The argentine film was made and released shortly after the return to democracy. The dirty war refers to a civicmilitary dictatorship in argentina, between 1970 and 1983. The scene with norma aleandro and the baby clothes always gets me. The official story is part polemic, part thriller, part tragedy. Apr 06, 2017 this feature is not available right now. Go to bcourses and click on modules on left side of screen click on module entitled memoria historica click on clip title plan to spend 2 hours on this activity 1.
Rent the official story 1985 starring hector alterio and norma aleandro on dvd and bluray. The official story the film that lifted the lid on videlas argentina. Remember that historia in spanish means both story and history. Can you think of an instance when a unique cinematographic feature played a significant role in conveying a certain aspect of the film. As such, it has become a staple in many latin american culture courses. Condor awards for best costume design and best supporting actor. The official story 1985 the official story 1985 user. She is thinking that her daughters natural mother was the person who put these clothes on the baby girl. Based on actual events during argentinas military dictatorship of the 1970s, this powerful filmsuperbly acted and directedraises important questions about the individuals obligations to society. In one of the most powerful scenes in the movie, she takes down the clothing her daughter came dressed in, and touches it gently, and we can read her mind. In a similar fashion, benitez, alicias colleague at the boys school, the. Rent the official story 1985 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Cinergia movie file home pennsylvania state university. Argentinean director luis puenzos the official story, winner of the 1985 best foreign film oscar, is a film that deserves to be better known, especially by those.
Before this feature film, id worked on shorts for children another film divided into three chapters. In 1976, the military dictatorship began in argentina and things got more difficult. The scene begins with an over the shoulder shot the rest of the scene alternates between a close up and a cut in cutin shots focus on some other part of the subject in detail in this case, alicias hands respected, decent man, climbed up to uppermiddle class connections. It stars norma aleandro, hector alterio, chunchuna villafane and hugo arana. An american filmmaker would have made a film about. A truth too frightening to ignore after the end of the dirty war, a high school teacher sets out to find out who the mother of her adopted daughter is. You are about to watch a fictional film which is based on very real events that happened in argentina during a time period when a military action called the dirty war took place. Una pelicula dirigida por luis puenzo con norma aleandro, hector alterio, hugo arana, guillermo battaglia. In the united kingdom, it was released as the official version. These are the heartbreaking dilemmas of the official story, a film that. Luis puenzo argentina 1985 more information on this movie.
The official story does look somewhat dated these days as the wardrobe. Before you watch the film, briefly write down what you guess the films title might refer to. With norma aleandro, hector alterio, chunchuna villafane, hugo arana. During the final months of argentinian military dictatorship in 1983, a high school teacher sets out to find out who the mother of her adopted daughter is. In the united kingdom, it was released as the official version the film deals with the story of an upper middle class couple who lives in buenos aires with an. After the end of the dirty war, a high school teacher sets out to find out who the mother of her adopted daughter is. Master thesis jaclyn van rijn word utrecht university repository. Rent the official story 1985 on dvd and bluray dvd. She believes only what she reads but her students have been radicalized by political events and defiantly tell her that history is written by assassins. Sommaire 1 synopsis 2 fiche technique 3 distribution 4 recompenses et distinctions 5 voir aussi 5. This is an emotionally gripping, fictional look at a couple torn apart by the infamous argentine campaign of killings and torture that sent. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
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