Chronicle of a Death Foretold (film)

Chronicle of a Death Foretold Spanish Crnica de una muerte anunciada is a drama film directed by Francesco Rosi adapted by Tonino Guerra from the eponymous novella by Gabriel Garca Mrquez. It stars Rupert Everett, Ornella Muti, Anthony Delon and Gian Maria Volont. The film premiered at Cannes film festival in May 1987.

On the day he was eventually killed, Santiago Nasar had a dream about birds that his mother mistakenly took as a good omen of good health. Six months before, a handsome, young foreigner arrives to the town. His name is Bayardo San Romn. Little is known about him except that he is very rich and in want of a wife. Bayardo is soon smitten by the extraordinary beauty of a local girl, Angela Vicario. She is uninterested in his advances, but Bayardo does whatever it takes to win her approval by showering her with gifts. The next time Bayardo sees her, she is selling tickets for a raffle at a town event. He buys all of the remaining tickets and wins a music box, which he then has delivered to her house as a gift. Bayardo asks Angela what house she likes best, and she replies that she likes the one that belongs to the widower Xius. The widower insists that the house is not for sale, but Bayardo keeps offering more and more money until Xius gives in.When Angela protests to her parents that she does not love Bayardo, her mother dismissed her argument, telling her that love can be learned. Pressured by her family, she yields and the couple get married with a lavish party. On the wedding night, Bayardo discovers that Angela is not a virgin and returns her to her bewildered family. Angela is beaten by her mother until she is forced to confess who the man who took her virginity was. She says that it was Santiago Nasar. Angelas brothers who are twins are forced by local custom to avenge the honor of the family, by taking Santiagos life. ........

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