Las furias

Las furias (Spanish for "the furies") is a 1960 Argentine drama film directed by Vlasta Lah, based on the 1950 play of the same name by Enrique Suárez de Deza. The first Argentine sound film directed by a woman, it was the directorial debut for Lah, who became the only woman film director in 1960s Latin America.^[1] Its cast is almost exclusively female, starring Mecha Ortiz, Olga Zubarry, Aída Luz, Alba Mujica and Elsa Daniel as characters whose name are not presented, being introduced as "the Mother", "the Lover", "the Wife", "the Sister" and "the Daughter", respectively.^[1]

Las furias
Theatrical release poster.
Directed by	Vlasta Lah
Written by	Vlasta Lah
Based on	Las furias by Enrique Suárez de Deza
Produced by	Víctor E. Catrani Oscar Mario Guevara Justo Martínez
Starring	Mecha Ortiz Olga Zubarry Aída Luz Alba Mujica Elsa Daniel
Cinematography	Julio Lavera
Edited by	José Cardella
Music by	Ástor Piazzolla
Production company	Lumiton
Release date	3 November 1960 (1960-11-03)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	Argentina
Language	Spanish

In 2022, it was included in the list of The 100 Greatest Films of Argentine Cinema at number 50, a poll organized by the specialized magazines La vida útil, Taipei and La tierra quema, which was presented at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival.^[2] Also in 2022, the film was included in Spanish magazine Fotogramas's list of the 20 best Argentine films of all time.^[3]

Premise

Five women (mother, wife, lover, sister, and daughter) strive to exert control over a man, ultimately pushing him to his demise.

Cast

• Mecha Ortiz as the Mother
• Olga Zubarry as the Lover
• Aída Luz as the Wife
• Alba Mujica as the Sister
• Elsa Daniel as the Daughter
• Guillermo Bredeston as the Boyfriend