It's an uneven story in suspense style and brief elements of terror , it revolves around a novel editor (Carlos Estrada) who receives a macabre gift containing a woman hand . A forgotten relationship between the publisher and a young ( Judy Matheson) returns when is sent the rare box . He discovers it has been sent by a mysterious woman nicknamed Parker (Capucine) . Then , the happenings get worse when his jealous wife (Teresa Gimpera) to be aware of the treason his husband .
Along the sixties four strange pictures were shot with scripts written by Gonzalo Suarez : ¨De Cuerpo Presente¨(65) , ¨Diritambo¨(67) by Gonzalo Suarez , ¨Fata Morgana¨(66) by Vivente Aranda and this one ; all of them blend reality and fantasy . Being a passable yarn middlingly filmed with several strange scenes and weird situations with no much sense . This ¨Las Crueles¨ is based on a tale titled ¨Bailando con Parker¨ or ¨El cadaver exquisto¨, it had a certain success at Spanish boxoffice . This is a peculiar suspense film concerning about a twisted love affair with strong psychological charge and fine interpretations . Hard-edge mystery /drama centers around strange happenings and a past love story who suddenly ensues again . The picture is acceptable but uneven and slow-moving . Because the story needs a vibration more real than the one offered in this sometimes tiring flick , though also contains exciting scenes , thrilling images and sensitive moments . Well starred by International actors as the Argentina-born Carlos Estrada , the French Capucine , the Spanish Teresa Gimpera , and the British Judy Matheson . And brief interpretations of notorious Spanish secondaries as Victor Israel , Luis Induni , Alicia Tomas and Luis Cigues .
It packs an atmospheric and suspenseful score by Marco Rossi . Evocative and colorful cinematography by Juán Amoros and Fernando Arribas . The motion picture was professional though regularly directed in his particular style by veteran filmmaker Vicente Aranda , being hard to follow . He directed a series of award-winning movies firmly establishing him as one of the best Spanish filmmakers . His usual film editor is own wife , also producer , Teresa Font . Vicente is an expert on literary adaptations , as he has adapted four novels written by Juan Marsé as Canciones Amor en Lolita's Club (2007), El Amante Bilingüe (1993), Si Te Dicen Que Caí (1989) and La Muchacha De Las Bragas De Oro (1980). Vicente often shoots strong erotic scenes , being ¨jealousy¨, a customary issue in his films . Vicente has been working from the 60s with ¨Fata Morgana¨ , ¨Las Crueles¨ , ¨Novia Ensangrentada¨ , ¨Clara es el Precio¨ , among others . His greatest successes were intense dramas with plenty of sex such as ¨Pasion Turca¨ , ¨Intruso¨ , ¨Jealousy¨, ¨Tiempo De Silencio¨ , ¨Carmen¨ , along with a delinquency tale : ¨El Lute¨ I and II starred by Imanol Arias , his fetish actor along with Victoria Abril (They have worked together 12 times) . And directed a terror movie ¨The blood spattered bride¨ . His biggest hit was ¨Amantes¨ : Lovers : a true story , although originally intended to be produced as an episode of the TV crime anthology series 'La Huella Del Crimen 2' (1991), before producer Pedro Costa decided to rewrite the script as a theatrical film . And specially the historical story titled ¨Juana La Loca¨or ¨Mad love¨ .
Along the sixties four strange pictures were shot with scripts written by Gonzalo Suarez : ¨De Cuerpo Presente¨(65) , ¨Diritambo¨(67) by Gonzalo Suarez , ¨Fata Morgana¨(66) by Vivente Aranda and this one ; all of them blend reality and fantasy . Being a passable yarn middlingly filmed with several strange scenes and weird situations with no much sense . This ¨Las Crueles¨ is based on a tale titled ¨Bailando con Parker¨ or ¨El cadaver exquisto¨, it had a certain success at Spanish boxoffice . This is a peculiar suspense film concerning about a twisted love affair with strong psychological charge and fine interpretations . Hard-edge mystery /drama centers around strange happenings and a past love story who suddenly ensues again . The picture is acceptable but uneven and slow-moving . Because the story needs a vibration more real than the one offered in this sometimes tiring flick , though also contains exciting scenes , thrilling images and sensitive moments . Well starred by International actors as the Argentina-born Carlos Estrada , the French Capucine , the Spanish Teresa Gimpera , and the British Judy Matheson . And brief interpretations of notorious Spanish secondaries as Victor Israel , Luis Induni , Alicia Tomas and Luis Cigues .
It packs an atmospheric and suspenseful score by Marco Rossi . Evocative and colorful cinematography by Juán Amoros and Fernando Arribas . The motion picture was professional though regularly directed in his particular style by veteran filmmaker Vicente Aranda , being hard to follow . He directed a series of award-winning movies firmly establishing him as one of the best Spanish filmmakers . His usual film editor is own wife , also producer , Teresa Font . Vicente is an expert on literary adaptations , as he has adapted four novels written by Juan Marsé as Canciones Amor en Lolita's Club (2007), El Amante Bilingüe (1993), Si Te Dicen Que Caí (1989) and La Muchacha De Las Bragas De Oro (1980). Vicente often shoots strong erotic scenes , being ¨jealousy¨, a customary issue in his films . Vicente has been working from the 60s with ¨Fata Morgana¨ , ¨Las Crueles¨ , ¨Novia Ensangrentada¨ , ¨Clara es el Precio¨ , among others . His greatest successes were intense dramas with plenty of sex such as ¨Pasion Turca¨ , ¨Intruso¨ , ¨Jealousy¨, ¨Tiempo De Silencio¨ , ¨Carmen¨ , along with a delinquency tale : ¨El Lute¨ I and II starred by Imanol Arias , his fetish actor along with Victoria Abril (They have worked together 12 times) . And directed a terror movie ¨The blood spattered bride¨ . His biggest hit was ¨Amantes¨ : Lovers : a true story , although originally intended to be produced as an episode of the TV crime anthology series 'La Huella Del Crimen 2' (1991), before producer Pedro Costa decided to rewrite the script as a theatrical film . And specially the historical story titled ¨Juana La Loca¨or ¨Mad love¨ .