El Caso Matías

''El caso Matías'' is an Argentine film shot in Eastmancolor, directed by Aníbal Di Salvo based on his own screenplay, written in collaboration with Eduardo Mignogna, and inspired by the story by Miguel Ángel Materazzi. It was released on April 18, 1985, and starred Víctor Laplace, Dora Baret, Arturo Maly, Luis Medina Castro, and Javier Portales.

Synopsis

A Polish man ends up locked up in an asylum in Argentina subjected to abuse from other patients and a nurse.

Cast

* Víctor Laplace
* Dora Baret
* Arturo Maly
* Luis Medina Castro
* Javier Portales
* Eithel Bianco
* Alberto Drago
* Jorge Surraco
* Omar Pini
* Alfredo Alcón - Narrator
* Jorge Tortora - Narrator
* Paulino Andrada

Reception

Mariano Vera, writing in ''La Prensa'', stated: "The footage presents a second interpretation that effectively creates an almost suffocating atmosphere. Di Salvo also aims to depict inner exile."

Jorge Miguel Couselo, in '' Clarín'', described it as: "An atypical expression within the national film scene... humble and irregular, delving into the realm of unadorned testimony."

Daniel López, writing in ''La Razón'', expressed: "Routine and little artistic creation."

Manrupe and Portela commented: "This is the director's debut film, who previously experimented with the video ''Matías y los otros'' in 1981. It is an experimental film with formal limitations, yet undeniably sincere."

References

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External links

''El caso Matías''
in Cine Nacional

''El caso Matías''
in the Internet Movie Database

1985 films
Argentine drama films
1980s Spanish-language films
1985 drama films
1985 directorial debut films
1980s Argentine films
Spanish-language drama films

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