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Las cinéphilas

2017 · 72 min

A quiet, observational portrait that drifts gently through daily rituals, finding warmth and solitude in the shared habit of sitting alone in the dark.

Directed by
María Álvarez
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Norma Bárbaro, Estela Clavería, Lucía Aguirre
Overview
Six elderly retired women, two from Buenos Aires, Argentina; two from Montevideo, Uruguay; and two from Madrid, Spain, have something in common, despite their different interests and lives: they go to the movies almost every day.

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Directed by
María Álvarez
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Norma Bárbaro, Estela Clavería, Lucía Aguirre
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    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • loneliness
    • aging
    • art
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Scales, 0 to 10
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    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism9
    Romance1
    Tension1
    Darkness2
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    María Álvarez
    Written by
    María Álvarez
    Starring
    Norma Bárbaro, Estela Clavería, Lucía Aguirre, Leopoldina Novoa, Paloma Díez-Picasso, Chelo Plaza Domínguez
    Cinematography
    Tirso Díaz-Jares Rueda
    Runtime
    72 min
    Country
    Argentina
    Languages
    Spanish

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