Camila Perichona Film Analysis

2. The film has many historical aspects. The film was set in Argetina during the nineteenth century. At this time the country of Argentina was an autocratic society. Around this time the nation had declared it’s independence from the Spanish. This film was made in 1984 and was based off the true story of Camila O'Gorman and Ladislao Gutiérrez. The film was based right after the time that the Argintina Civil Wars. State terrorism played a huge rule during this film. These forms of violence were used by Caudillo Juan Manuel de Rosas, who was known as a dictator and violent man.

3. Adolfo was huge supporter of Caudillo Juan Manuel de Rosas, and supported some acts of state terror in order to keep order in the society. He can be seen as a cruel man for the way he treated his daugher, Camila, who in …show more content…
The paper named “la Perichona” was a nickname given to Camila’s grandmother, who was a romantic and had many admirers and lovers. The reason this has a major signicance throughtout the film is because camila was influenced by her grandmother, who had exposed her to a diffrent way to view life, including the importance in romance and marriage. This in the end influnced Camila’s decisions and her actions.
6. Camila O'Gorman and Ladislao Gutiérrez had decided to flee together, because those around them would execute them for falling in love, since Ladislao was a priest. Once they fled together this was an automatic sin that was seen in everyone’s eyes including Ladislao. Ladislao had broken his vows to the church and his promise to God.
7. At this time the church had influenced a great deal in how society was governed. There was no seperation between church and state. In this time because Camila was a noble woman she had been expected to marry a man from a similar family. However, Ladislao was not suppose to marry anyone due to his promis, so in the eyes of the church this was seen as a sin. Because of this the government believed the two should be killed for their