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 Zinski	...	Profesora (as Nora Zinsky)

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 | buenos aires | young girl | research | 

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Genres:

Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The credited writer Armin Deutsch is the author of the much-anthologized short story "A Subway Named Mo(e)bius," first published in 1950 and set in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. The subway referred to in the story is now part of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (the "T").

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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

Clever Mystery Thriller About Another Dimension

Full Review on my blog max4movies: Moebius is a mystery thriller about a young mathematician who is sent to find a missing train in the Buenos Aires subway system. On a philosophical level, Moebius makes the statement that a system can expand infinitely within its own dimensions. This transhumanist question is explored through a young mathematician who searches the subway system of Buenos Aires for a seemingly missing train. The movie references the Moebius strip for explaining how a system can reach a higher order within itself, effectively stating that a network created by humankind can become too complex to be understood by the human mind. As with the visual style, the editing, and the acting, the movie is very consistent in this central theme and therefore makes a clever viewing, only partly weakened by the uneven pacing in the second third. Read my full review on my blog movie-discourse.

Details

Country:

Argentina

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

17 October 1996 (Argentina)

Also Known As:

A Moebius-metró

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Box Office

Budget:

$250,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universidad del Cine

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (2.0)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1