Fortunato y Montresor
Directed by Pedro Aguilera
Spain · 2026 · 29 min · Based on book;
Submitted to RTV International Film Festival 2026Synopsis
A free adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s *The Cask of Amontillado*, where eternal recurrence transforms a story of revenge, violence, and abuse of power into a reflection on change, reparation, and innocence.
About the film
Edgar Allan Poe’s *The Cask of Amontillado* tells the chilling story of Montresor’s revenge against Fortunato, who has insulted him. During an Italian carnival in 1846, Montresor lures Fortunato into his catacombs under the pretext of tasting a cask of Amontillado. Taking advantage of his drunkenness, he chains him and walls him in alive, thus carrying out his plan. This is a free adaptation of the original text, in which eternal recurrence and repetition ultimately transform and distort the plot. A story about revenge, the abuse of power, and violence, but also about the possibility of change, reparation, and innocence.
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RTV International Film Festival — Inaugural Online Edition · 2026