In IMDB you can see there is another movie with the same title release in 1975, and co-directed by Vargas Llosa himself. But there is no comments there of this movie and also no running time. Very low rated. Does anybody knows something about the original?? It is available or no??
shareFrom what i've heard it was very bad, Vargas Llosa said so himself.
shareYeah, the 1975 movie was really low budget. Mario, the book's author had essentially zero directing experience... That said, I'd really like to watch the 1975 movie, but I realize it must be a very simple production. So simple in fact, that I wouldn't call the 2000 movie a "remake."
Wow! I would really like to watch that movie!
Prostitute: What the *beep* are you doing?
Johnny: I'm gonna kill a bunch of people.
In this case, the term "remake" is not applicable as this is an adaptation from a Llosa Vargas 1973 novel. As loosely quoted (losses in translation) in a 2012 interview, Vargas had this to say about the version made in 1975 (filmed in Dominican Republic for political reasons and banned in Peru until 1981) "It is a movie that it is not necessary to see by any means, and if it should cross your path and you hold me in any esteem, please do not see, because in addition I also act. It is a frightfully bad movie and everything is a my fault". Obviously this early adaptation was an embarrassment and the author clearly says so with both humor and humility as, in addition to co-directing, he actually performed as well. Bear in mind this the guy that infamously punched Gabriel García Márquez in the face at a famous art museum. To funny! According to the author himself, the work is based on facts, as he was able to verify them in 1958 and in 1962 when he travelled to the Peruvian jungle. You can see part of this release on YouTube with the search "PANTALEON Y LAS VISITADORAS 1975.avi" omitting the quotation marks. The soundtrack alone is hilarious! The interview (excerpt)is likewise available with the search string "Vargas Llosa filma Pantaleón y las visitadoras". Good luck finding an original, let alone the subtitles! I've tried.
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