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Juan Diego Botto, Susú Pecoraro, José M. Sacristán, Agustín Garvíe, Vando Villamil

An aging author's life story sets the stage for an look back at the political turmoil and social upheaval of Argentina in the 1950s and '60s in this historical drama from filmmaker Adolfo Aristarain. ... read more read more...Acclaimed novelist Joaquín Góñez (José Sacristán) has agreed to write his memoirs, and young Manuel Cueto (Juan Diego Botto) has been hired by his publisher to transcribe his dictation. Cueto, however, soon discovers his job is more complex than imagined; the disillusioned Góñez has been suffering from writer's block, and Cueto must ingratiate himself with the author in order to draw him out. Góñez was raised by a pair of open-minded musicians, and he enjoyed an especially cordial relationship with his mother, Roma (Susú Pecoraro). When his father died, Góñez and Roma were left on their own, and she had a difficult time adjusting to her loss while raising her son. As he grows older and the '50s give way to the '60s, Góñez (now also played by Botto) becomes a bohemian hipster who has quit school to hang out with his girlfriend, Betty (Carla Crespo), and their circle of creatively minded pals. As Góñez begins his life as a writer, he also becomes more aware of politics, and his activist friends soon find themselves roughly handled by the police; as his ideals are challenged and his romantic relationships begin to crumble, Góñez falls into a romance with his best friend's wife, leading to an emotional crisis that leads him back to Roma. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Unrated, 2 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Adolfo Aristarain

Release Date: April 15, 2004

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  • pier007
    February 29, 2012
    pier007
    A beautiful and touching tribute to a mother. I feel very close to the main character, because I was also raised by a loving and ever caring woman who has never given up on her children, even when sometimes I have felt ungrateful and undeserving of having such perfect human being... read more as my anchor.
  • YourObsession
    November 25, 2006
    YourObsession
    A great tale about a man's life as he grows up in Buenos Aires and winds up in Madrid. (I watched it in Spanish with English subs, and I hope there isn't any and never will be English dubs!)

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