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Intimate Stories (2002)

Intimate Stories (2002)
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Three people travel from their small home town into the outside world in search of answers and adventure in this bittersweet comedy drama. Don Justo (Antonio Benedictis) used to run a market in a small community in Southern Argentina, but failing eyesight and the loss of his driver's license has led him to retire. However, when he learns that the dog he lost several years ago was seen in San Julian, the closest significantly larger city, Don Justo sets out to find his dog, determined to travel to San Julian on foot if no other transportation is available. Roberto is a traveling salesman who is infatuated with a woman whose husband, one of his clients, has recently passed on. Hoping to win her heart, Roberto decided to bring a birthday cake to her child's birthday party in San Julian; however, his search for the ideal cake is complicated when he realizes he isn't sure if the child is a boy or a girl. Maria (Javiera Bravo) is a wife and mother who has been struggling to hold her family together after her husband lost his job. Maria is invited to appear on a television game show, and hopes to win the grand prize of a new food processor, but while lady luck at first smiles on her, fate has slightly different plans. Historias Minimas received its American premiere at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Starring:
Javier Lombardo, Antonio Benedictis, (more)
Director(s):
Carlos Sorin
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
NR
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Intimate Stories

Three people travel from their small home town into the outside world in search of answers and adventure in this bittersweet comedy drama. Don Justo (Antonio Benedictis) used to run a market in a small community in Southern Argentina, but failing eyesight and the loss of his driver's license has led him to retire. However, when he learns that the dog he lost several years ago was seen in San Julian, the closest significantly larger city, Don Justo sets out to find his dog, determined to travel to San Julian on foot if no other transportation is available. Roberto is a traveling salesman who is infatuated with a woman whose husband, one of his clients, has recently passed on. Hoping to win her heart, Roberto decided to bring a birthday cake to her child's birthday party in San Julian; however, his search for the ideal cake is complicated when he realizes he isn't sure if the child is a boy or a girl. Maria (Javiera Bravo) is a wife and mother who has been struggling to hold her family together after her husband lost his job. Maria is invited to appear on a television game show, and hopes to win the grand prize of a new food processor, but while lady luck at first smiles on her, fate has slightly different plans. Historias Minimas received its American premiere at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
94 mins

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Director(s):
Carlos Sorin
Writer(s):
Pablo Solarz
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
NR(Adult Situations, Adult Humor, Adult Language)
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    James V.

    About as quiet a movie as you could want (should you want quiet, and after a few weeks of Hollywood product, what intelligent person wouldn't?), INTIMATE STORIES tells of a group of small-town & minor-urban denizens in the south of Argentina who form slight connections over a few days as they pursue their various needs & dreams. Originally titled "Historias Minimas" ("Minimal Stories") and a co-production of Spain & Argentina, the film--directed by Carlos Sorin & written by Pablo Solarz--is a multi-award-winner that reaches its objectives just about perfectly. It never pushes but takes you a little ways into the life of each person simply and effectively, offering no epiphanies, shocks or revelations--just life as it's most-likely lived in this "approaching the desolate" place peopled by (if we can believe what we see, and I very much want to) the salt of the earth. If only for the story of the evolving birthday cake, I'm delighted to have rented. Try not to let this one get past you.

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    Ruby D.

    Misses sentimentality but not by much. Stories of three people who, for various reasons, need to get to a specific town. I was particularly moved by the old man and his dedication to his task. Don't want to give anything away but he was wonderful and the people he encountered on his 200 km journey gave me a sense of Patagonian people and how they help one another. Plan to see the earlier films by this director now.

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    Refugio M.

    The title in Spanish is actually "Minimal Stories" but someone translated it into English to "Intimate Stories." I think they should've gone with the original title in Spanish. Anyway, this is a very earthy movie. I was very moved by the old man that is in search of his dog. By the end you realize that the old man is not as senile as he might have been portrayed in the beginning of the film. The more you watch him, the more you realize what a strong person he is. Excellent acting. Excellent direction. Not much happens in the movie but it is definitely NOT a bore. It is worth your time!

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