Alicia Zanca Movies
Adapted from a novel by Leandro Siciliano, this Argentinian crime-thriller was directed by Alberto Lecchi and tells the story of a deranged serial killer. The metropolis of Buenos Aires is being terrorized by a brutal rapist and murderer who preys on a different woman every Wednesday. As the list of victims grows, the authorities grow more desperate to put an end to the carnage. Secretos compartidos stars Victor Laplace and Leonor Benedetto. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
- 1989
In this political satire and mystery, a group of journalists have uncovered a conspiracy against the current democratic government of Argentina. They track the conspiracy down to its lair in dim recesses of the National Library, and discover that it is being run and coordinated by the ghosts of dictatorships past, from conquistadors to newly dead military men. This "Patriotic Spirits Club" is, even by ghostly standards, a pretty odd bunch, including a couple of former plantation owners who travel around with a ghostly cow in order to always have fresh ghostly milk. They have one living assistant, a crooked politician. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Alicia Zanca, Mauricio Dayub, (more)
- 1983
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, Rovi
- Starring:
- Alicia Bruzzo, Victor Laplace, (more)
- 1982
The hotel in this story is a place where people can rent a room by the hour or by the night, depending on their budget and the women involved -- a kind of hotel known by several other slang terms in many dialects. A series of vignettes revolve around the revolving-door policy of the hotel, with characters played by Peruvian, Venezuelan, Mexican, and Chilean comedians. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Tincho Zabala
- 1977
During the economic hard times that took place in Argentina in the mid-1970s, highly trained professionals left the country in huge numbers in order to find work. In this story, Alejandro (Alfredo Alcon) is an architect who cannot get work, either because he does not have the right ideological credentials, or because it is simply not there. In fact, he would do anything someone would pay him to do, including digging ditches. Despite this, he refuses to leave his beloved homeland. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Alfredo Alcon, Dora Baret, (more)
When a couple is stranded, they must use their wits to survive. ~ Kristie Hassen, Rovi
