La Fièvre Monte à El Pao

La fièvre monte à El Pao ("Fever Mounts at El Pao", also known in English as Republic of Sin) is a 1959 film by director Luis Buñuel.[2] Gérard Philipe died four months after the filming. This was his last film.

La fièvre monte à El Pao
La fièvre monte à El Pao poster
Directed byLuis Buñuel
Written byLuis Alcoriza
Luis Buñuel
Produced byGregorio Walerstein
Raymond Borderie
StarringGérard Philipe
María Félix
Jean Servais
Miguel Ángel Ferriz
Distributed byFilms Borderie
Terra Films
Cormoran Films
Release date
  • 5 December 1959 (1959-12-05) (France)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office1,591,282 admissions (France)[1]

Plot

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On the remote Caribbean island Ojeda an agitated population kills their despotic ruler Mariano Vargas. His secretary Ramón Vázquez takes over and tries to reinstate public order. Meanwhile, Alejandro Gual, leader of a special military unit, tries to take the place of Ramón Vázquez. Knowing that Ramón Vázquez had an affair with the dictator's wife Inés, he tries to turn the widow against her lover.

Cast

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Release

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In 2008, La Fièvre Monte à El Pao was screened in Retrospective section of the 68th Berlin International Film Festival.[3]

Reception

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On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, The Fever Rises in El Pao has an 80% approval rating based on reviews from five critics, with an average score of 7.1/10.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Soyer, Renaud (14 November 2014). "Box Office Success of Gerard Philippe films". Box Office Story. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Fever Mounts at El Pao". unifrance.org. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  3. ^ "La fièvre monte à El Pao". Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  4. ^ "The Fever Rises in El Pao". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
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