Don't Die Without Telling Me Where You're Going
(1995)
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Don't Die Without Telling Me Where You're Going
(1995)
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| Darío Grandinetti | ... |
Leopoldo
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Mariana Arias | ... |
Raquel
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Oscar Martínez | ... |
Oscar
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Mónica Galán | ... |
Susana
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Tincho Zabala | ... |
Don Mario
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| Leonardo Sbaraglia | ... |
Pablo
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James Murray | ... |
William K.L. Dickson
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James Murray | ... |
William K.L. Dickson
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Manuel Cruz | ... |
Leopoldo's Father
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Jairo | ... |
Carlitos
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Ricardo Fasan | ... | |
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Vando Villamil | ... |
Leopoldo's Father (young)
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Sandra Sandrini | ... |
Melba
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Alicia Schilman | ... |
Leopoldo's Mother (young)
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Mauro Iván Palermo | ... |
Leopoldo (kid)
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This movie is a declaration of love to cinema that is used as a metaphor for the universe itself. We are the films and God is projecting them, including this one with Rachel and Leopoldo, who in a former life literally co-invented cinema as an assistant of Thomas A. Edison named William K.L. Dickson. Written by Michel Hafner <mhafner@imdb.com>
Leopoldo, (Dario Grandinetti), is a timid man in his 40s who toils away in his spare time on unsuccessful inventions. His latest project: a machine to record dreams while people sleep for later playback.
Leopoldo's life is not a happy one. The owner of a failing movie theater in Buenos Aires, he has trouble making ends meet and may soon lose his business. He long-suffering wife Susana, (Monica Galan), is unable to have children, which puts more pressure on an already strained marriage. And it doesn't help matters that Leopoldo behaves eccentrically in public places, conducting conversations with a potted plant carried everywhere as a companion.
On day Rachel, (Mariana Arias), appears. Dressed in the styles of the 1880s, she tells Leopoldo the only person who can see her -- that she is a reincarnated spirit and they have met and loved each other in different lives during the previous 300 years. The story that follows is an odd, sometimes slow, though rewarding fantasy about life, dreams, and reincarnation. Strongly recommended.
8/10