Brandung der Leidenschaft

Rossana sells the sponges that her beloved Antonio dives for. When his friend José-Luis appears one day, the relationships between the characters begin to shift, just as secrets come to light ... The core motif of Maxim Gorky's story Malwa is slightly shifted - the rivalry between father and son over a woman here becomes one between friends. All of this as a primarily audiovisual spectacle free of useless chatter: the landscapes, the bodies, their arrangements and dance movements around and against each other tell what needs to be told, which earned LA RED the "Prix International du film le mieux raconté par l'image" in Cannes in 1953; the fact that it was considered extremely erotically charged at the time in turn brought it many sales around the world.