Buenos Aires Vice Versa

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Buenos Aires Vice Versa
Buenos Aires Vice Versa (1996 poster).jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Alejandro Agresti
Written byAlejandro Agresti
Produced byAlejandro Agresti
Axel Harding
Starring Vera Fogwill
Nicolás Pauls
Fernán Mirás
Mirta Busnelli
Carlos Roffé
Mario Paolucci
Laura Melillo
Harry Havilio
Nazareno Casero
Carlos Galettini
Floria Bloise
Inés Molina
Cinematography Ramiro Civita
Edited byAlejandro Agresti
Alejandro Brodersohn
Music byAlejandro Agresti
Paul M. van Brugge
Release dates
  • March 20, 1997 (1997-03-20)(Netherlands)
Running time
122 minutes
CountriesArgentina
Netherlands
Language Spanish

Buenos Aires Vice Versa (Spanish : Buenos Aires viceversa) is a 1996 Argentine and Dutch dramatic film, written and directed by Alejandro Agresti. The film was produced by Alejandro Agresti and Axel Harding, and co-produced by Emjay Rechsteiner. [1]

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The picture deals with the alienation felt by the children who survived the Argentine military dictatorship of the 1970s.

Plot

Opening Title Graphic:
As the film begins a message appears and reminds the audience that approximately 30,000 people died during the Dirty War due to the military dictatorship's reign during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

The story is then dedicated to the surviving children of the dictatorship's victims. Two such children, now adults, are the main characters. One, Daniela (Vera Fogwill), now has her degree in film and is having trouble finding work. She's hired by an older couple who are living in seclusion, to film Buenos Aires for them so they can see it again. So she goes out and documents the city. But her customers are upset, as they don't remember the Buenos Aires Daniela has filmed. She then shoots a reel of tourist-type shots in hopes of pleasing the couple. The other surviving child, Damián, played by Nicolás Pauls, works in a low-rent motel. He eventually discovers the truth about what his parents experienced during the dictatorship.

The story is largely episodic, blending together more than 6 different story lines.

Cast

Background

The film is based on the aftermath of the real political events that took place in Argentina after Jorge Rafael Videla's reactionary military junta assumed power on March 24, 1976. During the junta's rule: the parliament was suspended; unions, political parties and provincial governments were banned, and in what became known as the Dirty War, between 9,000 and 30,000 people who were considered left-wing "subversives" disappeared from society. [2]

Distribution

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Color theatrical poster.

The film was first presented at the Mar del Plata Film Festival in November 1996. It opened wide in Argentina on September 18, 1997.

The film was screened at various film festivals, including: the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, [3] France; the Contemporary Latin American Film Series at UCLA, Los Angeles; the Oslo Film Festival, Norway; the Havana Film Festival, Cuba; and others.

Critical reception

Film critic Karen Jaehne praised the film, and wrote, "The film tells you enough about each character to evoke our sympathy and not enough to let us see any possible resolution of the dilemma of loneliness. It's an intelligent film that observes mannerisms and social behavior in a way that makes you nod and say, "Yes, that's how it is." It builds toward a very powerful ending that reminds us of many another urban disaster story, but the problem that has made Buenos Aires a metropolitan orphanage is undeniable. Buenos Aires - Vice Versa is a wise film - worth watching and will undoubtedly make it to a festival near you." [4]

Awards

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References

  1. ↑ Buenos Aires Vice Versa at IMDb
  2. ↑ The Vanished Gallery web site.
  3. ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Buenos Aires Vice Versa". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
  4. ↑ Jaehne, Karen Archived February 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine . Film Scouts, film review, May 17, 1996.
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