Imagining Argentina (2003)

Antonio Banderas and Emma Thompson star in this gripping political thriller about a man with the power to see the fate of missing people - with the exception of his own beloved wife.

Director:

Christopher Hampton

Writers:

Lawrence Thornton (novel), Christopher Hampton

Stars:

Antonio Banderas, Emma Thompson, Rubén Blades

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Irene Escolar	...	Eurydice
Fernando Tielve	...	Orfeo / Enrico
Hector Bordoni	...	Pedro Augustín (as Héctor Bordoni)
Antonio Banderas	...	Carlos Rueda
Emma Thompson	...	Cecilia Rueda
Maria Canals-Barrera	...	Esme Palomares (as Marí'a Canals)
Rubén Blades	...	Silvio Ayala
Leticia Dolera	...	Teresa Rueda
Anthony Diaz-Perez	...	Policeman 1 (as Anthony Díaz Pérez)
Luis Antonio Ramos	...	Policeman 2
Carlos Kaniowsky	...	Rubén Mendoza (as Carlos Kaniowski)
Stella Maris	...	Concepta Madrid
Concha Hidalgo	...	Octavio Marquez's Grandmother
Ana Gracia	...	Hannah Masson
Horacio Obón	...	Victor Madrid

Storyline

Antonio Banderas and Emma Thompson star in this gripping political thriller about a man with the power to see the fate of missing people - with the exception of his own beloved wife.

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Plot Keywords:

clipping a hedge | operation condor | tongue cut out | the disappeared | military | 

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Taglines:

An extraordinary story of love, compassion and danger.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence/torture and brief language

Details

Official Sites:

Manga Films [Spain] UIP [UK]

Country:

Spain UK USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

16 April 2004 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Aconteceu na Argentina

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Company Credits

Production Co:

Multivideo, Arenas Entertainment, Myriad Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX DTS (5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is Antonio Banderas's second film regarding Argentine history, he had previously play Che Guevara in Evita, also set in Argentina.

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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 Reviews

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)