*** This review may contain spoilers ***
*Plot and ending analyzed*
End of the Party
Fin de fiesta (1972) is a bit of an odd duck, it hovers between being an art-house flick like Luis Buñuel's The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (a group of Bourgeoisie attempt to eat together but are constantly interrupted) and something purely exploitative like a 1960's motorcycle film. It concerns a bunch of selfish snobs who are partying and destroying cars and drinking.
Later, they find a dead man at the bottom of the pool, with his head cracked open. They don't know him and want to get rid of his body because of a possible "scandal". They dump him at the roadside, but a motorcycle gang shows up at their gate and they start interrogating everyone. It's hard to tell if the film is being symbolic (the motorcycle gang is the disenfranchised conscience) or if it is just being enigmatic. That's what makes it work a bit. The motorcycle gang hovers between violence and kindness, most of the bourgeoisie women start sleeping with them, which is like Pier Paolo Pasolini's Teorema (1968). The ending reveals a mystery in who killed the dead man at the bottom of the pool. It isn't hard to figure out, but there's really no point to it all.
In all, it's not that good, and lags at times, but it has some interesting moments that some may enjoy or find bizarre.
In Spanish with no subtitles.
*Plot and ending analyzed*
End of the Party
Fin de fiesta (1972) is a bit of an odd duck, it hovers between being an art-house flick like Luis Buñuel's The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (a group of Bourgeoisie attempt to eat together but are constantly interrupted) and something purely exploitative like a 1960's motorcycle film. It concerns a bunch of selfish snobs who are partying and destroying cars and drinking.
Later, they find a dead man at the bottom of the pool, with his head cracked open. They don't know him and want to get rid of his body because of a possible "scandal". They dump him at the roadside, but a motorcycle gang shows up at their gate and they start interrogating everyone. It's hard to tell if the film is being symbolic (the motorcycle gang is the disenfranchised conscience) or if it is just being enigmatic. That's what makes it work a bit. The motorcycle gang hovers between violence and kindness, most of the bourgeoisie women start sleeping with them, which is like Pier Paolo Pasolini's Teorema (1968). The ending reveals a mystery in who killed the dead man at the bottom of the pool. It isn't hard to figure out, but there's really no point to it all.
In all, it's not that good, and lags at times, but it has some interesting moments that some may enjoy or find bizarre.
In Spanish with no subtitles.
