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Tag Archives: Spanish mainstream cinema
A review: “Todas las mujeres” [2013 Spain]
Mariano Burroso’s taut drama “Todas las mujeres” [Eng. Title: All the Women] is a character-study of its protagonist Nacho (Eduard Fernández), made through his interactions with the women in his life over the course of a single day. Originally made … Continue reading
Things happen unexpectedly: “Tan de repente” [2002 Argentina, Netherlands]
Diego Lerman makes an assured directorial début with his neatly packaged character-study-as-comedy feature “Tan de repente” [Eng. Title: Suddenly]. Set in and around contemporary Buenos Aires, the film vividly captures a lot more than its meagre storyline, thanks to … Continue reading
For people in denial: “199 recetas para ser feliz” [2008 Chile, Spain]
After a commendable début (Los debutantes), writer-director Andrés Waissbluth has surprisingly made only one other feature at the time of posting – an offbeat threesome romance among Chilean immigrants in Barcelona. It’s a shame he hasn’t made more, considering the … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrés Waissbluth, Chile, frontal nudity, groping, Latin America, lesbian and gay interest, Spain, spanish, Spanish mainstream cinema
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A brief review: “Rouge amargo” [2012 Argentina]
Gustavo Cova’s crime thriller “Rouge amargo” [Eng. Title: Bitter Red Lips] treads a path well-worn by others trying to emulate Hollywood, but falls way short of being spoken in the same length as ‘Jason Bourne’. A candidate running for Congress … Continue reading
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Tagged Argentina, frontal nudity, Latin America, Mariela Vitale, spanish, Spanish mainstream cinema
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María Nela Sinisterra in “Solo para dos” [2013 Argentina, Spain]
Roberto Santiago’s “Solo para dos” [Eng. Title: Only for Two] is a run-of-the-mill mainstream comedy set in a tropical island. Valentina (Martina Gusman) decides to separate from husband of ten years Gonzalo (Santi Millán). They run a holiday resort for … Continue reading
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Tagged Argentina, Latin America, María Nela Sinisterra, spanish, Spanish mainstream cinema
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