Lost Embrace (El Abrazo Partido) (2004)
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83% of critics liked it
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73% of users liked it
(1,062 ratings)
Argentinean filmmaker Daniel Burman writes and directs the ensemble film El Abrazo Partido (Lost Embrace), a follow-up to his 2000 feature Waiting for the Messiah. Daniel Hendler plays Ariel, a young man who lives in a Jewish working-class section of Buenos Aires. Since his father went missing in… More Argentinean filmmaker Daniel Burman writes and directs the ensemble film El Abrazo Partido (Lost Embrace), a follow-up to his 2000 feature Waiting for the Messiah. Daniel Hendler plays Ariel, a young man who lives in a Jewish working-class section of Buenos Aires. Since his father went missing in the war, his mother Sonia (Adriana Aizenberg) and brother Joseph (Sergio Boris) work in the shopping and business district. With no interest in school or work, Ariel hangs out and sleeps with Rita (Silvina Bosco). He finally gets the idea to move to Poland, so asks his grandmother (Rosita Londner), ex-girlfriend Estela (Melina Petriella), and Rabbi Benderson (Norman Erlich) for help. Meanwhile, a host of characters make up Ariel's multicultural neighborhood. Cesar Lerner provides the musical score. Lost Embrace won two Silver Bear awards at the Berlin Film Festival in 2004. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
- Directed By
- Daniel Burman
- Written By
- Marcelo Birmajer, Daniel Burman
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Feb 4, 2005 Limited
- Studio
- New Yorker Films
Critic Reviews
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Susan Walker, Toronto Star
As visually captivating as it is emotionally engaging.
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David Gilmour, Globe and Mail
The film's sophistication -- and it is an immensely sophisticated film -- lies in its refusal to tuck in too tightly its shirttails.
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Mario Tarradell, Dallas Morning News
Plays out in a low-key but charming fashion.
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Marta Barber, Miami Herald
Burman explored this world before in 2000's Waiting for the Messiah, but in Lost Embrace, his maturity results in a much tighter and engaging film.
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Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
Burman succeeds in involving us with the kind of characters who don't normally find their way to the big screen.
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Cast
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Daniel Hendler
as Ariel
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Sergio Boris
as Joseph
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Adriana Aizenberg
as Sonia
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Jorge D'Elía
as ElÃas, Elías, El?as
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Rosita Londner
as Ariel's Grandmother
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Diego Korol
as Mitelman
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Silvina Bosco
as Rita
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Melina Petriella
as Estela
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Isaac Fain
as Osvaldo
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Atilio Pozzobon
as Saligani Father
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Pablo Kim
as Kim, Li Kue
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Catalina Cho
as Ho Kim, Li Khue
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Juan Jose Flores Quispe
as Ramón, Ramón, Ram?
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Norman Erlich
as Rabbi Benderson
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Adrian Fondari
as Manukian Homeless Man
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Daniel Kargieman
as Alfadi
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Juan Minujín
as Lad in Bar
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Monica Cabrera
as Saligani Mother
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Franco Tirri
as Saligani Son
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Eduardo Wigutow
as Moshe Levin
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Eloy Burman
as Saligani Baby
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Luciana Dulitzky
as Saligani Daughter
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Francisco Pinto
as Gerardo
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Arnoldo Schmidt
as Moshe Levin's Brother
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Fanny Lavintman
as Mitelman's Secretary
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Salo Pasik
as Marcos 'El Colorado'
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Gerardo Del Aguila
as The Peruvian
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Wolfram Hecht
as Polish Consul
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Eva Wylazlowska
as Consul Secretary
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Luz María González Paredes
as Adelaida
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Jorge Boigen
as Uncle Jorge
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Sergio Kaplan
as Rikudim Dancer
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Jaime Kantorovich
as Rikudim Dancer
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Ariel Yohai
as Rikudim Dancer
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Daniel Yohai
as Rikudim Dancer
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Gabriel Stronguin
as Rikudim Dancer
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Jorge Bromberg
as Rikudim Dancer
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Mario Elenewaig
as Rikudim Dancer
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Gladys Levingston
as Rikudim Dancer
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Eva Tocker
as Rikudim Dancer
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Elida Schmorak
as Rikudim Dancer
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Susana Dolinko
as Rikudim Dancer
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Olga Ostrovsky
as Rikudim Dancer
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Sergio Segaloff
as Rikudim Dancer
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Diana Szperling
as Rikudim Dancer
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Alejandro Glimberg
as Rikudim Dancer
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Fabio Mirchuk
as Rikudim Dancer
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Monica Rubinstein
as Rikudim Dancer
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Analia Sidlik
as Rikudim Dancer
- Adriana Aizemberg
- Isaac Fajm
