Marta (released in Italy as ...dopo di che, uccide il maschio e lo divora, translated to Afterwards, It Kills and Devours the Male) is a 1971 Spanish-Italian Giallo film directed by José Antonio Nieves Conde,.[1] and written by Juan José Alonso Millán, based on his 1969 Madrid stage play of the same name.[2]
The film was selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 44th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Plot
A rich landowner named Don Miguel is haunted by his deceased mother's ghost, as, years earlier, he murdered her when she walked in on his lovemaking. Pilar, a beautiful fugitive on the run for killing a man, seeks to stay for a while at Miguel's mansion and the two develop a sexual relationship. The woman bears a striking resemblance to his missing wife Marta, who disappeared years earlier. Miguel always suspected his wife may have been murdered.
Cast
- Marisa Mell dual role as both Marta & Pilar
- Stephen Boyd as Don Miguel
- George Rigaud as Arturo
- Howard Ross as Luis
- Jesús Puente as Don Carlos
- Isa Miranda as Elena
- Nélida Quiroga as Dona Clara
See also
- List of submissions to the 44th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Spanish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ Clarke Fountain (2012). "Marta". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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