Nora Zinsky Movies
- 2010
A woman looking for a new purpose in her life finds it in an unexpected place in this comedy drama from Argentina. María del Carmen (María Onetto) is not enjoying her 50th birthday party, in large part because she had to do all the work herself -- her workaholic husband, Juan (Gabriel Goity), loves her but doesn't pay much attention to her, while her two children, Ivan (Julian Doregger) and Juan Pablo (Felipe Villanueva), are old enough to be taking care of themselves and busy with their own lives. María's family did bother to get her a present, a jigsaw puzzle, and as she puts it together she's reminded of how much she enjoys assembling puzzles -- and she's quite good at it. While shopping the next day, María sees a flyer from someone looking for a partner for an upcoming jigsaw puzzle tournament, and she volunteers. The puzzle enthusiast turns out to be a well-to-do bachelor named Roberto (Arturo Goetz), who is impressed with María's skills; telling Juan she's visiting an ailing relative, María moves into a spare room in Roberto's mansion for a couple weeks, and they begin training in earnest for the upcoming jigsaw championships. As María embraces her renewed passion for puzzles, Roberto introduces her to a more adventurous side of life that she'd all but forgotten. Rompecabezas (aka Puzzle) was the first feature film from writer and director Natalia Smirnoff. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- María Onetto, Gabriel Goity, (more)
At the end of Highlander, Juan Ramirez (Sean Connery) died and Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) was rendered mortal. "Highlander 2: The Quickening begins in 1999 when Connor solves the problem of an ever-depleting ozone layer on the earth by devising a giant shield around the entire planet. The earth is saved, except for the fact that it is now a continual 99 degrees, and the earth is plunged into 24 hours of darkness. 40 years later, Connor is an elderly man with liver spots, heading out for the opera. Then there is a flashback of Connor recalling his halcyon days on the planet Zeist hundreds of years earlier. Back on Zeist, Connor and Ramirez led a futile coup against the ruling dictator, Katana (Michael Ironside), that caused them to be banished to Earth. Back in the future, Katana sends a pair of wacky goons to kill Connor. When Connor lops off their heads, he is now young again...and immortal. Just the right time to meet the attractive scientist Louise Marcus (Virginia Madsen), who has discovered that the shield around the earth is no longer needed since the ozone layer has repaired itself. But, unfortunately, the shield is in the clutches of an evil cartel who wants to control the earth's resources. Connor and Louise team up to battle the cartel while Katana sends out more emissaries to get Connor. Ramirez, although supposedly dead, also makes an appearance in the 21st century -- garbed in full Scottish regalia. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Starring:
- Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, (more)
- 1986
- R
In this drama about women living in a repressive society, Julie Christie plays Miss Mary Mulligan, a governess who has taken on a job with a wealthy Argentinian family in 1938. Her charges are the teens Caroline (Sofia Viruboff), Johnny (Donald McIntire), and the younger Teresa (Barbara Bunge). The father is a patriarch who believes in old-fashioned religion that keeps women in their places, several notches below the level of men. While Miss Mary espouses a highly conservative stance herself, it is clear that she is frustrated and feeling just a little isolated. None of the women in the drama fare very well at the hands of the society around them, and one transgression on the part of Miss Mary has unhappy consequences for more than herself alone. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Julie Christie, Sofia Viruboff, (more)
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