The National Shotgun

The National Shotgun

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Release Date

9/14/1978

Runtime

95 mins

Genres

Overview

A catalan manufacturer of intercoms travels to Madrid, accompanied by his mistress, to attend a hunt that he has organized. Its main purpose is to mix with people of high society to improve their business. All seems well until the owner of the farm shows full authority over James, who is the real organizer of the meeting. The celebration is diverse characters who live next to absurd situations.

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Budget

-

Revenue

$1,622,164

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A surreal black-comedy about social climbing that spirals into chaos when a businessman's carefully orchestrated hunt for high-society networking collapses under the weight of its own pretensions and absurd circumstances.

Mood

AbsurdDefiantUnsettling

Themes

ClassPowerAmbition

Tone

Satirical

Pacing

Steady

Look

Stylized genreNaturalistic

Structure

Single location

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