Extraordinary Stories

Historias extraordinarias

Argentina

2008

245 Min

Color

Spanish

Currently 4.6/5 Stars.
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CAST Klaus Dietze, Mariano Llinás, Eduardo Iaccono

ED Agustín Rolandelli, Alejo Moguillansky

Imbued with the spirit of Robert Louis Stevenson filtered through the sensibilities of Jorge Luis Borges and Thomas Pynchon, three unconnected, voiceover-narrated tales each starts off innocently enough and then veers into ever stranger, more fascinating realms: a labyrinth of side-steps and sub-plots, an “ocean of stories” revealing surprise after surprise: a murder, maps, monoliths, legends, betrayals, cover-ups, multiple identities, a disappeared treasure of gold, and much, much more. —Cinequest

Director

Mariano Llinás

Mariano Llinás was born in Buenos Aires in 1975 and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the Universidad del Cine, where he now teaches. After making many short films, he made his first feature, Balnearios (seen at BAFICI 2002), followed by the short La más bella niña, in 2004, and the feature El humor (pequeña enciclopedia ilustrada), co-directed with Ignacio Masllorens, in 2006. With his production company, El Pampero Cine, he produced El amor (primera parte) (BAFICI 2004) and Opus (BAFICI 2005, which he also co-wrote). His film, Historias Extraordinarias, was exhibited at the BAFICI 10º and was very well received by the public and critics. —artshound.com

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Bleu Poster

12Feb12

Banality wrapped in mysteries wrapped in more mysteries, all wrapped in more banality. Wonderful.

Francisco R.

7Feb12

A truly fascinating novelesque account of three stories that benefits from its compelling narration and its multilayered narrative and stylistic content, assuming at times forms of essays and documentaries adding only to the inmense appeal of the movie. The digressions involving female characters showcase the most insightful and tender narrations, evoking the skills of Eric Rohmer at the top of his game.