Héctor Mayro

One of the more important European avant-garde films of the post-war period, this feature-length work offered a devastating comment on the mid-century European mood. A macabre landscape of impotence and absurdity, peopled by ambiguous travellers, finally explodes into senseless violence.

Californie, années 1840. Le riche propriétaire terrien César de Echagüe, agissant secrètement comme El Coyote, le légendaire héros masqué, poursuit son combat contre les injustices et les abus dont souffre la population hispanique aux mains de l'armée américaine.

California, 1848. An invading army has defeated the few opposing forces and the territory has become part of the United States. Don César de Echagüe, an old gentleman, begs his son César to return from Europe, confident that he will know how to confront the oppressor.