Moebius (1996)

A train on the Buenos Aires subway system suddenly vanishes.

Director:

Gustavo Mosquera R.

Writers:

Pedro Cristiani, Gabriel Lifschitz,

Stars:

Guillermo Angelelli, Roberto Carnaghi, Annabella Levy

7 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Guillermo Angelelli	...	Daniel Pratt
Roberto Carnaghi	...	Marcos Blasi
Annabella Levy	...	Abril (as Anabella Levy)
Jorge Petraglia	...	Mistein
Miguel Ángel Paludi	...	Aguirre
Fernando Llosa	...	Nazar
Martín Adjemián	...	Canotti
Daniel Di Biase	...	Kenn (as Daniel Dibiase)
Jean Pierre Reguerraz	...	Deckes
Martín Pavlovsky	...	Conductor 101
Felipe Méndez	...	Jefe de Trasbordos
Fernando Cia	...	Figas
Osvaldo Santoro	...	Vega
Horacio Roca	...	Edmundo
Nora Zinsky	...	Profesora

Storyline

Recent stories, fears and oblivion seen through a metaphor. A 30-passenger convoy vanishes in the closed circuit of the Buenos Aires underground system. Research will be initiated towards finding the cause of this dematerialization. A young topologist (surfaces mathematician) leads the investigation based on some lost maps and technical data sheets. He cannot find the whereabouts of the old scientist who designed the intricate weft of the subway web, until the unexpected aid from a young girl will ease the obtention of the first clues. Everyting seems to be futile, but a random event that will risk his life gets him into an impossible train, were he will face up the amazing final revelation.

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Plot Keywords:

train | subway | underground | mathematics | based on short story

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Argentina

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

17 October 1996 (Argentina)

Also Known As:

A Moebius-metró

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universidad del Cine

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Pratt is running from the train, the shape of the tunnel changes from one shot to the next.

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Connections

Remake of Möbius (1993)

User Reviews

failed to live up to my expectations

Moebius, the movie, has been around for a while now, and has a very good reputation. But this movie is definitely overrated. Though the pitch is very good, it suffers from various flaws that spoil the quality of the movie. First, the plot is obscure and is sometimes hard to follow. Mosquera chose to deal with the desaparecidos issue. It is a very sensitive issue in Argentina and therefore it is courageous of him. But he had room for criticism and his approach of this subject is rather cold. He could have chosen to insist on the political aspect of his movie but instead he chose to develop the dry philosophical/Borges side of it. And this side is not enhanced by the rhythm of the movie which is particularly jerky between underground scenes and outdoors scenes. It would have deserved more fluidity and even spinning to deal with that moebius strip issue. On that point, that choice seems incoherent. Next point the characters, they are cartoons. They act most of the time on one single level whereas we could have expected more subtility. For example, the subway's director is an impulsive, grotesque, slow-thinking character. Would you really expect that from the director of the subway of Buenos Aires? The only character who keeps her mystery is the one of the young girl, the others are only stereotypes. Finally, it lacks poetry and sensibility. Los desaparecidos, the nostalgia floating around, the young girl could have induced more emotion and it is, to my mind, the main failure of that movie. You never feel concerned by the characters or the story. Nevertheless, some interesting points can be stressed. Regarding the budget and the crew this film is rather good and moreover the light used creates a very interesting claustrophobic atmosphere. Finally, the idea would have deserved a better treatment. It is a shame.