Argentina

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Argentina

2015

1h 25m

Documentary

Music

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10 Reviews

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Carefully choreographed dance pieces and stunning imagery from the countryside of Argentina combine to weave a tapestry of Argentinean folk culture.

Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

This is an expertly deejayed party without name-tags (until the credits), which on some level may be an appropriate manifestation of a shared, passed-down music that defines something collective about a people.

Jun 30, 2016

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Neil Genzlinger

New York Times

"Argentina" provides a fine introduction to that country's traditional music and dance for those already familiar with it. The contradiction in that statement is why this pretty film is also a frustrating one.

Jun 16, 2016

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Ella Taylor

NPR

Minor but highly watchable ...

Jun 16, 2016

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Neely Swanson

Easy Reader (California)

Though the dancers dance beautifully, the singers sing melodically and the musicians play soulfully, it is all without meaning, like one seamless but context-free concert on a bare stage.

Sep 15, 2017

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Grace Culhane

Willamette Week

The vignettes are connected, though -- visually through Saura's habit of enlarging and distorting imagery, and spiritually through his unabashed love of his subject.

Rated: A-

Sep 21, 2016

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Joe Bendel

Epoch Times

Saura proves once again, he is the best in the business capturing dance on film. In this case he has the added advantage of two wildly cinematic show-stopping numbers.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jun 28, 2016

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Great expression of culture. Took me on a journey through Argentina. Mesmerising

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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cinegeek.de Carlos Saura drehte bereits in den 50er Jahren Filme. Er darf sich als letzter Altmeister des europäischen Kinos wähnen! Diesmal taucht er ein in die volksmusikalische Tradition Argentiniens. In einem Studio in Buenos Aires versammelt er eine Anzahl von Künstlern und Virtuosen, die er mit raffinierten Spiegelbauten und dem Widerspiel von Licht und Schatten inszeniert. Von der gerade einmal angedeuteten Narration bis zum grossen Gefühlsausbruch! Argentina versteht sich darüber hinaus als Verbeugung vor den Volkssängern Atahualpa Yupanqui und Mercedes Sosa durch historische Aufnahmen. Eines aber versäumt er bei diesem Rückgriff auf Footage Material: Die Eingliederung in den historischen Kontext Argentiniens...

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Synopsis

Carefully choreographed dance pieces and stunning imagery from the countryside of Argentina combine to weave a tapestry of Argentinean folk culture.

Director: Carlos Saura
Producer: Mariana Erijimovich, Alejandro Israel, Marcelo Schapces
Screenwriter: Carlos Saura
Genre: Documentary, Music
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 17, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $14.9K
Runtime: 1h 25m