El impostor

1997
1h 39m

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Young Sebastian flees his parents' home in Buenos Aires and hides in their vacant estate in the pampas. Troubled by the news, the father sends a spy to lure the boy back. The spy, however, f... Read allYoung Sebastian flees his parents' home in Buenos Aires and hides in their vacant estate in the pampas. Troubled by the news, the father sends a spy to lure the boy back. The spy, however, falls for a mysterious girl who controls the fate of those who succumb to her spell. It is ... Read allYoung Sebastian flees his parents' home in Buenos Aires and hides in their vacant estate in the pampas. Troubled by the news, the father sends a spy to lure the boy back. The spy, however, falls for a mysterious girl who controls the fate of those who succumb to her spell. It is a "fantastic" tale set in 1930s Argentina.

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7.0/10

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Awards
- 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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5hof-4

Underwhelming film

The team assembled for the filming of this movie was impressive. Scriptwriter Maria Luisa Bemberg directed and wrote several international hits (Camila 1984, I, the Worst of All 1990). She was slated to direct this film too but died prior to filmation. Cinematographer Ricardo Aronovich worked for many top directors (Costa-Gavras, Louis Malle, Alain Resnais). Nicola Piovani wrote the music for Fellini's last movies. Unfortunately, the result is not what we could expect from such talents. Dialogue is stilted and literary at times, acting has rough spots, cinematography is unremarkable and music (as well as noise) is obtrusive, The ending is somewhat contrived and predictable and the plot has inconsistencies. Disappointing.