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Imagining Argentina

2003 · 107 min

A somber, oppressive plunge into political terror, leavened only by a husband's desperate love and quiet magical hope.

Genres
Drama, Romance, Thriller
Overview
Set during the unsettling disappearances in Buenos Aires during the dictatorship of the 1970s, the film involves theater director Carlos Rueda and his wife Cecilia. Shortly after Cecilia writes an editorial commentary questioning the mysterious abductions, she is herself abducted and taken into police custody.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • love
  • power
  • survival
  • grief
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour1
Realism7
Romance5
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, romance, thriller
Directed by
Christopher Hampton
Written by
Christopher Hampton
Starring
Antonio Banderas, Emma Thompson, Leticia Dolera, Maria Canals-Barrera, Rubén Blades, Irene Escolar, Fernando Tielve, Héctor Bordoni
Music
George Fenton
Cinematography
Guillermo Navarro
Runtime
107 min
Country
Spain, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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