Argentinain films in Cannes Competition
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- DirectorMario SofficiStarsZully MorenoSabina OlmosNélida BilbaoHistory of a woman who lives clinging to her memories and to the mansion to which they are intimately linked.
- DirectorLuis César AmadoriStarsNarciso Ibáñez MentaPola AlonsoEva CaselliBiography of the Argentine poet Almafuerte.
- DirectorDaniel TinayreStarsAmelia BenceFrancisco de PaulaEnrique DiosdadoTale of Emilia (Amelia Bence), a famous concert pianist. As a child, Emilia was sexually assaulted by a circus clown (Enrique Diosdado) while the music of Manuel de Fallas' "Ritual Dance of Fire" could be heard from the circus tent. Since that time, Emilia has gone into hysterics every time she hears the de Fallas composition. Making matters worse, the lascivious clown is now her business manager. Exploiting Emilia's fragile emotional state, the ruthless manager dominates the poor girl.
- DirectorLeón KlimovskyStarsPedro López LagarFanny NavarroGolde FlamiPablo Urioste is a respected surgeon, but he is forced to experience a nightmarish world after his wife, a marijuana addict, dies at a nightclub. He tells his story to the police, and tells stories of how he is hooked, beaten, blackmailed, and includes some bad-trip flashbacks. Ms. Quiroga tries to help him, but there is little hope for Dr. Urioste after undergoing THE MARIHUANA STORY.
- DirectorLucas DemareStarsTita MerelloArturo García BuhrAlita RománLeandro and the Carancha are inhabitants of the islands of the Parana Delta and agree a pair. They are rough persons done to the hard fight for the life in these places. They have a son who takes to the house a girl; the presence of her provokes the jealousies of the Carancha and his attitude leads dramatists moments.
- DirectorMario SofficiStarsTita MerelloMario FortunaAlberto de MendozaWhen her husband is imprisoned for manslaughter, a strong willed woman must work to provide for her family.
- DirectorTulio DemicheliStarsAída AlbertiTito AlonsoArturo ArcariAn intern experiences a very tough day at the hospital while trying to romance a nurse.
- DirectorLucas DemareStarsDomingo SapelliHugo del CarrilRosa CatáMen and women faced the Indians and their own loneliness in a post in the desert around 1875.
- DirectorLeopoldo Torre NilssonStarsElsa DanielLautaro MurúaBerta OrtegosaThe House of the Angel focuses on the ruling class in 1920s Argentina, a deeply repressive society where political arguments were often settled by duels, and young women were expected to be totally ignorant of sex.
- DirectorMario SofficiStarsJuan VerdaguerSusana CamposMaría Luisa RobledoOut of the blue, a meek, old painter begins receiving love letters from Rosaura. This intrigues his fellow boarding house tenants, so they involve themselves into his relationship until one day the mysterious Rosaura appears.
- DirectorLucas DemareStarsAlfredo AlcónGraciela BorgesEnrique FavaA young indigenous couple struggle to survive the oppression they endure while forced to work on a sugar plantation in the Andes.
- DirectorFrancis LauricStarsGuillermo Brizuela MéndezHéctor CalcañoRafael CarretPeople of different classes meet on a pilgrimage to the Basilica of Our Lady of Luján.
- DirectorLeopoldo Torre NilssonStarsElsa DanielFrancisco RabalLeonardo FavioA woman uncovers the secret of her aunt's withdrawal from the world and arranges a confrontation with the man who jilted her.
- DirectorRené MúgicaStarsArturo ArcariDidi CarliCamilo Da PassanoCacho Garibaldi is the soccer player of the moment, his goals lead to delirium fans. When an eccentric millionaire named Lupus buys his transfer, he believes he has reached the pinnacle of fame.
- DirectorLeopoldo Torre NilssonStarsIsabel SarliFrancisco RabalJardel FilhoMelodrama about a prostitute who remembers her ill-fated romances.
- DirectorManuel AntinStarsLautaro MurúaFernanda MistralWalter VidarteIsmael is a shy, awkward young man who belongs to a group of conspirators. The leader, Lucas, constantly abuses and ridicules him. Precariously held together by a romantic relationship, Ismael struggles to assert himself.
- DirectorRené MúgicaStarsAlfredo AlcónFina BasserMilagros de la VegaThe Greek tragedy of Electra is transported to turn of the century Buenos Aires.
- DirectorFernando AyalaStarsAlberto de MendozaRicardo ArecoSusana FreyreA race car driver tries to intervene in his son's engagement by seducing his fiancée.
- DirectorLeopoldo Torre NilssonStarsArthur KennedyGeraldine PageDeborah ReedA married couple uproot their entire family and move to Puerto Rico where the familial tree promptly dies in the face of relentless poverty and depression.
- DirectorManuel AntinStarsAdolfo GüiraldesJuan CarvalledoLuis Manuel de la CuestaThe story takes place in San Antonio de Areco, in the Argentina pampas. Fabio Cáceres remembers his childhood as an orphan and his youth working in the field, next to his godfather, Don Segundo Sombra, a solitary gaucho.
- DirectorLuis PuenzoStarsNorma AleandroHéctor AlterioChunchuna VillafañeDuring the final months of Argentinian Military Dictatorship in 1983, a high school teacher sets out to find out who the mother of her adopted daughter is.
- DirectorRaúl de la TorreStarsGraciela BorgesLautaro MurúaPepe SorianoIn May of 1945, the news of the fall of Berlin spread to Buenos Aires. Clara is the daughter of a socialist leader named Boris who has died unexpectedly. As Clara learns more about a father she hardly knew, she finds out slowly about his political involvement during the war. There is some unrest in Argentina, and soon, not even Clara's life is free from danger.
- DirectorFernando E. SolanasStarsSusú PecoraroMiguel Ángel SoláPhilippe LéotardThe movie starts while Floreal, the main protagonist, was being released from the prison when the military coup ended in 1983. He is estranged to his former life because of his last few years in prison and especially discovering his wife has cheated on him soured their relation. He is not sure if he wants to go back to his old life and family. Wandering through the night his old friend "El-Negro" appears in the dark. He announces that he was assassinated during the military coup and he is a dead man now. But he has a special mission this night and he is back for this special occasion: To help Floreal catch up fast and face with his life and his time in prison. El-Negro helps him to watch through the important events happened in his absence. He confronts some people of importance to him as he wanders around through the night while his wife is waiting for him anxiously thinking he might never come back. During the long night El-Negro helps him to get past with his anger, makes him to understand the difficulties in such a controversial time and how military coup crushes people's lives and even killing a some of them relentlessly. Finally during the dawn, El-Negro announces that he is ready to go on with his life now and he must be back. Floreal figures that he must be strong and continue his life where he left off like his coup stricken country.
- DirectorFernando E. SolanasStarsWalter QuirozSoledad AlfaroRicardo BartisFollows the journey taken by 17-year-old Martin through Latin America - by bicycle - from his snow-frozen school in Tierra del Fuego in search of his 'real' father, a cartoonist turned anthropologist believed to be in the Amazon jungle.
- DirectorHector BabencoStarsMiguel Ángel SoláMaria Luísa MendonçaWalter QuirozJuán returns to his native Buenos Aires after 20 years to visit his dying father and tries to find Ana, his old flame.