The Making of 'Tesis'

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Attention, ladies and gentlemen

This train stops here due

to an accident

We're half way into the station

The doors will now be opened

to let you out

Please do as you're told

Ladies and gentlemen, let's go

Through the carriages, to the platform

What's happened

A man threw himself under the train

Leave the platform as fast as you can

Don't look at the track

He's been cut in half

Right, let's go!

Move!

Out you go, keep to one line, please

Keep going, eyes off the track

There's nothing to see, keep moving

A man threw himself on the track...

No looking, please!.

Don't touch anything!

Move on, there's nothing to see

Keep moving, don't be so morbid

Keep going, go on! Move along!

School of Mass Communication

November, 1955

It's just an outline

Well, I like your approach

It's a very sensitive subject

And just what the ghouls will lap up

But you're treating it objectively

Thanks

See in you class

Just one more thing...

On section No. 7...

"Audiovisual Violence"

I need more material

What kind?

Footage never shown on TV

because of its violent nature

You have access to the library

You could get me interesting material

You find this stuff interesting?

Not personally, only for my project

- Violent footage...

- As violent as possible

It would a bit awkward asking

for films of such nature

They'd think I'm a freak

I can't promise anything

- Come back tomorrow

- Thanks

Right, see you next week

And keep going to the cinema

Are you Chema?

I'm Angela

Cool!

Listen, I hear you like violent films

and have quite a collection

Of what?

You know, gore, porn...

It's false and you can't have them

anyway

Go to a sex shop if you want a turn-on

It's for my thesis:

Audiovisual Violence

Try Mickey Mouse

So you want to see the tapes?

So you do have them?

Yes or no?

You, students, like shooting off

your mouth about film-making

But you know zilch about movies

What do you know about it?

What I've got in here

You two-faced sods say my films are

crap, but you're all dying to see them

It's for my thesis...

I'm not interested in your -

Come on in

Do you want some?

No, thanks

Right to the point, then -

very well

Don't say I didn't warn you

Do you live with burglars?

I live alone

- No parents?

- They don't live in Madrid

This was my grandmother's.

She died last year

Don't touch anything

No one's allowed here.

You're lucky

Why me?

You're gorgeous

- Thanks

- You were born that way

Sit down, I don't charge for it

What do you want to see?

What have you got?

All types of porn

Soft, hard, violent, Eastern,

you name it - all hot stuff

I'm not interested in this kind of porn,

if that's all you have to offer...

You want action, then?

Very well...

I need the really violent stuff

Really violent? How nice.

You'll get off on this then

What is it?

"Fresh Blood" - a very beautiful

and educational film

What are they doing?

What do you think?

Removing his brain

God...

That's what you wanted, so don't get

squeamish

It's all real:

executions, beatings, lynchings...

great stuff

- Hello...

- Hello, Mr Figueroa

I need a favour

I'm looking for a Czech film

but I don't remember the title

Can I check the tapes?

- You mean, in the storeroom?

- I know it's irregular, but...

Come with me...

You know, it's odd...

no one ever asks to go in

But you're the second one today

Is that so?

He came in a moment ago...

Professor?

He can't hear me

Right, it's arranged by genres.

I'll leave you to it

Shouldn't we wait for him to finish?

No, I don't think you'll bother him

- Unless it bothers you...

- No, of course not

It's so large, you won't bump into him

See you

"Pornography etc., Shelf 5H"

It's horrible!

Do people really watch such films?

You do, for one

That's different,

I don't enjoy them

It's loathsome

Ever seen anyone killed?

What do you think?

Not TV killing, real life killing

This is real.

What more do you want?

You don't get me

I've never seen anyone killed

Mr Figueroa, we have to close now

Well, that's it

- Hi, bookworm

- Have you seen Figueroa?

So you go for older men, do you?

Did you find him?

He didn't come to class, nor did you.

Where were you?

Never mind...

I'm off

Can a film kill someone?

A heart attack or something like that...

...caused by what they see

Not again! Wasn't yesterday enough?

You're a real sadist, aren't you?

If so, you'd even f*** a freak like me

I've got money

We're off...

- Sena?

- Coming!

Sure you won't come?

No, I must work on my thesis

Then you'll want to borrow

my clothes!

Don't work too hard...

- Mum?

- What?

- What's on this tape?

- What tape?

In the VCR. Did you watch it

last night?

See what it is

- It's mine

- Can't I watch it?

- It's for my thesis... it'll bore you!

- How do you know?

I bet it's not just a reportage

Silence!

Please quiet down

Hello everyone

I suppose you've all heard

the sad news

Prof. Figueroa died on Tuesday

He was found in the screening room

Apparently he had an asthma attack

while watching a film

I bet it was a Spanish film

You saw the film?

Did you take it?

My name is Castro

Jorge Castro

I'm a professor of Audiovisual

Psychology, as some of you know

I'll be replacing Prof. Figueroa

for the time being

I know the programme quite well...

...so we should be able to carry on

as normal

Which reminds me...

Angela Marquez?

I believe Prof. Figueroa supervised

your thesis

I'd be happy to take it on

We can discuss it whenever you like

You're losing it

I'm not. You found him dead

and took the tape

I didn't!

She did it! She took the tape!

- Why should I show it to you?

- Because I showed you mine

- Why do you want it?

- Why do you?

- It's for my thesis...

- Bullshit! What the f***'s on it?

I don't know

What?

I haven't seen it yet

You're stupid or what?

Your place or mine?

Give me the tape

Let the fun begin

I can't!

Your loss

Switch it off!

It's real!

What?

A girl, tied to a chair, being beaten

by a guy wearing a balaclava

Why are you doing this to me?

Sh*t, this is horrible!

I can't...

What's he going to do to her?

Don't watch!

I don't want to

Don't look!

Don't look!

I know her

She was at the university

She disappeared two years ago

Is she dead?

What else? They blew her brains out

What are they doing now?

- Cutting her up

- Jesus!

Switch it off!

I knew it!

The bastard's a butcher

Her name was Vanessa

Why did they do it to her?

It looks like a garage, doesn't it?

Yes, it's a garage

- It is a garage!

- So what?

- She was tortured and killed

- You don't say!

How can you watch this filth?

- You stole that filth!

- I didn't know what it was

No, but you had an idea...

deep down you like it

- What did you say?

- You heard me

That's really stupid!

- Wait, what the hell's this?

- I'm not watching!

I'm talking of the texture

The horizontal lines...

I only see intestines...

You've learnt nothing in 5 years.

The texture's different

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