Argentina: New Cinema 2015

14th Annual Argentine Film Festival in Los Angeles

Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood - November 20-22, 2015

Presented by the American Cinémathèque and the Consulate General and Promotion Center of the Argentine Republic in Los Angeles, with the support of Latino Media Visions. Sponsored by REMY MARTIN.

FRIDAY, NOV. 20 at 7:30 PM

Argentina’s Official Oscar Submission!

THE CLAN

EL CLAN

2015, Fox Searchlight, 110 min, Dir: Pablo Trapero

 

                

Old habits die hard: The “disappearances” that marked the Videla regime in Argentina continued after the dictator’s fall in 1981, but the motive changed from politics to money. Arquimedes Puccio (Guillermo Francella, brilliantly cold-blooded here), kidnapped wealthy men and women and held them for ransom in his home, using domineering control over his family and - for a time - the tacit protection of police to do it. This riveting true story boasts great period detail (including a truly inspired soundtrack) and shocking violence, and was a huge box office hit in Argentina. In Spanish with English subtitles.


SATURDAY, NOV. 21 at 7:30 PM - Double Feature!

PAPERS IN THE WIND

PAPELES EN EL VIENTO

2015, 98 min, Dir: Juan Taratuto

 

                

Based on a novel by Eduardo Sacheri (The Secret in Their Eyes), this Argentine box office hit takes a bittersweet look at the country’s most popular sport. Lifelong friends and fervent fans of Buenos Aires’ Independiente soccer team, Fernando (Diego Peretti), Mauricio (Pablo Echarri) and El Ruso (Pablo Rago) try to help when Fernando’s brother dies, leaving all his family’s money invested in the fortunes of one struggling athlete. In Spanish with English subtitles.

THE BOSS, ANATOMY OF A CRIME

EL PATRON, RADIOGRAFIA DE UN CRIMEN

2014, 98 min, Argentina, Venezuela, Dir: Sebastián Schindel

 

                

Based on a true story, this powerful exposé of worker exploitation and social stratification in Argentina follows Hermógenes Saldivar (Joaquín Furriel, named Best Actor at the Guadalajara Film Festival), an illiterate farmhand who sees his new job at a Buenos Aires butcher shop as the key to a new life. But the boss (Luis Ziembrowski) is a slave driver whose abuse pushes Hermógenes to the breaking point. In Spanish with English subtitles.


SUNDAY, NOV. 22 at 7:30 PM - Double Feature!

FRANCIS: PRAY FOR ME

FRANCISCO – EL PADRE JORGE

2015, 100 min, Dir: Beda Docampo Feijóo

 

                 

Pope Francis has stirred the hopes of millions around the world since ascending to the papacy in 2013, but before that he was Jorge Mario Bergoglio, a humble Buenos Aires priest. Starring Darío Grandinetti (WILD TALES), this informative biopic traces the prelate’s life and the evolution of his faith as he rises through the ranks of the Catholic Church. In Spanish with English subtitles.

INDIO, THE MOVIE

INDIO, LA PELICULA

2015, 113 min, Argentina, Dir: Carlos Alberto Solari

 

Among Argentina’s most popular and beloved artists, Indio Solari has been making music for nearly 40 years, but has never been the focus of a motion picture – until now. Shot with 12 HD cameras, a Condor cam and a helicopter, this exciting concert film captures the singer and his band, Los Fundamentalistas del Aire Acondicionado, whipping 45,000 fans into a frenzy at Estadio Ciudad de la Plata.