As the author of Pablo Neruda’s biography, Pablo Neruda: A Passion for Life and an adviser on Neruda (Pablo Larraín’s recent biographic feature film), we can safely say that Adam Feinstein is an authority on the Chilean poet. However, he’s also a major... Read Article
Argentina is one of Latin America’s most prominent film-making countries, with a long and outstanding tradition of excellence in cinema, earning them an impressive 14 Goya Awards for Best Spanish Foreign Film: the most of any country in... Read Article
After the success of Paulina last year, which won multiple awards – among them, FIPRESCI at Cannes film festival and the Horizons Award at San Sebastián International Film Festival – the acclaimed Argentinian director Santiago Mitre is preparing... Read Article
Wild Tales broke Argentine box office records upon its initial release (it’s officially Argentina’s most watched movie of all time), and its reputation has grown ever since with critical adulation from all corners – including our own review... Read Article
The fourth chapter of Damián Szifron’s Wild Tales (Relatos Salvajes) opens with the light of a head torch. Argentinian megastar Ricardo Darín is an explosives expert working on the demolition of one of Buenos Aires’ many defunct factories... Read Article
Days before the start of the 67th Cannes Film Festival, one preview of the Official Competition noted that of the impressive list of directors in this year’s competition – including Cannes veterans Jean-Luc Godard, David Cronenberg, the Dardenne... Read Article
Contrary to what the name might lead you to believe, White Elephant is not a film about the Millennium Dome, the new Wembley Stadium or even the Clissold Leisure Centre in Stoke Newington. The pale pachyderm referenced in... Read Article
Chinese Take-Away (Un Cuento Chino) claims to be a story based on real events but our credulity is quickly put to the test in an opening scene where a lovely looking engagement is interrupted by a plummeting ruminant.... Read Article
A film directed by Pablo Trapero (El Bonaerense, Crane World, Rolling Family) and acted by Ricardo Darín (The Secret in their Eyes, Luna de Avellaneda, The Son of the Bride) is an artistic concoction meant to be unforgettable.... Read Article
