Leandro Stivelman Movies
Argentinean filmmaker Eliseo Subiela directed this idiosyncratic drama that uses sex and love as a springboard for an exploration of bold philosophical ideas. Twenty-something Eloy (Leandro Stivelman) has a gift for walking on stilts that her inherited from his father, but while Dad tried to use this talent for creative purposes, Eloy has made a career out of his skill, wandering the city dressed as a high-rise sandwich to promote a diner. One day, a stumble causes Eloy to crash through a ceiling window into the bedroom of Elvira (Antonella Costa), an attractive older woman. Both Elvira and her mother (Maria Elena Ruaz) are convinced that a greater destiny has brought Eloy into her life, and she takes the young man under her wing. Eloy loves women and is delighted when Elvira expresses a powerfully sexual interest in him, but she's a student of tantric sex techniques, and as she opens his eyes to the possibilities of lovemaking, he's introduced to new worlds of eroticism that allow him to leave his body and travel through time and space. No Mires Para Abajo (aka Don't Look Down) received its North American premiere at the 2008 Guadalajara Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Leandro Stivelman, Antonella Costa, (more)
- 2004
Now that they've seen the killer (Antonio Birabent) (though not clearly) on his webcam, Laura (Paola Krum) points out that he's young, and could have been a student when the original incident took place. With his badge restored, Renzo (Julio Chávez) decides not to tell Jiménez (Luis Luque) about Lansky's death. Another epitaph is revealed, reading, "Here lies he who ignored that misfortune answers at all hours." Laura eventually surmises that the next victim will be the person who called the police on that fateful day. When Lansky's head is found at the school by a student, Jiménez threatens to take Renzo off the case, just as he had feared. But Jiménez relents, giving Renzo one more chance to catch the killer. Martin (David Masajnik) and Renzo learn that the school's principal, Feldman (Norman Briski), is the one who phoned the police that day, and that he's returning from Chile on a flight that afternoon. The two cops race to the airport in a desperate effort to reach Feldman before the killer does. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide
