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Daniel Hendler,
Sergio Boris,
Adriana Aizenberg,
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Daniel Burman
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: New Yorker Video
: Foreign
: 100 min.
: Spanish
: English
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Argentinean filmmaker Daniel Burman writes and directs the ensemble film El Abrazo Partido (Lost Embrace), a follow-up to his 2000 feature Waiting for the Messiah. Daniel Hendler plays Ariel, a young man who lives in a Jewish working-class section of Buenos Aires. Since his father went missing in the war, his mother Sonia (Adriana Aizenberg) and brother Joseph (Sergio Boris) work in the shopping and business district. With no interest in school or work, Ariel hangs out and sleeps with Rita (Silvina Bosco). He finally gets the idea to move to Poland, so asks his grandmother (Rosita Londner), ex-girlfriend Estela (Melina Petriella), and Rabbi Benderson (Norman Erlich) for help. Meanwhile, a host of characters make up Ariel's multicultural neighborhood. Cesar Lerner provides the musical score. Lost Embrace won two Silver Bear awards at the Berlin Film Festival in 2004. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
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by talltale
February 25, 2006 - 3:39 PM PST
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1 out of 1 members found this review helpful
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Such energy and such identification with his many characters does director Daniel Burman possess in LOST EMBRACE! It's a little dizzying at first, what with the hand-held camerawork and rapid-fire dialog--especially if you must follow the English subtitles, as we did. It's definitely worth the effort, however, because this sweet-natured, all-embracing and non-judgmental movie offers a look at the denizens of a low-end mini-mall in Buenos Aires that you're not going to find in any other cinema.
The laid-back charisma of star Daniel Hendler as Ariel is again on display, as it was in this director's "Waiting for the Messiah" (2000), in which Hendler also starred with Melina Petriella (whose "Estela" makes a short appearance in the new film, too). The character's last name may be different but it's the same guy inside and out, as far as I can tell. And a good guy he is--troubled by life, family and his crazy country--but good, just the same. Here he rediscovers a father he thought he'd lost on most levels.
Let's see more of "Ariel," who could easily become the Argentine Antoine Doinel. Imagine the fun and fascination of watching this character (and his country, if only it would!) grow up. This is probably heresy, but for my money Hendler is a lot more interesting, versatile and attractive than Jean-Claude Leaud. Check him out in the imaginatively off-kilter "The Bottom of the Sea" for further verification. Meanwhile, for folk who enjoy rubbing up against other cultures, "Lost Embrace" is unique and worthwhile. |
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