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Funny peculiar
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   Mar
   2015
   Friday 27^th
   posted by Morning Star in Arts

   MARIA DUARTE enjoys a darkly comic satire on the pressures of
   Argentinian life Wild Tales (15) Directed by Damian Szifron 5/5
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   ORDINARY people imploding under the mounting pressures of contemporary
   capitalism are the protagonists of this hilarious yet wickedly dark and
   violent satire.

   The Oscar-nominated Wild Tales comprises six short stories intertwining
   themes of catharsis, vengeance and destruction.

   Apparently, they were all penned by Argentinian director Damian Szifron
   while in his bath, which may go some way to explaining why they are so
   deliciously bizarre.

   They include a road-rage attack, a hit-and-run, a wedding from hell,
   revenge on the man who ruined a family and vengeance on a plane packed
   with people who all wronged the same person.

   The latter bears a passing resemblance to I’m So Excited by the film’s
   producer Pedro Almodovar, while the road-rage tale comes across as a
   parody of Duel.

   All the tales feature characters pushed to the limits in situations
   many will identify with, as in the story of the demolition engineer
   whose life falls apart when his car is towed away unfairly.

   His anger and pain as he tries to reason in vain with staff at the car
   pound can’t fail to invoke sympathy, even though blowing them up is
   clearly one step too far.

   And there’s the bride who discovers at her wedding that her new husband
   has been cheating on her. His mistress is at the reception and the evil
   and raucous response as she erupts and turns into the bride from hell
   is vicariously delicious.

   Most surreal is the story in which a wealthy businessman tries to pay
   off the authorities to avoid his son going to jail after a fatal
   hit-and-run, yet who breaks off negotiations when he realises that they
   are taking him for a financial ride.

   Backed by superb performances from the Argentinian cast, Wild Tales is
   outrageous, hysterical — and not to be missed.
   Maria Duarte Argentina Wild Tales Damian Szifron
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