Laura Novoa Movies
- 1998
Gerardo Herrero directed this Spanish-Argentine-German-French period fantasy drama set in turn-of-the century Buenos Aires. After widowed Roque (Jose Coronado) killed a man in Spain, he emigrated to Argentina with his young son Ramon (Francisco Corbalan). With his friend Hermann (Peter Lohmeyer), Roque works for a tobacco distributor. A ghost, Maidana (Federico Luppi), murdered by a "cutthroat and philosopher," reveals himself to only two people -- Roque and brothel-owner Teresa, aka Piera (Maribel Verdu) -- a situation which brings Roque and Piera together romantically. Shown in competition at the 1998 San Sebastian Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jose Coronado, Peter Lohmeyer, (more)
- 1998
Fernando E. Solanas directed this Argentine-French-Italian-German drama with allegorical reflections of Argentina's past history. The film is divided into four chapters ("The Mirror," "The Waiting Men," "Oblivion," "Howls") with subchapters ("Punishments," "Rewards," "Obstinacy"). A black cloud brings 1600 days of rain to Buenos Aires, while traffic and pedestrians move backwards. Aging actor Max (Eduardo Pavlovsky) runs the Mirror Theater in a former fish market, but lack of funding means a possible demolition. Max is attracted to Brazilian dancer Fulo (Angela Correa), who worries about her daughter back home. Amid political corruption and police brutality, Max's elderly colleague Enrique leads a protest for unpaid old-age pensions. The pensioners succeed in their demands, only to learn from a government official that no money is available to pay them. Shown in competition at the 1998 Venice Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Starring:
- Eduardo Pavlovsky, Angela Correa, (more)
In this Spanish-language crime thriller, an investigator from Buenos Aires, Argentina receives a summons from a South American businessman to spend several days in his beachside mansion. In mid-visit, the detective suddenly stumbles onto a heinous crime that prompted the entrepreneur's son to commit suicide. With time running out, the investigator must unravel the strands of the father's Machiavellian plot and pull in enough evidence to have the perpetrator arraigned ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- Starring:
- Patricio Contreras, Laura Novoa, (more)
An artist whose eyesight was damaged by the ruling despotic regime finds his sons torn in two opposing directions by the powers that be in Haute Tension director Alexandre Aja's ambitious feature debut. In the future, a dictatorial government has banished any and all political opposition by relentlessly silencing anyone who would dare to contradict them. Of course in a world where open debate is a crime punishable by death, art and music have been almost completely eradicated. Aaron (Pierre Vaneck) is a bartender who made his living as an artist. When government drones caught him painting, Aaron was forced to endure an operation that left him with the ability to see only in monochrome. Politically, Aaron's sons Theo (Stanislas Merar) and Laurence (Wadek Stanczak) couldn't be more different. While Laurence has devoted his entire life to enforcing the government line, Theo follows in his father's defiant footsteps by relentlessly painting every public surface he can find. When Theo hits the streets with like-minded rebel Elia (Marion Cottillard) and gradually begins falling in love with the graffiti-painting beauty, the stage is set for a troubling clash with the authoritarian powers that be. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Diego Torres, Laura Novoa, (more)
- 1994
The career of a former Argentine silent movie star is the focus of this drama. The story is set in the 1950's and told in flashback. The story begins as Paolo and his mother move into the cold marble filled home of Ralph de Palma. In the tradition of Rudolph Valentino, Ralph de Palma was a Hollywood star of silent films. Ralph's career crashed with the advent of talkies. Now he runs a funeral parlor in his own country. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Alfredo Alcon, Carola Reyna, (more)
