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The Magic Gloves

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An Argentine comedy, this film follows Alejandro (Vicentico), who works as a driver but is looking for better opportunities. His client, Sergio (Fabián Arenillas), mistakenly comes to believe that Alejandro is acquainted with his porn-star brother, Luis (Diego Olivera). This leads to a series of events that include Alejandro's girlfriend, Cecilia (Cecilia Biagini), and Sergio's wife, Susana (Susana Pampín), as well as a moneymaking scheme involving allegedly mystical gloves.

Critics Reviews

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Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times 11/08/2006
2/5
Depression, drugs and professional stasis commingle in The Magic Gloves, a limp urban comedy not nearly as whimsical as its title. Go to Full Review
J. Hoberman Village Voice 11/07/2006
The Magic Gloves is a city symphony in which the metropolis seems an illusory maze and the melody is based on a refrain of recurring riffs. Go to Full Review
Ed Gonzalez Slant Magazine 10/30/2006
2/4
The film's amusing running gags notwithstanding, Rejtman makes the mistake of adopting the depressed, disinterested feelings of his characters, confusing apathy for poetry. Go to Full Review
David Walsh World Socialist Web Site 02/15/2021
The filmmaker, although critical of people who expect miracles, who passively wait for someone or something to solve their problems, is not terribly sympathetic to his characters. Go to Full Review
Dan Sallitt Senses of Cinema 10/17/2018
[Director Martin] Rejtman depicts every crisis and solution in the film in the same unflappable, static style, generating humor from the characters' and the camera's persistent lack of reaction. Go to Full Review
Shirley Sealy Film Journal International 03/01/2007
The appeal here--and it's a strong one--comes from writer-director Rejtman's great understanding of, and empathy for, the comedy of life. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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isla s 09/02/2022 I found this a delightfully quirky film, with a variety of different characters and situations. It was interesting how one thing impacted on another. I liked that its quite understated and it is amusing, if perhaps only lightly. Its a nice and relaxed sort of a film - a good example of world cinema that I would recommend to others. See more 08/03/2009 A cosy movie with a Kaurismakian gloss. See more 11/08/2007 Los guantes magicos, en castellano. Me encanto esta peli, chiquita, poco pretensiosa, y nuestra. Genial Vicentico como actor, en un papel de perdedor que le queda perfecto.Y su mujer, Valeria Bertuccelli, como siempre, sin desperdicio. See more 09/14/2007 Ganz witzig, wenn auch nicht gerade ein Film, der einen vom Hocker reißt. See more 12/17/2006 los guantes magicos es la tercera pelicula de Martin Rejtman, director emblema del cine argentino. En este pelicula, Rejtman lleva mas alla todo lo que en "Silvia Prieto" ya habia mostrado: vuelven a aparecer esos dialogos tan fluidos, tan bien manejados, al igual que la puesta en escena, tan sobria...aca tambien hay objetos que se intercambian, parejas que se reencuentran, situaciones absurdas...Si "Rapado" era la pelicula que retrataba a los jovenes en los 90's, y "silvia prieto" se enfocaba en los veniteañeros, "Los Guantes Magicos" es la vision de Rejtamn sobre los treintañeros o esos mismos jovenes que retaraba en sus peliculas anteriroes, solamente que un poco mas grandes. Nada mas que eso See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An Argentine comedy, this film follows Alejandro (Vicentico), who works as a driver but is looking for better opportunities. His client, Sergio (Fabián Arenillas), mistakenly comes to believe that Alejandro is acquainted with his porn-star brother, Luis (Diego Olivera). This leads to a series of events that include Alejandro's girlfriend, Cecilia (Cecilia Biagini), and Sergio's wife, Susana (Susana Pampín), as well as a moneymaking scheme involving allegedly mystical gloves.
Director
Martín Rejtman
Producer
Martín Rejtman, Hernán Massaluppi
Screenwriter
Martín Rejtman
Distributor
Alfa Films
Production Co
Rizoma Films
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 12, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2019
Runtime
1h 29m