

Lost Embrace (El Abrazo Partido) (2004) (Argentina) 

Director: Daniel Burman
Cast: Daniel Hendler, Adriana Aizemberg, Jorge D'Ela

I think I have written the review on the old foreignfilms.com
I will re-edit this if I have the time ...
too many movies to review, too little time ... hiaks hiaks ...

This movie has won the Jury Grand Prix (Silver Bear) and Best Acto r (Daniel Hendler) awards at the 2004 Berlin Film Festival. Without doubt, it represented Argentina in Oscar 2005.

The official site is here.

http://www.ocean-films.com/lefilsdelias/accueil.htm

What I like about the movie?
-- The second half of the movie.
-- Despite being a comedy, it is peppered with philosophy.
-- The movie is pretty quick pace.
-- The performance of the male protagonist and his mother.

What may be problematic?
-- I believe a lot is lost in translation. A number of jokes are either very cultural or embedded in the Spanish language. Well, pardon my ignorance, the audience sometimes laugh and I do not know why ... 
-- Likewise, the song that is sung by the grandmother is not translated/subtitled. Can someone please translate (if you have watched the movie)?

Note: Do not leave the theater when the credit rolls, the grandmother will appear. In fact, there is a pun, she asked, "Do you like it?" Is she refering to her song? or the movie ... 

;PPP

PS: Don't you think the original poster is much much better than the US version? 

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