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Imagining Argentina

  • 20032003
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  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
3.4K
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POPULARITY
36,349
3,021
Antonio Banderas and Emma Thompson in Imagining Argentina (2003)
DramaRomanceThriller
A man has the power to see the fate of missing people - with the exception of his own beloved wife.A man has the power to see the fate of missing people - with the exception of his own beloved wife.A man has the power to see the fate of missing people - with the exception of his own beloved wife.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
3.4K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
36,349
3,021
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Christopher Hampton
    • Writers
      • Lawrence Thornton(novel)
      • Christopher Hampton
    • Stars
      • Antonio Banderas
      • Emma Thompson
      • Rubén Blades
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Christopher Hampton
    • Writers
      • Lawrence Thornton(novel)
      • Christopher Hampton
    • Stars
      • Antonio Banderas
      • Emma Thompson
      • Rubén Blades
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 43User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
    • 27Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Christopher Hampton at an event for Imagining Argentina (2003)
    Christopher Hampton at an event for Imagining Argentina (2003)
    Emma Thompson at an event for Imagining Argentina (2003)
    Emma Thompson and Leticia Dolera at an event for Imagining Argentina (2003)
    Emma Thompson at an event for Imagining Argentina (2003)
    Emma Thompson and Leticia Dolera at an event for Imagining Argentina (2003)
    Leticia Dolera at an event for Imagining Argentina (2003)
    Leticia Dolera at an event for Imagining Argentina (2003)
    Emma Thompson, Christopher Hampton, and Leticia Dolera at an event for Imagining Argentina (2003)
    Christopher Hampton at an event for Imagining Argentina (2003)
    Christopher Hampton at an event for Imagining Argentina (2003)
    Emma Thompson at an event for Imagining Argentina (2003)

    Top cast

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    Antonio Banderas
    Antonio Banderas
    • Carlos Rueda
    Emma Thompson
    Emma Thompson
    • Cecilia Rueda
    Rubén Blades
    Rubén Blades
    • Silvio Ayala
    Irene Escolar
    Irene Escolar
    • Eurydice
    Fernando Tielve
    Fernando Tielve
    • Orfeo…
    Héctor Bordoni
    • Pedro Augustín
    Maria Canals-Barrera
    Maria Canals-Barrera
    • Esme Palomares
    • (as Marí'a Canals)
    Leticia Dolera
    Leticia Dolera
    • Teresa Rueda
    Anthony Diaz-Perez
    • Policeman 1
    • (as Anthony Díaz Pérez)
    Luis Antonio Ramos
    Luis Antonio Ramos
    • Policeman 2
    Carlos Kaniowsky
    Carlos Kaniowsky
    • Rubén Mendoza
    • (as Carlos Kaniowski)
    Stella Maris
    • Concepta Madrid
    Concha Hidalgo
    Concha Hidalgo
    • Octavio Marquez's Grandmother
    Ana Gracia
    Ana Gracia
    • Hannah Masson
    Horacio Obón
    • Victor Madrid
    Amparo Valle
    • Julia Obregon's Mother
    Cielo Verano
    • Julia Obregon
    María Nydia Ursi
    • Plaza Mother 1
    • (as Maria Nydia Ursi)
    • Director
      • Christopher Hampton
    • Writers
      • Lawrence Thornton(novel)
      • Christopher Hampton
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      When it became clear that two additional scenes would help the script, a) the quarrel about whether Cecilia should publish her article and b) the flashback scene why Cecilia and Carlos got married, there was a little competition going on between Writer and Director Christopher Hampton and Dame Emma Thompson, who wrote their versions of those scenes. Thompson's version of the flashback scene was finally agreed on.
    • Goofs
      When Cecilia is seen by Carlos in the roof of "Casa Rosada", there is a modern surveillance camera near the characters. Those cameras were not available in 1976.

    User reviews43

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    Top review
    8/10
    Excellent movie, Bandera's finest performance
    Dear iggimarco, Coming from a country that has a similar past with Argentina i can say that the movie touch me deeply like you. Greece experienced its 7 years of cruel dictatorship 1967-1974. Seven long years that left too many scars.

    Every now and then i will hear someone of my family talking about the suffer of those years although they rarely talk about what they've been through.

    Indeed those who don't know, who are lucky (or not) enough to come from countries that never experienced that kind of horror will judge the movie based on script, lighting, acting etc. Those who know will feel the movie evoking all those feelings of deep sorrow and pain.

    Movies like this should always be made. It is another way to maintain memory of the fallen alive and to make sure that...never again (as the movie tells us in the end)
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    • aStRaLoN
    • Apr 17, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 16, 2004 (Spain)
    • Countries of origin
      • Spain
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Manga Films (Spain)
      • UIP (United Kingdom)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Kayıp hayatlar
    • Filming locations
      • Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina
    • Production companies
      • Multivideo
      • Arenas Entertainment
      • Myriad Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $8,899
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,752
      • Jun 13, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $383,106
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital EX
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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