Three Sad Tigers

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Three Sad Tigers
Tres tristes tigres film poster.jpg
film poster
Directed by Raúl Ruiz
Written byRaúl Ruiz
Alejandro Sieveking
Based onTres tristes tigres
by Alejandro Sieveking
Starring Shenda Román
CinematographyDiego Bonacina
Edited byCarlos Piaggio
Release date
  • 1968 (1968)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryChile
LanguageSpanish

Three Sad Tigers (Spanish : Tres tristes tigres) is a 1968 Chilean drama film directed by Raúl Ruiz. [1] It is an adaptation of the play of the same name by Alejandro Sieveking, which itself was based on the novel Tres tristes tigres by Cuban writer Guillermo Cabrera Infante. [2] It shared the Golden Leopard award at the Locarno International Film Festival in 1969. [3]

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Plot

The film follows several lower-middle-class, thirtysomething characters in Santiago, Chile.

Tito has moved to Santiago in search of a better life and works as a car salesman. However, he is unhappy due to the constant pressure and scrutiny he faces from his boss, Rudy. One weekend, when Tito is supposed to hand over the paperwork to close a car deal, he meets up with his sister Amanda and a stranger named Lucho. During a drunken dinner, they engage in a conversation about utopianism and encounter several interesting characters. However, their discussion almost leads to a fight with a group of young men from a neighboring table who are singing patriotic songs.

After losing the paperwork, Tito takes Amanda, who is working as a stripper and prostitute, to Rudy, intending to offer her to him in exchange for keeping his job. However, Rudy is angered when he learns of Tito's plan and the lost documents. When Rudy orders Tito to pick up his sister, Tito loses control of his anger and brutally assaults Rudy. The siblings then transport Rudy to a hospital by taxi and leave him lying at the entrance. The next morning, Tito broods alone in a café while listening to a bolero sung by Ramón Aguilera, before walking out listlessly into a busy city street.

Cast

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References

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  2. Valeria de los Ríos (2010). El Cine de Raúl Ruiz: Fantasmas, simulacros y artificios. UQBAR. p. 209. ISBN   978-956-8601-78-2.
  3. "Winners of the Golden Leopard". Locarno Film Festival. Archived from the original on 19 July 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2011.