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El Otro

El otro

Argentina, Germany

2007

83 Min
Color
1.85:1
Spanish
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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DIR Ariel Rotter

PROD Christian Baute, Verónica Cura, Enrique Piñeyro

SCR Ariel Rotter

DP Marcelo Lavintman

CAST Julio Chávez, María Onetto, María Ucedo, Inés Molina, Arturo Goetz, Osvaldo Bonet

ED Eliane Katz

SOUND Martin Litmanovich

Berlinale: Silver Bear, Grand Jury Prize, Best Actor, London (World)

Synopsis

Juan Desouza is a 38 years old argentinean businessman, whose life is going to change after a simple business trip: having arrived at the destination, he realizes that the man that sits next to him is dead. Thereupon he decides to adopt the identity of his neighbour, to create himself a new job, find a new apartment and to possibly not return to his own life. Suddenly Juan experiences nature as an adventure, discovering his senses and instincts. And after all new perspectives open up: His previous life suddenly isn’t the only possibility anymore. –trigon-film.org

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zuk

18Apr11

me gusta esta pelicula! grande Julio Chávez! :)

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Cornelis

19Dec10

A great movie. Very slow paced, but definitely worth seeing. Juans journey proves him that the life he chose to live is not the only one possible...

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SP

14Apr10

I agree. Definitely brings to mind Lucrecia Martel. Plotless and to my opinion better than The Headless woman

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matteo

12Apr10

At various points, it reminded me of Lucrecia Martel's "The Headless Woman" (2008). Same sensibility. Same pace.

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