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Neighboring Scenes: New Latin American Cinema 2016
January 7 - 10, 2016
While vacationing in a sleepy resort town, a young couple divert their relationship problems rather than confront them head-on in Dominga Sotomayor’s low-key, visually resourceful drama reminiscent of the films of Josephine Decker and Joe Swanberg.
Reminiscent of the films of Josephine Decker and Joe Swanberg, this low-key drama centers on the problems between Martin, aka Mar (Lisandro Rodríguez), and his girlfriend, Eli (Vanina Montes). On vacation in the Argentine resort town of Villa Gesell, conflicts arise concerning expectations and long-term commitments—having a baby, home ownership—but get pushed aside or elided. A visit from Martin’s gregarious, wine-guzzling mother and a random act of God threaten to push the couple to breaking point. Dominga Sotomayor matches her characters’ frustrations with the film’s expert framing, which often obscures faces and bodies, visually emphasizing their mutual misunderstanding.
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