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A young, naive clerk at a lingerie store learns about love and her own identity in Diego Lerman's 2002 film Suddenly. Marcia (Tatiana Saphir) leads a very banal and stagnant existence, especially sinc... read more read more...e her boyfriend recently dumped her. While walking on the street one day, she catches the eye of a thuggish woman named Mao (Carla Crespo) who immediately decides to have sex with Marcia solely for the sport of it. Recruiting the aid of her friend Lenin (Veronica Hassan), Mao manages to talk Marcia into getting into a cab that the two women promptly hijack. They take Marcia to the coast to see the ocean -- which she has never seen before -- before ending up at Lenin's aunt Blanca's house. Blanca (Beatriz Thibaudin) proves to be much more fascinating than Lenin remembers her to be and the two begin redeveloping a connection. Marcia, Mao, Lenin, and Blanca all affect each other in a number of unexpected ways, thereby developing new, complex relationships that each of the women had lacked in their lives. Suddenly was in competition at the 2002 Locarno International Film Festival. ~ Ryan Shriver, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 34 min.

Directed by: Diego Lerman

Release Date: May 7, 2003

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DVD Release Date: February 22, 2005

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  • LWOODS04
    October 10, 2010
    LWOODS04
    Cast: Tatiana Saphir, Carla Crespo, Veronica Hassan, Beatriz Thibaudin, Maria Merlino, Marcos Ferrante, Ana María Martínez, Susana Pampin, Luis Herrera, Laura Mantel

    Director :Diego Lerman

    Summary: Two young lesbian criminals kidnap a heavy-set girl in Buenos Aires, taking ... read moreher along on a road trip into the Argentinean wilderness in a hijacked taxi. It was a spur-of-the-moment thing they might live to regret. Or will they?

    My Thoughts: "I liked the fact it was shot in black and white. Not many director's do that, and it was beautifully done. The character's are hard to relate to or even like, but eventually you come to understand them a bit more. It's a somewhat quiet and slow moving, but it fits the flow of the film. A decent little road movie."
  • flixsterman
    May 23, 2010
    flixsterman
    A superb and highly underrated little road film. Unique, sexually charged and intelligently written.
  • lesleyanorton
    October 31, 2010
    lesleyanorton
    Two girls lure dowdy knicker seller into black and white roadtrip. An Argentinian indy film low on budget and Hollywood gloss, but high on thoughtfulness. I liked it.

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Randy Cordova
November 28, 2003
Randy Cordova, Arizona Republic

The movie, filmed in arty black and white, has some nice moments of dialogue and an offbeat, quirky rhythm that is slightly hypnotic at times.

Walter V. Addiego
November 14, 2003
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle

The film has nice black-and-white photography, and attitude to spare, but finally leaves you with that unhappily familiar 'so what?' feeling. Full Review

Manohla Dargis
October 30, 2003
Manohla Dargis, Los Angeles Times

Built on small telling gestures and well-observed moments, and periodically rocked by a spasm of everyday weirdness, Suddenly works its charms slowly but steadily. Full Review

Allison Benedikt
September 25, 2003
Allison Benedikt, Chicago Tribune

An absorbing film, balancing on the edge of steady. Full Review

John Anderson
August 28, 2003
John Anderson, Newsday

An illustration of what happens when new blood hits old or inert cinema: Everything is rejected, or everything is embraced. Full Review

Elvis Mitchell
August 28, 2003
Elvis Mitchell, New York Times

Filmed in a stark, rough, black-and-white style that grabs your sympathy immediately. Full Review

V.A. Musetto
August 28, 2003
V.A. Musetto, New York Post

It's an unusual and interesting piece of filmmaking.

Dennis Lim
August 26, 2003
Dennis Lim, Village Voice

A humane, unassumingly quirky rumination on chance and caprice. Full Review

Prairie Miller
May 16, 2007
Prairie Miller, WBAI Web Radio

Crisply shot in gritty black and white, Suddenly's forceful visual style just doesn't compensate for its hollow psychological core.

Jeffrey M. Anderson
November 17, 2003
Jeffrey M. Anderson, San Francisco Examiner

A fantastic feature debut from Argentina's Diego Lerman, Suddenly is a sullen, apathetic black-and-white road movie not to be missed.

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