Argentine
see all genres ›One of the busiest film-producing countries in Latin America, with two Best Foreign Feature Academy Awards® so far to show for it, Argentina's cinema has seen a 1930s-style "golden age" as well as a new vibrancy of adventuresome (often politically critical) moviemaking since democratization loosened censorial restrictions over three decades ago.
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Animalada
Argentinean writer/director Sergio Bizzio directs ANIMALADA, the extremely bizarre and horrific black comedy about a man who falls in love with Fanny, a sheep at his family’s vacation ranch. Distracted and unhappy with his current marriage, Alberto (Carlo Roffe) seeks comfort with Fanny in a nearby barn. He tries to hide his...Start your free trial to watch -
La boda
Luciano, twice her age, wants desperately to marry Iluminades, one of the village's beautiful young available daughters. They call him the "Black Man," the "Outsider," and most of the town does not want the wedding to take place. A very rich man, Luciano made his money as a black slave trader but still manages to win over...Start your free trial to watch -
The Custodian
As a bodyguard for a high profile politician, Ruben is reduced to a mere shadow of a man. Every action in his life is regulated by a series of mundane routines. Everywhere his boss goes he must follow, watching but never speaking. Resigned to his invisibility, his life is a series of days without meaning, punctuated only by...Start your free trial to watch
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The Finger
After seven years of dictatorship, a remote village in Argentina formally becomes a town with the birth of its 501st inhabitant. Hidalgo, a slick and ingratiating scion, is eager for the new post of mayor. Smelling a rat, Baldomero (a beloved natural leader with a habitually tapping digit) opposes him with his own candidacy...Start your free trial to watch -
Fuerza aérea sociedad anónima
This film shows behind-the-scenes footage of the disastrous state of civil aviation in Argentina, which is greatly due to it being entirely militarized and under the control of the Air Force since the last military coup, thirty years ago. It is based on the real life experiences of director Enrique...Start your free trial to watch -
Happy Together
Winner of the Best Director Prize at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival, Wong Kar-Wai's HAPPY TOGETHER is a cinematic balancing act, a stunning display of filmmaking style and a touching love story evenly mixed into one film. Hong Kong and world cinema have never seen anything quite like it. Tony Leung and Leslie Cheung, two of...Start your free trial to watch
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The Invisible Eye
Set against the backdrop of Argentina’s military regime of the 1980s, Diego Lerman’s engrossing and beautifully acted exploration of the totalitarian urge opens with a portrait of María Teresa, a lonely and deeply repressed assistant teacher at an elite Buenos Aires private school. Obedient and willing,...Start your free trial to watch -
Lili's Apron
LILI'S APRON is a love story set amidst Argentina's economic crisis. The film opens with a couple having a quiet picnic; they are obviously in love with one another. They are quite gentle and affectionate as they spend the leisurely afternoon together. Ramon (Luis Ziembrowski), a restaurant cook, takes as much pride and...Start your free trial to watch
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Liverpool
While exploring Tierra del Fuego, director Lisandro Alonso met the stoic Juan Fernández, who worked clearing snow from the streets. Fascinated with his haunting personality, he built the story of LIVERPOOL around Fernández and his isolated town, casting the non-professional in the lead role of Farrel. As the movie opens, he...Start your free trial to watch -
Un pecado por mes
Paloma, a lovely young college student and secretary for Belisario Quintana's auction house met Marcelo, a handsome college student of hard working but poor parents who have been helping him finance his tuition. Marcelo shares a room with his best friend Jorge and they are always on the brink of being...Start your free trial to watch -
Por sus propios ojos
"PROPER EYES, Liliana Paolinelli's first feature-length film, is a trip inside a maximum prison as seen through the eyes of the prisoners' female relatives; a sobering and intense drama made by a developing new talent in Argentine cinema. Filmed in a documentary-style technique, the film's strengths are a...Start your free trial to watch
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Possible Lives
After her husband mysteriously disappears during a business trip to Patagonia, Clara embarks on a desperate mission to find him. During her search, she makes a startling discovery: a man with an uncanny resemblance to her spouse but with another name and a wife. Convinced the stranger may be her husband, she ignores...Start your free trial to watch -
The Prize
Under the cloud of a military dictatorship, a young mother and her daughter flee Buenos Aires for the seclusion of a ramshackle cottage along the windy dunes of an Argentine beach. As her mother listens for news from the radio with sad stoicism, restlessly curious seven-year-old Cecilia joins a nearby school overseen by a...Start your free trial to watch -
Today and Tomorrow
The seemingly unavoidable downward spiral of Argentina's middle class during the current economic and social crisis is vividly brought to life in the character of young, street-smart Paola. A talented, would-be actress with a paying job as a waitress, she is always on the run: from her landlord, from the...Start your free trial to watch
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A Week Alone
A group of privileged children, ages 7 through 14, are left home alone at a house in a secluded community in the countryside. Their innocence is gradually corrupted as they experiment with rule-breaking, ultimately leading to house break-ins around the neighborhood. The arrival of the maid's son, exposes prejudice and...Start your free trial to watch -
What Your Eyes Don't See
It opens with a murder. Abelardo Sachs is the owner and editor of a famous political magazine. He's gunned down in his luxurious home by a masked killer. Who killed this powerful high society editor? Why was he killed? Did he have a lot of enemies or was it a crime of passion? It seems everyone in his...Start your free trial to watch -
The Window
It is a significant day for eighty year old Antonio. After an absence of many years, his estranged son is coming to visit. All must be perfect. There will be a toast with a very special champagne. An embrace. Warm words that may finally bridge the gap between them. But before, Antonio must wait. Bedridden, he looks out his...Start your free trial to watch




