Amazing movie-an Argentinian murder mysteryReleased in Argentina 8-13-09, in US 4-16-10
Rating: R (2:09)
9-23-10 at Crossroads, by myself
RT: 92 cag:
Director: Juan Jose Campanella
2010 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film
In Spanish with English subtitles
Ricardo Darin plays Benjamin Esposito, a man who works as an investigator for lawyers and judges in Buenes Aires. He has recently retired and is writing a novel about one of his cases, a case that started 25 years before and has never been truly solved. It still iggles at him. Also iggling at him is the love he feels, and has always felt, for his boss, a beautiful woman who is also his friend.
The time period switches from the past, telling its part of the story, and to the present, watching as they put more clues together. The cast is superb. Fantastic. I didn't even realize I was reading their words. (Though I was speaking with the owner of Clues Unlimited the very next day. She can speak Spanish and says that they did not translate much of the foul language that was being used. She says it was outrageous, and sometimes really funny. The translated words worked perfectly for me!)
As more and more is revealed, the story becomes more and more engrossing. What a splendid piece of storytelling! I can understand why it received an academy award. It was brilliant!
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