Monday, 8 June 2015

ARGENTINE FILM FESTIVAL

The Corporation / Dir: Fabián Forte / 2012 / 92 min                                                                     (08.06.2015 – 6.30 pm)
Mentor Felipe lives a happy life. His business is rising and his private life is dream. While he is about to close a deal with a firm that will provide greater economic benefits, Felipe enjoys the fullness of love with his wife Luz, a beautiful and idyllic woman, years younger than him. Luz gives him affection and fulfills his most intimate fantasies. But this ideal life falls apart when Felipe proposes to have a child. His wish detonates a hidden and unhappy world, based on the services offered by a corporation that makes people’s wishes come true.

The Secret in their Eyes / Dir: Juan José Campanella / 2009 / 120 min                                    (09.06.2015 – 6.30 pm)
A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior - both of which still haunt him decades later. Twenty-five years ago, when she was an assistant to a judge and he was an investigator under her, they were involved in a brutal case of rape and murder. Benjamin visited the crime scene, and the dead woman's corpse spoke eloquently of the crime's brutality. Two workmen were arrested and convicted. Benjamin was never convinced of their guilt. Now he tells Irene that on his own time he wants to write about the case.
                                      (Won Oscar in 2010 for Best Foreign Language Film – Another 51 wins & 39 nominations)
The Games Maker / Dir: Juan Pablo Buscarini / 2014 / 111 min                                                  (10.06.2015 – 6.00 pm)                                                            
Young Ivan Drago's newfound love of board games catapults him into the fantastical and competitive world of game invention, and pits him against the inventor Morodian, who has long desired to destroy the city of Zyl, founded by Ivan's grandfather. To save his family and defeat Morodian, Ivan must come to know what it is to be a true Games Maker.                                                                                                          (4 Wins & 8 Nominations)

Natural Sciences / Dir: Matías Lucchesi / 2014 / 72 min                                                            (10.06.2015 – 7.50 pm)                             
In a rural school in the middle of the mountains, a girl who is starting to become a woman feels the profound need to discover her true identity. She does not know who her father is and she is determined to find him, but her mother does not approve it. The hostility of winter in such a harsh place turns this desire into a real threat: freezing in the middle of nowhere. Going behind the backs of the school authorities and the girl's mother, her teacher decides to help her. They set off on this quest for truth, but it is not going to be an easy journey... Their only clue is a small, rusty plate.                                                                                (7 Wins & 5 Nominations)

Death in Buenos Aires / Dir: Natalia Meta / 2014 / 90 min                                              (11.06.2015 – 6.00 pm)                                                                                                      
Buenos Aires in the 1980s. Detective Chavez, a family man and a tough cop, once again must solve a mysterious crime. To reveal the identity of the murderer, Chavez must clarify the enigma waiting in ambush to capture his own heart. Passion surprises even the most astute detective. What will triumph: law or desire?                                                          (1 Nomination)




Arrebato / Dir: Sandra Gugliotta / 2014 / 91 min                                                                           (11.06.2015 – 7.30 pm)                                                                                     
Luis Vega, a writer and literature professor, is accused of murder after the publication of his last book, which tells in detail a mysterious crime happened in real life. Walking through the fine line that separates fact from fiction, the audience discovers, behind this story, the love triangle formed by Luis, his wife Carla, and the enigmatic Laura Grotzki, who will descend on the plot to a hell of passion, jealousy and mystery.                                                                                             








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