Thesis Page #5

Synopsis: Why is death and violence so fascinating? Is it morally correct to show violence in movies? If so, is there a limit to what we should show? That's the subject of Ángela's examination paper. She is a young student at a film school in Madrid. Together with the student Chema (who is totally obsessed with violent movies) they find a snuff movie in which a young girl is tortured and killed. Soon they discover that the girl was a former student at their school...
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Director(s): Alejandro Amenábar
Production: Andale Pictures
  15 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.5
Rotten Tomatoes:
71%
R
Year:
1996
125 min
655 Views


"Please keep dancing",

said the princess

But the dwarf was too tired, so the

sad princess retired to her chamber

The dwarf was sure she would go

and live with him in the wood

"She's not happy here", he thought

"I'll look after her, I'll make her laugh"

So the dwarf searched the palace

for the princess' room

But in one of the rooms he saw

something terrible

A monster with eyes which were

bloody and crossed...

...with hairy hands and huge feet

When he realised he was seeing

himself in the mirror, he almost died

At that moment,

the princess walked in

"You're back, how nice!

Will you dance with me again?"

But the dwarf was lying, lifeless,

on the floor

The court doctor checked his pulse

"He won't dance with you again,

Princess"

"Why?" she asked.

"Because his heart is broken"

And the Princess said:

"From now on...

"...no one with a heart may enter

this palace"

Here the story ends

and the match bends

There's no way to tell which way to go

- There must be another exit

- So what?

We can't see a bloody thing

Chema, bring the matrch here

What is it?

- What now?

- Burn it!

Go on!

Sh*t!

It's the editing room

Look! I told you

These must be the scrapped ones

Maybe, but Bosco's camera

might be one of these

I'm cold

Do you want my coat?

No, thanks

Good...

How many matches left?

Sh*t!

What now?

I don't know

Take something else off

- Why don't you?

- OK, so it was a daft idea

Are they going to kill us?

Oh, yes

What are we going to do?

Sh*t, it's going out

Never mind

I can't see your face. I can't tell

if it's you or someone else

Five...

Four, three, two...

- It's not funny

- One...

Good-bye, Princess

I'm freezing

You can hug me, if you like

I like

Go on, then

Chema?

Don't look at the track!

What colour are my eyes?

You've fallen in love with him, idiot!

Why did Figueroa die?

"Because his heart is broken"...

The police knows everything

You've lied to me before

You killed Vanessa and the others

I've never killed anyone

I only edit the films

- Have you seen them?

- They're filth

You give the public what it wants

It's just the beginning

Who killed them then?

I'll tell you if you tell me

who phoned you this morning

You know what's going

to happen now

That person won't be coming

I don't know where he is

You're lucky, because I won't

make you suffer

lt'll be painless

Now, please...

For your own good...

Don't move your head

His name is Jorge Castro

He's pointing a gun at me

Very well...

Don't move

My name is Angela,

I'm going to be killed

Exactly

He's dead

You wanted to see a killing, right?

Wanted to see a killing?

I've found a way out

I didn't pull the trigger, he did

I didn't kill him

What are we going to do now?

What do we do?

For a start, shut your mouth!

We mustn't see each other for a while

I'll take the masters with me

Let the bastard come after them

And if it's not him?

The Third Man

- Citizen Kane?

- No, The Third Man...

Told you!

What's wrong?

Nothing...

I'm going to bed

I thought you were out with Sena

and your friend

Which friend?

Bosco, he phoned a while ago

and they went out

Did they say where?

- What are you doing here?

- Where is he?

- In the toilet. Want a drink?

- No, let's get out!

He left his girl, he fancies me!

Let's go home!

Why?

Sena, please, just go!

- Why?

- Bosco's with me now

- He's not interested in you

- And I'm supposed to believe you?

I'm going to the toilet

It's that way

What's going on?

- Don't hurt me!

- How am I going to do that?

What do you want from me?

- Leave my sister alone

- It's you I want

What for?

I told you not to come here

Let's go to the police

Sure, right away

- I mean it

- Leave me alone!

- Hey, move aside!

- You little sh*t!

- I don't want to go to jail

- You won't, it was self-defence

- Who'll believe me?

- It's on tape!

- We now know about the cameras...

- So what?

The cops don't like me

Nobody does

Last night...

Chema, I can't take any more

You don't say!

Let's go to the police or I'll go mad

Where are you going?

To take a shower.

We must look presentable

I won't abandon you

Nor me you

- Chema, where are the masters?

- Can't hear you!

Hello? Police...

Why did you bolt the door?

- What's going on?

- What do you mean?

- Someone's been calling all day

- Who?

Don't know, they thought I was you

What did they say?

That I'm a whore and they're

going to kill me

It's him

Angela...

It was a girl

Bosco, I know you're there

You can't fool me any more

Stop lying... you were seen last night

at the disco

How could you?

The b*tch doesn't love you, she lies

They all do! Nobody loves you

as I do

Bosco, you can't leave me like this

You just can't!

I won't let you do it

You know I'm capable of anything...

Do you hear me?

- Don't let anyone in!

- Where are you going?

I won't be long

- What are you doing here?

- Can I come in?

I called your home,

they gave me this address

I come here on weekends

Come on in

- Are you alone?

- My parents only come in summer

- Sorry to bother you...

- Don't worry

I was trying to study...

I'm glad you came

- Yolanda knows about last nigh

- I know

I want you to talk to her

What for?

We've broken up

She's been calling my home

lgnore her

She threatened to kill me

You're not the first

What do you mean?

She can't stand me talking

to other girls

She's just too much

She threatened all of them

Vanessa too?

What?

She knew about you and Vanessa?

What are you on about?

There was nothing between me

and Vanessa

You're always up to something

Yolanda's right

You are something else

I'm beginning to think so too

Poor Angela

Always tense...

So I should be

Why?

What is it?

I don't want to go on

Are you toying with me?

I'd better leave

- You were different last night

- I was drunk

Liar

Are you ever going to tell me?

- What?

- That you fancy me

I fancy you

Let's do it then

It's the lights

Must be a blown fuse

I'll have a look

Bosco?

- I've come to save you again

- Don't!

Come on, give me the gun...

Wanted kill me, did you?

Son of a b*tch, you tried to kill me!

You little sh*t!

You always were!

Call an ambulance

Let's tie him up first

Why, Chema?

Why?

The garage...

The garage...

Out of the way

I'm going to kill you

Say hello...

Say:
"hello"

She went mad this afternoon

I had to kill her

She never understood

In fact, I thought you were cleverer

But you've gone too far

Right, let me tell you what we're

going to do

Hello, hello, testing, testing

Look at the camera, please

First I'm going to beat you up

For a while...

Then you'll faint and I'll wait till you

come round

Then I'll cut your arms and legs

Then I'll mutilate you

I'm not sure how...

I'll decide as we go along

If I chop off your hand...

...l may put it on your head

Like a coronet

Those camp things are cool

Or I'll make you eat your ear

and if I can...

...I'll take out your guts before you die

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Alejandro Amenábar

Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos (born March 31, 1972), commonly known as Alejandro Amenábar, is a Spanish and Chilean film director, screenwriter and composer. Among other honors, he has won nine Goyas, two European Film Awards and an Oscar. He has written or co-written the screenplays to all six of his movies and composed almost all of the soundtracks. more…

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