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1970 · Georges Lautner · 96 min

Road to Salina

1 session · 1 cinema · 1 dayNext: Fri 21 Aug 18:00 · Cine Doré (Filmoteca Española)

La route de Salina

Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Showtimes

Road to Salina showtimes near Madrid1 session

1 session

Cine Doré

Also: Cine Doré (Filmoteca Española) / Filmoteca Madrid / Filmoteca Española Madrid
Listings and showtimes

Where to watch Road to Salina in Madrid

Where to watch Road to Salina (1970) in Madrid: updated showtimes for 1 session at Cine Doré (Filmoteca Española).

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Synopsis

Jonas, a young drifter, is wandering in a deserted area on the road to Salina, Mexico. He stops at a desolate roadside service station when Mara, the owner, identifies him as her son Rocky, who disappeared four years ago. Feeling sorry for Mara, he decides to stay on and meets Mara's friend Warren and Rocky's sister Billie, but dark facts are to be revealed about the disappearance of Rocky.

Places

Set in roadside near the remote town of Salina

  • Filmed at Salinas de Janubio, Yaiza, Lanzarote, Canary Islands — Exterior shooting area: sources state the film was actually shot on the southwest coast of Lanzarote near the Salinas de Janubio, doubling for the story location.
  • Billancourt Studios, Boulogne-Billancourt, Ile-de-France — Interior scenes were shot at Billancourt Studios.
Cast
Albane NavizetBruce PecheurDavid SachsEd BegleyIvano StaccioliMarc PorelMimsy FarmerRita HayworthRobert Walker Jr.Sophie Hardy
Themes
memory and identitydesert landscapefamily boundariescult repertorydesire and jealousyLonelinessAmateur investigationgialloLate-career auteur cinema
Tone and style
psychological dramaUnsettlingcinephile deep cutenigmaticpsychosexualWeird & wildgenre-curious adultsErotic thrillertragicsoundtrack collectors
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