Invasion is a film by Hugo Santiago, written with Borges and Bioy Casares. The plot takes place in the city of Aquilea, a chimerical construction made of parts of Buenos Aires. In the film the city is the scene of resistance to the invaders, reflecting the Argentine socio-political context of the time.
Ilya Muromets
Ilya Muromets
Aleksandr Ptushko
Kiev, Soviet Union
50°27′N 30°31′24″E
1956
Goodbye Dragon Inn, slowness and emptiness
Goodbye Dragon Inn
Tsai Ming-liang
Taipei, Taiwan
25°02′15″N 121°33′45″E
2003
El Metodo Livingston, Medianeras of Buenos Aires
El Metodo Livingston
Sofia Mora
Buenos Aires, Argentina
34°36′29″S 58°22′13″W
2019
Gattaca, Andrew Niccol
Gattaca
Andrew Niccol
1997
Los olvidados, Luis Buñuel
Los olvidados
Luis Buñuel
Ciudad de México, México
19°25′10″N 99°08′44″W
1950
The Green Knight
The Green Knight is a film based on the story of Gawain (Dev Patel), nephew of King Arthur, who has to face up to a mysterious knight in wooden armour, and put his life on the line.
Happy Together, the Argentine exile
Happy Together is the story of two undisciplined lovers in exile. Ho Po-Wing and Lai Yiu-Fai left Hong Kong to go and see the Iguazu Falls in Argentina. They arrive in Buenos Aires, where there is a time lag and cultural gap. Above all, they experience a relational and emotional shift. The couple find themselves stuck in a passionate and unstable cycle.
Une femme mariée
Une femme mariée is Godard’s eighth film. The main subject of the film is a woman in her twenties, Charlotte, of course without a conscience of its own, and presented as empty of substance, as is often the case with Godard. She leads her life between her husband Pierre and her lover Robert but doesn’t know which one to choose.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching tiger, hidden dragon is the staging of two friends torn between their duty and their secret passion, in the emblematic landscapes of China. They are each involved in long choreographed battles, where violence gives way to poetry and dance.