Lara, a lesbian soap opera actress moves into an apartment. Hector is her neighbor. A dark and withdrawn character that records each of her movements through hidden cameras. His obsession grows.Read More »
Argentina
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Valentín Javier Diment and Luis Ziembrowski – El propietario AKA The Owner (2008)
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Juan José Campanella – Love Walked In (1997)
Drama1991-2000ArgentinaJuan José CampanellaThrillerimdb:
Leary and Sanchez-Gijon play “romantically involved down-and-out lounge singers” who get involved in a caper.Read More » -
Sami Kafati – No hay tierra sin dueño AKA Calixto the Landlord AKA The Land of the Ogres (2003)
2001-2010ArgentinaDramaSami KafatiQuote:
The mayor is willing to solve the problem that Don Calixto, a powerful landowner, has with a peasant who fights for the land that has belonged to his ancestors and that his children will inherit. He is the son of the foreman of the hacienda and plans to marry an unrecognized daughter of Don Calixto. His dream is to build the house on that family land.Directors’ Fortnight, Cannes Film Festival, 2003
Special Jury Award at the Trieste Latin American Film Festival, 2003Read More »
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Gonzalo García Pelayo – La próxima película de Carmen Trevilla (2023)
2021-2030ArgentinaComedyGonzalo García PelayoIván is a Spanish film producer who travels to Argentina with a single mission: to meet Carmen Trevilla, a cult director who is in the creative process of her new “video.” From minute zero, he feels captivated by her overwhelming and disconcerting presence. Although he still does not know if he is going to produce it – since he thinks that his cinema will not be well received by current European sensibilities – Iván takes advantage of every moment with Carmen to record, with his cell phone in his hand and an endless smile on his face, every adventure they embark on.Read More »
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Agustín Toscano – El Motoarrebatador AKA The Snatch Thief (2018)
2011-2020Agustín ToscanoArgentinaCrimeDramaA robber regrets having brutally hit an elderly woman in order to snatch off her handbag and attempts to make up for the damage he inflicted. But his past deeds as snatch thief hunt him, keeping him from restarting his life anew.Read More »
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Lola Arias – Reas (2024)
2021-2030ArgentinaDocumentaryLola AriasQuote:
Gentle or rough, blonde or shaved, cis or trans, long term inmates or those newly admitted: women re-enact their lives in a Buenos Aires prison, in trance and balance, voguing and singing.Read More » -
Daniel Tinayre – La Mary (1974)
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Barbara Sarasola-Day – Deshora AKA Belated (2013)
2011-2020ArgentinaBarbara Sarasola-DayDramaQueer Cinema(s)On a tobacco plantation, Ernesto and Helena, who have been married for several years, receive a visit from Joaquín, her cousin, who has just come out of rehabilitation and creates a love triangle situation.Read More »
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Nele Wohlatz – Dormir de Olhos Abertos AKA Sleep with Your Eyes Open (2024)
2021-2030ArgentinaArthouseDramaNele Wohlatz“Nele Wohlatz brings a light touch to some serious, state of the world issues, creating a film both playful and profound…”
Synopsis:
A coastal city in Brazil. Kai arrives from Taiwan for holidays with a broken heart. A broken air conditioner sends her into Fu Ang’s umbrella store. He could become a friend, but the rainy season doesn’t arrive and his shop disappears. While looking for Fu Ang, Kai discovers the story of Xiaoxin and a group of Chinese workers in a posh skyscraper. Kai finds herself strangely mirrored in Xiaoxin’s tale.Read More »
