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Federico Luppi, Mercedes Sampietro, Arturo Puig, Carlos Santamaria, Yael Barnatán

Based on Lorenzo F. Aristarian's novel Rebirth and directed by Adolfo Aristarian, Common Places is a family drama from Argentina. College professor Fernando (Federico Luppi) and his devoted social wor... read more read more...ker wife Liliana (Mercedes Sampietro) live in a modest apartment in Buenos Aires. When he is forced into retirement and she is at risk of losing her job due to poor funding, they decide to visit their son, Pedro (Carlos Santamaria), who has a comfortable bourgoise lifestyle in Spain. After the father and son express their differences, Liliana and Fernando sell their apartment and buy a house in rural Cordoba. The middle-aged couple enjoy their new setting until Fernando develops pneumonia. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 52 min.

Directed by: Adolfo Aristarain

Release Date: January 1, 2003

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DVD Release Date: April 20, 2004

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  • pier007
    February 26, 2012
    pier007
    A bit ponderous, considering the subject matter. Nevertheless, there is some poetic and philosophical richness laying inside its monotonous and discursive preachiness.
  • gator681
    March 11, 2008
    gator681
    [font=Century Gothic]In "Common Ground," Fernando Robles(Federico Luppi) is a leftist university professor in Buenos Aires who due to budget cuts is facing mandatory retirement. He asks his lawyer, Carlos(Arturo Puig), if there is any way they can delay this by three years. In ... read morethe meantime, Fernando and his wife, Lili(Mercedes Sampietro), travel to Madrid to visit their son, Pedro(Carlos Santamaria), who offers to take care of them after they retire.(Fernando and Lili lived in Madrid in exile during Argentina's military junta of the 1970's.) They decline, least because Fernando cannot stand his daughter-in-law, Fabiana(Yael Barnatan). Could it be because she is racist?[/font]
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    [font=Century Gothic]"Common Ground" is a touching and well-acted movie about surviving in tough economic times with a special emphasis on the financial crisis that crippled Argentina in 2001. Having said that, there is a universality to the film, especially in the refreshing way that making ends meet is presented. Since Fernando and Lili are middle class, they have options that might be unavailable to others.(For example, at what point does emigrating become a valid option and would it really be worth it?) They are also at an age when even though they still have much to contribute to society, it does not think of them as being productive anymore. [/font]

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Oz
March 4, 2004
Oz, eFilmCritic.com

It's an exquisite romance, a beautiful travelogue, a biting drama, a genuine comedy... I could go on and on. Full Review

Pablo Villaca
November 3, 2003
Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena

Traçando um retrato melancólico sobre seu país, Adolfo Aristarain mantém o ritmo do filme, evitando que este se torne cansativo.

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