There’s a monster in the Nahuel Huapi Lake. In the twilight, it spreads itself out across the surface of the water like a taut cowhide, grasping at its victims with sharp claws. Another monster also lurks in the surroundings of the lake, w…
The filmmaking debut of Ana Mariscal, who, by then, had had an important career as an actress in theater and film, was a bold move in 1950s’ Spain, in more than one sense—being a woman behind the camera, financing her first film with her o…