Severely marred by a plot device so ludicrous it turns a serious drama into something silly.
Imagining Argentina
Spain, United Kingdom, United States · 2003
Rated R · 1h 47m
Director Christopher Hampton
Starring Antonio Banderas, Emma Thompson, Leticia Dolera, Maria Canals-Barrera
Genre Drama, Romance, Thriller
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Set during the twilight of dictatorship in Argentina during the 1970s, Imagining Argentina follows Carlos Rueda, a musical theater director, and his wife Cecilia, a journalist. When Cecilia is abducted by secret police, Carlos endeavors to find her and others kidnapped and tortured, using psychic powers to aid his search.
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Fails on almost every level the film only succeeds in trivializing this shameful era.
San Francisco Chronicle by Ruthe Stein
A powerful and disturbing political drama.
Like "Life Is Beautiful" before it, Imagining Argentina juxtaposes horrific images of torture and humiliation against gooey optimism and thinks it's saying something profound about human resilience in the process.
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