简介：Oneofthe5bestLatinAmericanFilmsofthisdecade,apowerfulstoryaboutlife,deathandfindorloseareasontolive,astyleoffilmmakingatthattimeoriginal,untilQuentinTarantinoimpacttheworldwiththegoldenpalmwinner"PulpFiction",4storiesthatarelinkeachotherwithpowerfulandconvincingperformances,withoutanexaggeratedscript,thissocialdramainternationalawardwinning,it'sa"mustsee"movie,thatconvincestheaudiencewiththegreatdirectionofFranciscoLombardi.ReallyGreatandareasontostilllovethenewcinema. Thesethreestories,whichmeetatacertainpoint,andwhoseprotagonistsunwittinglyinfluencethelivesoftheirfamilies,compriseasurrealistreflectionofthecruelrealitiesofPeruvianeverydaylife.Anoldmarriedcouplelaunchintotheriskybusinessofbuildingtheirownmausoleum.Whentheydiscoverthattheirformerhousemaidhasgoneblind,theygiveherapig,neverdreamingwhatthetragicconsequenceswillbe.Apopularradioannouncerfallsinlovewithagirlwithsuicidaltendencies.ThisfilmwonFranciscoJ.LombardithenicknameBunuel'snephewandsawhimlabeledtheheirtothetraditionofblackhumorinthecomediesofBerlangaandFerreri. Ineachofthethreetragicstoriesinthisfilm,setinLima,Peru,thepeopleinthemareashaphazardlyrelatedtotheirlivesandtheworldaroundthemasiftheyhadFallenFromTheSky.Inthefirst,anelderlycoupleissodeterminedtohaveamagnificentburialthattheysellorhockeverythingtheyownforagrandmauseleumtobebuilt.Meanwhile,theyhavenothinglefttoliveon,andtheyaretakentoanoldfolk'shome.Inthesecond,theresultofthegiftofapiglettoawomanlivinginashantyisthatshedevotesallofhertimeandenergytofatteningthepig,andfailstonotethatherchildrenaresickandstarving.Inthethird,adefomedmanwhoearnshislivingbyannouncingontheradiosavesagirlfromcommittingsuicide,andthoughthetwodeveloparelationshipeventually,itdoesnotturnoutwell.…