CINE FÓRUM LITERARIO

SESIÓN 1
PROYECCIÓN: FREAKS, LA PARADA DE LOS MONSTRUOS (Tod Browning, EE.UU. 1932, 64 min.)
RELATO: SPURS (Espuelas) (Tod Robbins, 1923)

Men touch each other with blows. An energetic duo about masculine construction. A deconstruction of the contemporary virile behaviour, acclaimed by some and questioned by many. CLINCH in boxing is the moment in which the two boxers hug and block each other until the referee separates them. This movement is about getting as close as possible to your rival to protect yourself from their attack. CLINCH exposes the most toxic masculinity, established in the competition, the denial and the confrontation to all that is different. Furthermore, the denial of feelings, excluding rage or fury, that must be demonstrated through the exercise of violence.
En un circo lleno de seres deformes, tullidos y personas con diversas amputaciones, Hans, uno de los enanos, hereda una fortuna. A partir de ese momento, Cleopatra, una bella contorsionista, intentará seducirlo para hacerse con su dinero. Para lograr su objetivo, traza un plan contando con la complicidad de Hércules, el forzudo del circo… (FILMAFFINITY)