Circe

Name: Circe
Genre: Drama
Duration: 1 h 20 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Graciela Borges, Raúl Aubel, Alberto Argibay

19641964
1h 20m

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6.5/10

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Drama

Delia Mañara is notorious in her quarter of Buenos Aires for the mysterious deaths of two of her fiancés. She lives in a twilight world and gains most satisfaction through the exercise of po... Read allDelia Mañara is notorious in her quarter of Buenos Aires for the mysterious deaths of two of her fiancés. She lives in a twilight world and gains most satisfaction through the exercise of power over others.Delia Mañara is notorious in her quarter of Buenos Aires for the mysterious deaths of two of her fiancés. She lives in a twilight world and gains most satisfaction through the exercise of power over others.

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6.5/10

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Trivia
In Greek mythology, Circe was a goddess and sorceress who lived on the island of Eea. She had the power to transform her enemies and those who offended her into animals, through the use of magic potions. According to the Odyssey, when Odysseus arrived on that island he stayed in the ships with half the crew and made the rest disembark, whom Circe through her powers transformed into pigs after inviting them to a banquet. Only Eurylochus managed to escape, who from the beginning suspected a betrayal, and gave notice to Odysseus, who left alone to rescue his men. Circe failed in her attempt to turn Odysseus into an animal because he was protected by a plant that Hermes had given him and she was forced to return her human form to her men. Finally, Circe, in love with Odysseus, helped him on his journey home after he and her crew spent a year with her on her island.

Connections
Referenced in El cuento de las comadrejas (2019)

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7/10

An interesting pic

Lots of talking in this movie. A quite sexist premise too: the boyfriends of a certain woman all die. But when it's time for existentialism, this pic has it. Well-dressed couples debate the meaning of relationships; the value of openness; the desirability of commitment. A man gets interested in the woman whose boyfriends have died, and more discussions ensue. Their parents enter the fray. Influenced by the French New Wave, but it's filmed in Buenos Aires, has some street scenes. Based on a story by Cortazar, which is all to the good. Worth seeing, because you can get into the zone of this movie and it will carry you along.

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