The Vanished Elephant (2014)

Edo Celeste is a renowned crime novelist, who is writing the final book in the series about his alter ego, detective Felipe Aranda. Edo is obsessed with the disappearance of his fiancee ... See full summary »

Director:

Javier Fuentes-León

Writer:

Javier Fuentes-León

Stars:

Salvador del Solar, Angie Cepeda, Lucho Cáceres

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Salvador del Solar	...	Edo Celeste
Angie Cepeda	...	Mara de Barclay
Lucho Cáceres	...	Rafael Pineda
Vanessa Saba	...	Celia Espinoza
Andrés Parra	...	Ferrer
Tatiana Astengo	...	Fiscal Sanchez
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carlos Carlín	...	Tony
Abraham Prudencio Rojas	...	Rafael Pineda 'Joven'
Michel Ruben	...	Entrevistador
Magdyel Ugaz	...	Betsy
Toño Vega	...	Samuel

Storyline

Edo Celeste is a renowned crime novelist, who is writing the final book in the series about his alter ego, detective Felipe Aranda. Edo is obsessed with the disappearance of his fiancee Celia, which took place the day of the 2007 earthquake in the southern coast of Peru. Seven years later, an enigmatic woman brings Edo dozens of cryptic photos that may help solve the mystery of Celia's disappearance. Edo senses that he's being tempted into a dangerous game, but believes this is the only way to find his fiancee alive. A labyrinth of clues submerges Edo in a race through the streets of Lima and the deserted beaches of Paracas. His final destination will confront him with the ultimate riddle any writer could face.

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Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

Peru Colombia Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

9 October 2014 (Peru)

Also Known As:

The Vanished Elephant

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$212,410

Company Credits

Production Co:

Elcalvo Films, Cactus Flower Producciones, Dynamo

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

No evidence
Composed by Selma Mutal

User Reviews

much more than I expected

This film ended up being better than I expected with: the noir aspect; the clues that seem to not put pieces together; the plot twists all the way through to the end; and like another reviewer mentioned. you're left still trying to fit it all together after the film is finished.

The dialogue was paced so that the viewer had time to read the captioning, and the captioning wasn't jumbled by trying to catch extraneous dialogue--these combine to create good scripting and editing. Typical of noir, the characters were pretty much one dimensional, but I thought the acting was excellent for the plot and tone.

I really liked the plot of this film as it was something out of the predictable. I'm finding that venturing into the lesser trod path can be a well-spent 105 minutes!