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Plot: Two large families--complete with middle-aged boozers, noisy children, servants and pets--spend a torpid summer together in a faded resort town in Northwest Argentina. The swimming pool is filthy, bro...( read more read more... )ken glass litters the deck--from one drink too many, sullen teenagers abound, and the lush vegetation surrounding the house looks as though it's about to make its move. Soon the crowded, rough-and-tumble domestic situation strains everyone's nerves; repressed family mysteries are exposed and the tensions laid bare by the long, hot summer threaten to erupt into violence.

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  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    August 14, 2008
    The first movie of the argentine director Lucrecia Martel. As good and perturbing as La Niña Santa (Holly Girl), her second work, in La Ciénaga we follow the life of two friends and their families during the summer vacations. The atmosphere is dense and heavy, we can feel the uncomfortable heat, we expect something to happen., but the end... is unexpected. Lucrecia Martel is definitely one of the best contemporary directors.
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    July 16, 2008
    La Cienaga by Lucrecia Martel

    The best argentine movie in such a long time! Artistic, minimal, subtle. Excelent

    via Atari Burroughs http://www.atari-b.blogspot.com
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    March 11, 2008
    This is a wonderful piece of work, no real plot and if you're one of those who need one and prefers movies with lots of action, this is not for you. However, I found this film to be very entertaining and it also made me laugh at times. The first scenes are beautifully shot and captured me immediately. There's no real way of saying what it's about, just that you get a view into the lives of a few people. The sexual tension is all over the place even though there's not a bit of sex there.
    All in all, it was a lot better than I expected.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    November 18, 2006
    lucrecia martel es un talento local del nuevo cine argentino. espero que mucha gente se de cuenta, algun dia, de la importancia de una pelicula como "la cienaga", en donde nada es lo que parece. en la que no hace falta decir muchas cosas para decirlas todas.

    lucrecia, ya te van a entender

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  • Rated: (R)
  • Directed by: Lucrecia Martel
  • Genres: Drama, Comedy
  • Released: October 3, 2001
  • DVD Released: February 1, 2005

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