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Imagining Argentina (100%)

Plot: This is one of those rare political films that transcend politics with a stirring emotional story. Argentinean first-time director Luis Puenzo tells the story of a strong-willed teacher who tries to l...( read more read more... )earn the true identity of her adopted daughter's father, coming to suspect that he was a political prisoner. Her political awakening is actually an emotional one as well because of her detached persona. Ironically, even though she is a teacher, she doesn't connect with people very well, thinking of history in the most abstract terms. But she learns the painful truth of present-day life. Tautly directed by Puenzo, The Official Story was a 1985 Oscar-winner for Best Foreign Film, with a riveting performance by Norma Aleandro. --Bill Desowitz

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  • Want To See
    MCT:
    July 3, 2008
    want to see this because it won best foreign-language film at the oscars, at the golden globes, and with the LAFC
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    May 31, 2008
    Very great movie. I did not like when her husband beats her. She should have killed him for that. Besides that great movie. Lots of reading on this movie for you don't know the language.
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    April 22, 2008
    I watched this because I just got done reading a book called Imagining Argentina which was about the same conflict this film deals with. I?d been meaning to see this winner of the Best Foreign Film Oscar the year it came out. There isn?t a whole lot to say about it, the setting is interesting and the story is powerful. I thought some of the acting was a little weak, and the movie ended about fifteen minutes to early, otherwise it?s a good solid piece of work.
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    March 1, 2008
    Strong Recommendation for a depiction of the aftershock of one of the most brutal times in the Americas.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    October 12, 2007
    I watched this a long time ago in Spanish class and had been struggling to remember the title for a while now. After finally reading about it, I had a burst of revelation, and naturally the first thing I did was to come back here and write about it. I am a nerd.

    The Official Story is both emotionally and politically charged, which is an extremely difficult balance for a film to strike. Even after four years, some of the scenes in it still resonate with me - one toward the end in particular. It is a movie to watch with open and mature eyes, one I'd like to take another look at some time in the future.
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    January 25, 2007
    About the Argentinian "dirty war" of the 70s. There is a domestic violence scene in it that absolutely shocked me...i cannot watch this movie to this day because of the brutality in it
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    January 14, 2007
    Uno de los documentos fílmicos más contundentes de la Guerra Sucia iniciaca por los militares argentinos entre los 70s y los 80s.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    December 11, 2006
    La vi en una clase en la universidad y no he podido recuperarme. Poderosa, conmovedora. Gano el Oscar como mejor pelicula extranjera. Altamente recomendada.

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  • Rated: (R)
  • Directed by: Luis Puenzo
  • Genres: Art House & International, Drama
  • Released: January 1, 1985
  • DVD Released: July 5, 2000

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