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A metaphor of dark times
A movie that represents a dark era in South America, during dictatorial times, this movie was in Argentina a space of rebellion. ... Read more

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Simplemente... un bocado para verdaderos cinéfilos
Una excelente y emotiva película argentina dirigida por Adolfo Aristaraín, que muestra unos bellos paisajes en conjunto con una perfecta fotografía. "Un lugar en el mundo" es una película de una historia sencilla, que emocionará y deleitará tanto por sus paisajes como también por sus grandes interpretaciones. La película trata sobre los recuerdos de infancia de Ernesto, que vuelve a San Luis, al interior de Argentina, un pueblo donde vivió su adolescencia. Ernesto es miembro de una familia de regreso del exilio; que no quieren volver a vivir a la gran ciudad sino tratar de reconquistar sus sueños y utopías haciendo su pequeño trabajo diario por la comunidad. Mario (Federico Luppi), Ana (Cecilia Roth) vuelcan sus sueños en sus trabajos como profesor y ovejero él y como doctora ella, pero a la larga se enfrentarán al cambio de los tiempos y tendrán que asumir la realidad de la construcción de su lugar en el mundo.

La película vale, además de por su belleza, por su fotografía, su dirección y sus excelentes actuaciones, por mostrarnos cómo cada uno de nosotros debe hacer ese viaje necesario para descubrir nuestro verdadero lugar en el mundo.

Magnificent, but virtually unknown
This film is a very well-crafted and frequently beautiful look at a family living in a rural area of Argentina, trying to keep their ideals alive. They had been chased out of Argentina by the fascist government some years earlier, and after living in Madrid and Paris, finally were able to return; but eschewed a "vegetable" middle-class existence in Buenos Aires, instead deciding to start a cooperative in a rural community, using collective bargaining to try to keep the local wool producers from being cheated.

Much of the movie focuses on how the 13-year-old son, Ernesto, is influenced by his parents, by Nelda, a progressive nun, and by Hans, a somewhat world-weary but big-hearted Spanish geologist. It also has a lot to do with what the title of the movie suggests: the importance of learning where your own place in the world is, where you can function, be happy, and feel that you are doing something worthwhile.

It's sad that this is still so expensive on VHS, and that there is no DVD version. In any case, a truly wonderful movie.

A Place in the World
This is a story of a group of idealistic men and women in their quest for utopia. The action takes place in the Patagonia, where they give their best to improve the living conditions of relegated people in that forgotten corner of the world. They create a sense of community that is threaten by more powerful and impersonal economical interests. The heroism of the characters during the conflict is shown in a very humane dimension. Every technical aspect has been treated carefully, and the Patagonia's landscapes are an invitation to contemplation.

This is one of the best films ever made in Argentina. It ran for the Academy Awards (nominated for foreign language film), and it surely had won it, but it was left out in the last minute on a technicality. ... Read more