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La isla

  • 19791979
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
46
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La isla (1979)
Drama
The lives of several patients at an isolated psychiatric ward. A relationship develops between a young man who comes out of a catatonic state and a young woman who is terrified of the outsid... Read allThe lives of several patients at an isolated psychiatric ward. A relationship develops between a young man who comes out of a catatonic state and a young woman who is terrified of the outside world.The lives of several patients at an isolated psychiatric ward. A relationship develops between a young man who comes out of a catatonic state and a young woman who is terrified of the outside world.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
46
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Alejandro Doria
  • Writers
    • Aída Bortnik
    • Alejandro Doria
  • Stars
    • Selva Alemán
    • Hugo Arana
    • Aldo Barbero
  • Director
    • Alejandro Doria
  • Writers
    • Aída Bortnik
    • Alejandro Doria
  • Stars
    • Selva Alemán
    • Hugo Arana
    • Aldo Barbero
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    • 1User review
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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    Sandra Mihanovich and Lisardo Laphitz in La isla (1979)
    Sandra Mihanovich and Lisardo Laphitz in La isla (1979)
    Sandra Mihanovich and Chela Ruíz in La isla (1979)
    Sandra Mihanovich in La isla (1979)

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    Selva Alemán
    Selva Alemán
    Hugo Arana
    Hugo Arana
    Aldo Barbero
    Aldo Barbero
    Héctor Bidonde
    Héctor Bidonde
    Luisina Brando
    Luisina Brando
    Alicia Bruzzo
    Alicia Bruzzo
    Franklin Caicedo
    Franklin Caicedo
    Lito Cruz
    Lito Cruz
    Graciela Dufau
    Graciela Dufau
    Juan Carlos Gianuzzi
    Lisardo Laphitz
    Lisardo Laphitz
    Sandra Mihanovich
    Sandra Mihanovich
    Aníbal Morixe
    Chela Ruíz
    Chela Ruíz
    Beatriz Spelzini
    Flora Steinberg
    Flora Steinberg
    Elena Tasisto
    Elena Tasisto
    Beatriz Thibaudin
    • Director
      • Alejandro Doria
    • Writers
      • Aída Bortnik
      • Alejandro Doria
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    • Trivia
      Official submission of Argentina for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 52nd Academy Awards in 1980.

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    9/10
    A metaphor of a nightmare in Argentina.
    This exellent film regarding a seclusion place where mentally instable characters live, is undoubtely a special vision of a curious situation that is typical in Argentina. Furthermore if we notice the year it was filmed in, and we realize that there was a dictatorship at that moment, we begin to interchange more personally with those characters relating their story with that of a "Caligari" of a "Brazil" situation, in the sense that one can express oneself under such terrible situations only by showing characters that go mad. In other words, the normal people of reality are really the questioned ones in such a authoritarian context. Mr Doria had already filmed two features that had strong problems with a terrifying censorship and in this movie he still finds the strength to film interesting and good quality stories. It is outstanding that this artist always stood firm in his creative convictions, even through those black years. His following career proves his authenticity as a master of moviemaking.
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    • polverinointernacional
    • Aug 6, 2002

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    • Release date
      • August 9, 1979 (Argentina)
    • Country of origin
      • Argentina
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • The Island
    • Filming locations
      • Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina
    • Production company
      • MBC Producciones S.A.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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