean Servais
La Fievre Monte a El Pao (1954) Luis Bunuel; Gerard Philipe, Maria Felix, Jean Servais


 
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This is a region-free DVD-R without case or artwork.

In French with English subtitles.

This film is also known as "Fever Mounts at El Pao" and "Republic of Sin." A moral decay leading to revolution is paralleled to the illness that is consuming the hero in this emotive tale by renowned director Luis Buñuel. Set on a fictional Latin American island, the action starts when Gov. Vargas (Miguel Angle Ferriz) is assassinated. His executive secretary Ramon Vasquez (Gerard Phillipe, who died during production) is then forced to temporarily assume the mantle of power. After the new, brutal, and sadistic governor (Jean Servais) takes over, conditions steadily deteriorate. Meanwhile, the widow of the former governor, Inez Vargas (Maria Felix), and Ramon have fallen in love. Their relationship, as well as the stability of the island, is threatened by the new governor who covets Inez...

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4 of 5 For Bunuel completists August 22, 2018
Reviewer: Patrick Hunter from Panorama City, CA United States  
An oddball satire on banana republics, with a sad-eyed but handsome Gerard Phillipe in one of his last roles.

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