Wild Tales (film)

Wild Tales
Theatrical release poster
SpanishRelatos salvajes
Directed byDamián Szifron
Written byDamián Szifron
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJavier Juliá
Edited by
  • Pablo Barbieri Carrera
  • Damián Szifron
Music byGustavo Santaolalla
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • 17 May 2014 (2014-05-17) (Cannes)
  • 21 August 2014 (2014-08-21) (Argentina)
  • 17 October 2014 (2014-10-17) (Spain)
Running time
121 minutes[1]
Countries
  • Argentina
  • Spain
LanguageSpanish
BudgetUS$3.3–4.5 million[a]
Box officeUS$30.6–44.1 million[b]

Wild Tales (Spanish: Relatos Salvajes) is a 2014 Spanish-language satirical[7][8][9] absurdist[10][11] black comedy anthology film, written and directed by the Argentine filmmaker Damián Szifron. The film, which is a Spanish-Argentinian co-production, is composed of six standalone shorts with a common theme of catharsis, violence and vengeance. The film has an ensemble cast consisting of Ricardo Darín, Oscar Martínez, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Érica Rivas, Rita Cortese, Julieta Zylberberg, and Darío Grandinetti. Because of Szifron's desire to work with Darín and Martínez, these actors were allowed to choose the role they wanted.

Four of the film's stories were partly based on Szifron's real-life experiences and were all planned either as thrillers or dramas. Wild Tales was co-produced by three Argentine studios, and Agustín's and Pedro Almodóvar's Spanish company El Deseo. The brothers joined Kramer & Sigman Films, Telefe Productions and Corner Contenidos after seeing Szifron's previous film On Probation (2005). Wild Tales was filmed in Argentina between April and May 2013, and cost US$3.3–4.5 million[a]—70% of which came from Argentina and 30% from Spain.

The film received widespread critical acclaim, particularly for being a good example of an engaging anthology film, for its cast (mainly Rivas), humour, cinematography, and music. It won many accolades, including eight of ten Platino Awards, the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language, and the Goya Award for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film. It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, and for the Palme d'Or at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. Wild Tales is the most-seen Argentine film of all time[c] and was a box-office record-holder in Argentina, grossing US$11.7–21.1 million there for a total of $30.6–44.1 million worldwide.[b][d]

  1. ^ "Relatos salvajes (+16)". National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Con gran suceso en el exterior, "Relatos Salvajes" se convirtió en el filme más exitoso del país" [With huge success overseas, "Wild Tales" became the most successful film of the country] (in Spanish). Télam. 24 March 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. ^ Appelo, Tim (12 September 2014). "How 'Wild Tales' Director Damian Szifron Wrote a Foreign-Language Oscar Contender in His Bathtub". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  4. ^ de la Fuente, Anna Marie (5 January 2015). "'Wild Tales' Spun From Cry of Frustration". Variety. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
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  6. ^ Hopewell, John (19 May 2016). "Film Factory Joins Ricardo Darin, Santiago Mitre, K & S on 'La Cordillera'". Variety. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  7. ^ Kohn, Eric (16 May 2014). "Cannes Review: Pedro Almodovar-Produced 'Wild Tales' Is a Brilliant Social Satire". IndieWire. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  8. ^ Kermode, Mark; critic, Mark Kermode Observer film (29 March 2015). "Wild Tales review – scabrously satirical revenge tales". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Wild Tales | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  10. ^ Bixler, Byron. Review: Six absurdist tales unite with humor and brutality. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via theithacan.org.
  11. ^ "The humor of absurdity: Damián Szifrón's 'Wild Tales'". 4 March 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2024.


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