The story of a saxophonist with delusions of persecution that is being destroyed little by little by means of alcohol, drugs and sex. A story by Cortázar inspired by the life of Charlie Parker, it shows a fragmented narration and remarkable formal aspects.
Acting
Inda Ledesma's Alba is devastating, all cigarettes and exhausted love.
Direction
Wilenski's fractured time mimics Cortázar's page jumps shockingly well.
Director
Osias Wilenski
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cortázar hated this adaptation; reportedly walked out of the premiere. The feeling was mutual.
Argentina's 1960s jazz scene was tiny and self-consciously cosmopolitan—this film documents a culture performing its own sophistication while rotting from within.
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