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La Antena (2007)

La antena (original title)
| Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 19 April 2007 (Argentina)
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This near-silent black and white film from Argentina tells the story of a city that has lost its voice, stolen by Mr. TV, and the attempts of a small family to win the voice back. Similar in design to early German expressionist films.

Director:

Esteban Sapir

Writer:

Esteban Sapir (screenplay)

Stars:

Alejandro Urdapilleta, Valeria Bertuccelli, Julieta Cardinali | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Valeria Bertuccelli ... Son of Mr TV
Alejandro Urdapilleta Alejandro Urdapilleta ... Mr TV
Julieta Cardinali ... Nurse
Rafael Ferro ... The Inventor
Florencia Raggi Florencia Raggi ... The Voice
Sol Moreno ... Ana
Jonathan Sandor Jonathan Sandor ... Tomás
Raúl Hochman Raúl Hochman ... The Mouse Man
Ricardo Merkin Ricardo Merkin ... The Grandfather
Carlos Piñeyro Carlos Piñeyro ... Doctor Y
Camila Offerman Camila Offerman ... Fairy Girl
Alejandro Regueiro Alejandro Regueiro ... Silhouette Man 1
Christian Amat Christian Amat ... Silhouette Man 2
Federico Miri Federico Miri ... Silhouette Man 3
Paulina Sapir Paulina Sapir ... Girl Dressed in White
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This near-silent black and white film from Argentina tells the story of a city that has lost its voice, stolen by Mr. TV, and the attempts of a small family to win the voice back. Similar in design to early German expressionist films.

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Plot Keywords:

neo noir | german expressionism | silent film | independent film | See All (4) »

Taglines:

A city without a voice...

Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

KMBO [France] | Official site

Country:

Argentina

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

19 April 2007 (Argentina) See more »

Also Known As:

Antena See more »

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Company Credits

Production Co:

LadobleA See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1
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Trivia

The shooting took 11 weeks and the post-production more than a year for completion. See more »

Connections

Featured in Cómo se hizo: La antena (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

Rumba Antena
by Esteban Sapir/Nico Cota (as Nicolas Cota)
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One of the Most Creative Dystopian Fairy Tales
24 May 2018 | by max-seitz-1990 – See all my reviews

La Antena is a beautifully crafted fairy tale that plays with the technical limitations of yesteryear's movies and uses this idea for telling the story of oppressed people, who are robbed of their speech. The strong symbolism, the rich scenes and the believable characters make a lasting impression on the viewer and make for memorable scenes, even though the plot isn't the strongest aspect of the movie.

Overall 7/10 Full review on movie-discourse.blogspot.de
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