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Sweet Hunters (1969)
Director: Ruy Guerra
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From Time Out Film Guide
An ornithologist (Hayden) goes on a field trip to a deserted island near the mainland with his wife (McNally) and small son, and is joined by the wife's sister (Strasberg), who is getting over an abortion; later, an escaped convict (Whitman) is discovered. A situation which may seem naturalistic enough, but the form never is: incidents are isolated, cross-relations are oblique, emotions are unexplained. And as the narrative gradually coheres, Guerra daringly undercuts it with a series of disturbing emphases. As haunting and ambiguous as anything of Herzog's.Author: TR
Cast & crew
Director: Ruy Guerra
Producer: Claude Giroux
Cast: Sterling Hayden, Maureen McNally, Susan Strasberg, Stuart Whitman, Andrew Hayden full cast
Duration: 100 mins
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