LA PAGA

Ciro DURÁN
  • 2025
  • Cannes Classics
  • Restored prints

In the Andes, a peasant works the land under exploitative conditions to ensure his family’s survival. His son is sick, his wife is pregnant, and he replicates the violence that surrounds him within his own home. Without money for medical care, he gets drunk one night and is arrested. In prison, in a fit of rage, he rebels against the village’s political boss in the only way he can.

La Paga was a pioneering work of social and political cinema in Latin America, influenced by Italian neorealism and Soviet cinema. Inspired by the director’s childhood memories, the film denounces the exploitation of the peasantry.

Directed by : Ciro DURÁN
Year of production: 1962
Country: Colombia, Venezuela
Durée : 63 minutes

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AMORES PERROS

AMORES PERROS

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ARANYER DIN RATRI

ARANYER DIN RATRI

Satyajit RAY
BARRY LYNDON

BARRY LYNDON

Stanley KUBRICK
COMANCHE TERRITORY

COMANCHE TERRITORY

George SHERMAN
DIS PAS DE BÊTISES

DIS PAS DE BÊTISES

Vincent GLENN
DOGMA

DOGMA

Kevin SMITH
GEHENU LAMAI

GEHENU LAMAI

Sumitra PERIES
HARD BOILED

HARD BOILED

John WOO
I HUVUDET PÅ BO

I HUVUDET PÅ BO

Jon ASP, Mattias NOHRBORG
I LOVE PERU

I LOVE PERU

Raphaël QUENARD, Hugo DAVID
LA COURSE EN TÊTE

LA COURSE EN TÊTE

Joël SANTONI
MAGIRAMA

MAGIRAMA

Abel GANCE
MERLUSSE

MERLUSSE

Marcel PAGNOL
MÁS ALLÁ DEL OLVIDO

MÁS ALLÁ DEL OLVIDO

Hugo DEL CARRIL
PARA VIGO ME VOY!

PARA VIGO ME VOY!

Lírio FERREIRA, Karen HARLEY
RED CANYON

RED CANYON

George SHERMAN
SAÏD EFFENDI

SAÏD EFFENDI

Kameran HOSNI
SLAUSON REC

SLAUSON REC

Leo Lewis O’NEIL
STERNE

STERNE

Konrad WOLF
SUNSHINE

SUNSHINE

Istvan SZABO
THE ARCH

THE ARCH

Shushuen T’ANG
THE GOLD RUSH

THE GOLD RUSH

Charlie CHAPLIN
UKIGUMO

UKIGUMO

Mikio NARUSE
WAQAI SININ AL-DJAMR

WAQAI SININ AL-DJAMR

Mohamed LAKHDAR HAMINA
YI YI

YI YI

Edward YANG