Herencia

Olinda is the owner of a simple restaurant, the center of a small community of regulars, in a residential neighborhood of Buenos Aires. One day a young German man who came to Argentina looking for a lost love, the same reason Olinda herself came from Italy four decades earlier, walks in the door. What follows is a sweet film about friendship, emigration, dreams, with a lot of sensitivity and some touching dialogue. Assuming you enjoy films that don't rely on non-stop action, superstars, special effects and intricate plot twists I am sure you will like this one.

I have to see this film again. I saw it in Valencia, Spain, and cried my eyes out, maybe because of (at the time) my over sensitiveness about its content (the older Italian woman, owner of a humble neighborhood restaurant (superb nostalgic working class location!) dreaming of, after 40 years, going back to her native Italian village... (I was in that situation myself!!!) but leaving my personal feelings aside, this film perspires such enormous doses of humanity that only in the old Italian neorealism one could find something similar.

This is a characteristic of all Argentinian films (and its people!) when I came back to Argentina after too long a period of absence, I was overwhelmed almost to tears by the friendliness that I encountered in every place I went, being offices, restaurants, cafés, libraries, etc. Why are Argentinians so agreeable? a mystery. Because people that have suffered for so many decades from horrid politicians, military dictatorships and all sorts of corruptions, should be too embittered to have that sweet disposition of character.

Well, I got sidetracked from talking about the film. The film is...GORGEOUS. Do not miss it please, at the end of the viewing you'll feel a much better person.

I would love to see this movie? is it available with English subtitles I wonder? a great movie -I saw it in Madrid with my Argentine girlfriend..

I would love to see this movie? is it available with English subtitles I wonder? a great movie -I saw it in Madrid with my Argentine girlfriend..

I would love to see this movie? is it available with English subtitles I wonder? a great movie -I saw it in Madrid with my Argentine girlfriend..

I would love to see this movie? is it available with English subtitles I wonder? a great movie -I saw it in Madrid with my Argentine girlfriend..

What happens when two people from different generations but looking for the same thing in life... a second chance meet each other? What would you do in their position? The way I found this movie was a very weird or lucky one depending on your point of view. This movie (DVD) was given to me at a movie theater for free and the young man didn't have an idea of how good it is. After watching it one thing that crossed my mind was that I wished I could have watched it in a movie theater. Is a very well made movie that you could watch and see that wherever we are from or how different we think from one another you'll never know how similar and human we are... Enjoy it.

Frankly, I must tell that I felt jealous. I have forgotten this feelings. For a long time I am organizing film festivals and watching more then 250 films per year. Few of them made me feel like this. It was very touching indeed. If I were a film director I would like to direct such a film. It was modest, emotional, simple and at the same time complicated, very human. I may say the same things for the story and for the directors attitute. Framing and the movements of the camera was harmonious with the story it self.

Don't miss it. If you have the chance watch it. We need to remember these feelings.