Thunder in the Leaves
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Original 1958 theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Armando Bó |
| Produced by | Nicolas Bó |
| Written by | Augusto Roa Bastos |
| Based on |
La hija del ministro by Augusto Roa Bastos |
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| Cinematography | Enrique Walfisch |
| Edited by | Roselino Caterbetti |
| Distributed by | Films AM |
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Release date
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October 2, 1958 |
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Running time
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99 minutes |
| Country | Argentina Paraguay |
| Language | Spanish |
Thunder Among the Leaves (Spanish: El trueno entre las hojas) is a 1958 Argentine drama film directed by Armando Bó, starring himself, Isabel Sarli, Ernesto Báez and Andrés Laszlo. The screenplay by Paraguayan writer Augusto Roa Bastos was based on his short story La hija del ministro. Set in Paraguay, the story is about a strike at a sawmill.
The first film to feature full frontal nudity in Argentine cinema, Thunder Among the Leaves scandalized audiences and became a major box office success in the continent. It rocketed Sarli to stardom, and is now considered a cult classic.
Authors have described the aesthetics of the film reminiscent of those by Hugo del Carril and Mario Soffici because of its social commentary. Some have described Bó's work as feuilleton, as he regained its generic guidelines described by Arnold Hauser: a predilection for the exaggerated, crude and exotic; in the case of Thunder Among the Leaves in a scene in which Julio (Bó) rapes Flavia (Sarli). It is said that Sarli's inclusion in the film was inspired by Brigitte Bardot's role in And God Created Woman.
Initially, Bó didn't wanted Sarli for the role, because "she was not an actress"; But producer, Nicolas Bó, who put the budget for the film, insisted and Isabel was cast.
During principal photography, Bó convinced Sarli to be naked in a scene in which she bathed in a lake, although she was previously told she would wear a flesh-colored . Although Bó told Sarli they would shoot from afar, the camera had magnification.
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