The Hand in the Trap

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The Hand in the Trap
La mano en la trampa.jpg
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Directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
Written by Beatriz Guido
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
Ricardo Muñoz Suay
Ricardo Luna
Story byBeatriz Guido
Produced byLeopoldo Torre Nilsson
Starring Francisco Rabal
Elsa Daniel
Leonardo Favio
CinematographyJuan Julio Baena
Release date
  • 8 June 1961 (1961-06-08)
Running time
91 minutes
Country Argentina
LanguageSpanish

The Hand in the Trap (Spanish : La mano en la trampa) is a 1961 Argentine film directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson and starring Francisco Rabal, Elsa Daniel and Leonardo Favio. It was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize. [1]

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In a survey of the 100 greatest films of Argentine cinema carried out by the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken in 2000, the film reached the 17th position. [2] In a new version of the survey organized in 2022 by the specialized magazines La vida útil, Taipei and La tierra quema, presented at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival, the film reached the 47th position. [3]

Plot

Laura is back home for the holidays after spending the entire year as a boarder at a convent school. Waiting for her are her mother and aunt, both professional embroiderers, living in a large, dark mansion. The prospect of a summer filled with boredom and loneliness looms, but this time, Laura, having matured, starts questioning the family secrets.

She's aware that there's a mysterious "guest" confined to the second floor of the house, whom she's forbidden to see. With the help of her suitor, Miguel, Laura attempts to catch a glimpse of this creature. However, merely seeing it won't unravel the mysteries. She must also uncover secrets involving an unknown aunt in the United States, her ex-partner, and the correspondence between her and her mother.

This journey leads her to rediscover old passions and confront past embarrassments, ultimately revealing the horror hidden within her own home.

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References

  1. ↑ "Festival de Cannes: The Hand in the Trap". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  2. ↑ "Las 100 mejores del periodo 1933-1999 del Cine Argentino". 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.
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