The Hour of the Furnaces
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The Hour of the Furnaces is a 1968 film directed by Octavio Getino
and Fernando Solanas
. It addresses the politics of the 'Third worldist' films and Latin-American manifesto of the late 1960s.
(Information from Fernando Solanas's official site.)
Octavio Getino
Octavio Getino is an Argentine film director who is best known for co-founding, along with Fernando Solanas, the Grupo Cine Liberación and the school of Third Cinema....
and Fernando Solanas
Fernando Solanas
Fernando Ezequiel 'Pino' Solanas is an Argentine film director, screenwriter and politician....
. It addresses the politics of the 'Third worldist' films and Latin-American manifesto of the late 1960s.
Reception
Writing in the New York Times, critic Vincent Canby described the movie as "a unique film exploration of a nation's soul."Prizes
- Mostra Internazionale del Cinema Nuovo (Pesaro, Italy, 1968): Gran Premio de la Crítica
- Festival Internacional de Manheim (West Germany, 1968): Premio del Publico; Premio FIPRESCI, Cines de Arte y Ensayo; Premio Ecuménico.
- British Film Institute: Best Foreign Film (1974)
- Crítica de Los Angeles: One of the Ten Best Films of the 1970s
- Festival de Mérida (Venezuela, 1968): Best Film Prize
- Semana de la crítica del Festival de Cannes (1969)
(Information from Fernando Solanas's official site.)