Una noche con Sabrina Love

A charming coming of age film from Argentina. Daniel wins the chance to live out the dream of many men, a night with their favourite porn star, in Daniel's case the beautiful Sabrina Love. A great tale as Daniel leaves his small home town, arrives in Buenos Aires, reuniting with his brother & making new friends, finally achieving his goal, a night with Sabrina Love. Nice, fun entertainment 6/10

The main reason for me to watch Sabrina Love was the presence of Cecilia Roth. Cecilia is one of the best Argentinian actresses ever, and one of the more famous too. Every time I see his name among the cast of any movie I go and watch it. And so I did with Una Noche Con Sabrina Love (One Night With Sabrina Love).

"Una Noche.." contains most of latest Argentinian cinema's keys: lost of dialogues, voices over, reflections on life, and freshness. The story is quite simple: Daniel, a young boy from the country (Tomas Fonzi) dreams of meeting his favourite porn star: Sabrina Love (Cecilia Roth). Thanks to some TV contest he finally makes his dream come true: he'll spend a whole night with Sabrina Love. From the moment he wins the contest on we'll witness all the penalties he has to go through to get to Buenos Aires (he's from the inner side of Argentina, he has to travel more than 300 miles, and he's got no money). As you can see the story itself is not that original (as in the most of Argentinian latest movies), but the dialogues and the reflections are something else. Daniel's conflicts and doubts are the main points of "Una Noche...", and maybe you'll identify with some of them.

As for the actors: we got Cecilia Roth and Norma Alenadro, which are two of the more well-known Argentinian actresses; Giancarlo Giannini, one of the most international Italian performers; and Tomas Fonzi, the promising starring of this film.

If you like "Una Noche..." I recommend that you give a chance to "No Sabe/No Contesta", "9 Reinas", "El mismo amour, la misma lluvia", or "Kamchatka". There's something going' on in Argentinian cinema.

My rate: 6/10

In Curuguazu, in the countryside of Argentina, the seventeen year-old Daniel Montero (Tomás Fonzi) has been raised by his grandmother for three years since the death of his parents in a car accident. Daniel has a boring life, working in a poultry processing plant and meeting his friends in the square for small talk. He saves some money from his salary and buys an old television, where he watches the late night show of the porn star Sabrina Love (Cecilia Roth). When Daniel wins a contest to spend one night with Sabina Love in Buenos Aires, he does not have the 50 pesos of the bus ticket and hitchhikes along 500 kilometers with truck drivers to the city. He is robbed on the road but arrives in Buenos Aires on Saturday morning, but the television postpones his meeting with Sabrina Love to Monday. Without any money, he visits his older brother Enrique (Fabián Vena) that left his hometown many years ago to study agronomy in Buenos Aires and does not know that his parents are deceased. Along the few days in the big city, Daniel discovers the truth about the secret life of Enrique; sex with Sabrina Love; and love with the independent journalist Sofia (Julieta Cardinali) returning a more self-confident teenager to Curuguazu.

"Una Noche con Sabrina Love" is a charming and delightful coming to age Argentinean tale totally different from the usually stupid American movies of this genre. This dramatic comedy of discoveries of a teenager that leaves the quiet town to spend three days in a big city is directed by Alejandro Agresti of "Valentin" and has Cecilia Roth in the role of a successful porn-star. The screenplay deserved some improvements, since there are sequences that are confused. For example, the shy attitude of Daniel when he visits Sofia in her apartment and does not have sex with her is unexplained; or why he does not tell his beloved brother that their parents have died; or why he is a compulsive liar. Anyway, this film is an enjoyable entertainment and was released on VHS in Brazil by Buena Vista Home Entertainment distributor. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Uma Noite com Sabrina Love" ("One Night with Sabrina Love")

I saw this film at the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival last night. The film was a charming commentary on love, sex and growing up in modern Argentina. I had a few problems with the narrative flow as the action starts and stops with no explanation as to how the characters arrived at that point in the story. This seemed less a choice in playing with the narrative structure, and more of mistake on the part of the filmmaker. However, all in all, it was a fun filmgoing experience. My Spanish is somewhat flawed, but even with my poor comprehnsion, I could tell that I was missing some great jokes and other crucial information. I'm sure that my experience would have been better with more accurate subtitling.

Directed by Alejandro Agresti and based on the novel from 1998 of the same name by Pedro Mairal, Una noche con Sabrina Love is a coming-of-age that follows 17-year-old Daniel Montero (Tomás Fonzi) winning a contest to spend a night with Sabrina Love (Cecilia Roth), an adult film star he watches every night on television. Daniel lives in Curuguazú, Entre Rios, and will have to travel to Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, to claim his prize. In doing so, he finds himself the protagonist of his own adventure. Whether that is navigating the dangerous routes to la ciudad de la furia, where criminals abound, meeting people from all walks of life, or seeing his older brother again, an experience he will not forget awaits young Daniel.

Daniel cannot avoid being excited about his trip. As someone living in a small town with the prospect of working in a factory his whole life, his existence is characterized by being perfunctory and dull. His desire to be with Sabrina, coupled with his inexperience, serves as a platform for self-growth. His trip offers different encounters with characters that will teach him something.

Alejandro Agresti's feature offers the possibility to see Giancarlo Giannini, known for Hannibal (2001) and Casino Royale (2006), certainly the most famous actor of the cast, speaking Spanish and in a movie far away from the blockbusters he is known for. It also features Norma Aleandro, one of the strongest performances in the movie, and Julieta Cardinali as never seen before. Una noche con Sabrina Love, ultimately, has its moments and will definitely be of interest for those who like coming-of-age films.