- Probably first Argentine/Spanish movie I watched
- Suspense, Drama, Murder mystery with a dash of Romance
- Not very gripping in line with the conventional suspense genre
- Begins in a very quieter note but very quickly starts involving you in it
- One of the most effective use of close-up shots I have seen in a movie
- The opening shot from inside a train looking at blurred image of a girl running on the platform behind the train convinces it's at par with any international movie
- And then many of those shots/frame which create lasting impact
- Core of the plot revolves around solving a murder mystery over many years
- And it is nicely woven with the threads of Office-City Politics, Bribery, Socio-economic Issues, Comedy, State of common man (same across globe :()
- But the subplot is a classic tale of romance, very subtle, unspoken, unconventional, mostly expressed thru eyes, softer actions. A gem!
- The anti-climax is somewhat shocking, unexpected. However..
- Climax's beautiful being truthful to subtle, witty shades of enduring romance
- Leads played by Ricardo Darin as Benjamin & Soledad Villamil as Irene, & Guillermo Francella as Pablo (Benjamin's assistant) are marvel of performances
- Ricardo shows his class with variety of shades of this character which he goes thru in most of his adult life. Very handsome + Acting (composed) Powerhouse
- Soledad is typical Spanish beauty with glowing flawless face, sparkling crystal like eyes exuberating confidence of educated, foreign return high class officer, someone in love with Benjamin, but not able to accept / say so
- Juan Campanellas direction and Felix Montis camera is amazing and I reckon the movie must be a case study for the students of cinema worldwide
- Very finely crafted, went on to win Best Foreign Language Film Oscars
- Hollywood remake(2015), probably didn't come closer to the Argentine Original
- A Must Must watch for a fulfilling movie experience!
