El secreto de sus ojos (2009)

Director:

Juan José Campanella

Writers:

Juan José Campanella (writer)
Eduardo Sacheri (novel)

Release Date:

2010 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Plot:

A man wants to solve a murder committed 30 years ago. |

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Football Game | Local Blockbuster | Writer | Court

Cast

Ricardo Darín	...	Benjamín Esposito
Soledad Villamil	...	Irene Menéndez Hastings
Pablo Rago	...	Ricardo Morales
Javier Godino	...	Isidoro Gómez
Guillermo Francella	...	Pablo Sandoval
José Luis Gioia	...	Inspector Báez
Carla Quevedo	...	Liliana Coloto
Bárbara Palladino	...	Chica piropo
Rudy Romano	...	Ordóñez
Mario Alarcón	...	Juez Fortuna Lacalle
Alejandro Abelenda	...	Pinche Mariano
Sebastián Blanco	...	Pinche Tino
Mariano Argento	...	Romano
Juan José Ortíz	...	Agente Cardozo
Kiko Cerone	...	Molinari

Also Known As:

The Secret in Their Eyes (International: English title)
The Secret of Her Eyes (USA)

Runtime:

127 min

Country:

Argentina | Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.00 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Company:

100 Bares

Trivia:

Argentina's official submission to 82nd Academy Award's Foreign Language in 2010.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: In the scene where Irene and Benjamín are drinking coffee, her cup is empty. When she stirs it, you can see there is no coffee left in the spoon, yet she shakes it to drip the "pretended coffee". When she drinks, you can see the cup is empty.

Speaking Eyes

"El Secreto de sus Ojos" hit me with unspeakable strength. I didn't expect to like it so much, so I owe a review to those in analysis measures before seeing it or those interested in some opinion.

First off, Campanella works with flawless effort all of the technical aspects of the film. It even starts with a double exposure effect, mixed with some sad shots of a beautiful Buenos Aires that hints the spectacle ahead of us. One shot especially, from a chopper in a soccer field edited with a crane shot is breathtaking. Nothing to envy from Hollywood upper class.

But the main strength of the movie comes from the powerful narrative dominion Director Campanella has over characters, spaces and silences. Many moments are coldly tense, scary and very, very intense. This crossover from genres by Campanella couldn't have been better. Crime stories often fall in common places, this one relies on the fragile psychological state of the audience to draw all of it's intense dialog, acting and scenes.

I cannot stop recommending it, Argentina can open it's market with movies such as this. It has many, many memorable moments, it interwines comedy perfectly and it is doubtful you will instantly forget it, as it is so well constructed. See it if you can!