Alicia Bruzzo Movies

Nightmare's Passengers is based on a true story that for several months in 1981 was splashed all over Argentina's front pages. The horribly mangled bodies of a prominent married couple are discovered in the trunk of a car. The sons of the victims are interrogated, and in flashback the younger son (Gabriel Lenn) tells "all." The boys' father (Federico Luppi) was a well-connected executive and secret homosexual; the mother (Alicia Bruzzo) was an alcoholic who sought an incestuous relationship with her sons. While the film never answers the question as to who committed the murder (no verdict had been reached at the time of filming) it devotes plenty of screen time to the depraved lifestyle of the victims--and also condemns the military junta then running Argentina, which allowed certain privileged people to behave as aberrantly as they wished so long as they were loyal to the junta. Originally titled Pasajeros de Una Pesadilla, Nightmare's Passengers was based on the book by Pablo Schoklender, the real-life younger son in the actual case. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Memories of Argentina in the early 1950s bring a man back (in his mind) to his neighborhood, his family, and their hardware store. Although the barrio was filled with people both for and against Juan Perón who was in office as President at this time, the bonds of friendship were stronger than political differences. This view, and the view held throughout the film is that of the man as a young child. Newsreel clips and scenes of Evita Perón's funeral insert an adult perspective, though there is still an element of indecision throughout the film as to which perspective should hold. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

The Island, a turgid action drama directed by Michael Ritchie, revolves around the adventures of Maynard (Michael Caine), a newspaper reporter who tries to solve the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle. Maynard, and his son crash-land on a remote island ruled by a gang of pirates who kill anyone who intrudes there. From beginning to end, The Island is slow, uninvolving and very bloody. The terrible script by Peter Benchley, who also wrote Jaws, is jagged and the dialogue is cliched. The film was an economic disaster and is only of interest because of a good score by Ennio Morricone. ~ Linda Rasmussen, All Movie Guide

In this Spanish language film, some thieves try for a job that is out of their league. ~ All Movie Guide