阿拉亚是委内瑞拉传奇女导演玛戈贝纳塞拉芙唯一一部纪录长片它在拉美影史上占有相当重要的位置是委内瑞拉民主后第一部获得国际声誉的电影当年在嘎纳它与阿伦雷奈的广岛之恋共同分享了国际评论家奖也都获金棕榈提名却最终未果尽管名气不如广岛之恋和黑人奥菲尔那么大但在专业人士眼中此片一直都是研究拉美女性电影所必修的经典影片出色的摄影时常被人们所赞美是与卡拉托佐夫的我是古巴齐名的诗意电影杰作法国著名导演让雷诺阿在看过影片后称赞阿拉亚是他所见过最完美的纪录片之一贝纳塞拉芙就像是委内瑞拉影坛的特吕弗和亨利朗格鲁瓦她不仅是第一位毕业于巴黎电影学院IDHEC的拉美导演而且在1966年创办了委内瑞拉电影资料馆虽然由于资金短缺问题她个人的导演生涯并不顺利作品也很少但却为新委内瑞拉电影的发展成立基金会并曾获得世界各国的无数荣誉和勋章转自AUESS的博客资料http://blogsinacomcn/s/blog_497f6a250100cxm0htmlShownatCannesin1959,theyearafterVenezuela'slastdictatorMarcosPerezJimenezwasoverthrown,thedocumentaryinadvertentlyhighlightsthekindofexploitationofthepoorthatcanleadtorebellionWhilethedictatorescapedtoMiamiwith$13million,saltworkerswerepilingupmoundsofsaltontheflatsands,makingbarelyenoughmoneytokeeptheminarepasandblackbeansBetweenthehot,tropicalclimateandthesoresontheirfeet,thejobtheseworkersdoeverydayisexcruciatingYetthelivesofthefishermenandsaltworkersinthisdocumentaryareshowninthecontextofplanned,upscaledevelopment,somethingofadisservicetothelargerpictureWithnotmuchmakingagreatimpressionthusfarattheBerlinale,MargotBenacerraf'slovelydocumentaryArayacomesasabreathoffreshairfrom1959ReminiscentofAgnesVarda'sdebutfilmLaPointecourte1954initsartfulbutsomewhatambivilantattitudetowardsfilmingalocalcommunityandtheirworkclearlyadmiredbythefilmmakers,Benacerraf'sfilmfocusesontheinhabitantsofAraya,adesolateareainVenezuelasubsidingthroughalonghistoryonthewealthofitsgreatsaltmarshesArayawasoriginallycomparedtoFlaherty'sManofAran,Visconti'sLaTerraTrema1947andRossellini'sIndia1957MargotBenacerrafhasdescribedthefilmas"acinematicnarrationbasedonscriptwritingratherthanaspontaneousaction,afeaturedocumentary,theoppositeofItalianneorealism"