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Suddenly

Play trailer Poster for Suddenly Released Apr 26, 2002 1h 34m Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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In Argentina, Marcia (Tatiana Saphir) is a dowdy, overweight salesgirl working at a Buenos Aires lingerie shop that nobody visits. She has few friends, no boyfriend and low self-esteem. Her tedious life is one day disrupted by two rebellious lesbian strangers, Mao (Carla Crespo) and Lenin (Veronica Hassan), after the sight of Marcia inspires Mao's lust. The capricious girls kidnap Marcia at knife-point and drag her along on a frenzied, erratic journey of friendship, love and self-discovery.
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Critics Consensus

Arresting and absorbing on a visual as well as narrative level, Suddenly weaves an affecting drama around the life-altering experiences of a group of women.

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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. Rated: 3/5 Nov 28, 2003 Full Review 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. Rated: 2/4 Nov 14, 2003 Full Review 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. Rated: 3.5/5 Oct 30, 2003 Full Review Steve Erickson Nashville Scene In Suddenly, this sensitivity to everyday life is its ultimate subject. Mar 3, 2019 Full Review 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. May 16, 2007 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 3/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Frank is great in this and the story is interesting enough, but otherwise, its predictable 50s enemy within scare-mongering Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member De repente, como todo en la vida, un buen reflejo de la vida! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member The best film I've seen this year, one of the best road movies. Great camerawork, amazing detail, Beatriz Thibaudin was a wonderful actress. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member el road movie mas raro que he visto pero asi como es de raro tambien es envolvente Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member No idea what movie the synopsis is for, but it's sure as hell not this one. Excellent film with three WOMEN Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Beautifully sexy, if disturbing. The cinematography in this film is spectacular. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Diego Lerman

Director

Tatiana Saphir

Marcia

Carla Crespo

Mao

Veronica Hassan

Lenin

Beatriz Thibaudin

Blanca

María Merlino

Delia

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Movie Info

Synopsis In Argentina, Marcia (Tatiana Saphir) is a dowdy, overweight salesgirl working at a Buenos Aires lingerie shop that nobody visits. She has few friends, no boyfriend and low self-esteem. Her tedious life is one day disrupted by two rebellious lesbian strangers, Mao (Carla Crespo) and Lenin (Veronica Hassan), after the sight of Marcia inspires Mao's lust. The capricious girls kidnap Marcia at knife-point and drag her along on a frenzied, erratic journey of friendship, love and self-discovery.
Director
Diego Lerman
Producer
Lita Stantic, Diego Lerman
Screenwriter
Diego Lerman, Maria Meira
Distributor
Empire Pictures
Production Co
Hubert Bals Fund
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 26, 2002, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
May 7, 2003
Release Date (DVD)
Feb 22, 2005
Box Office (Gross USA)
$20.8K
Runtime
1h 34m