Lost Embrace (El Abrazo Partido)

Lost Embrace (El Abrazo Partido) (2004)

  • 83% of critics liked it
    (48 reviews)

  • 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

Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Marcelo Birmajer, Daniel Burman
Genres
Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
In Theaters
Feb 4, 2005 Limited
New Yorker Films

Critic Reviews

  • Susan Walker, Toronto Star

    As visually captivating as it is emotionally engaging.

  • 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.

  • Mario Tarradell, Dallas Morning News

    Plays out in a low-key but charming fashion.

  • 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.

  • 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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  • John B


    Nice visuals and good emotions drawn by the actors. Sophisticated for a comedy.

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