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Tan de repente (Suddenly) |
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7:30 pm
Regal South Beach
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| Directed by Diego Lerman |
Argentina's urban and rural landscapes, captured in all their beauty and desolation,
are the real stars of director Diego Lerman's subtle, darkly humorous road movie,
a gritty, in-your-face odyssey where appearances are not always what they seem.
The story is set in motion when Marcia, an overweight lingerie salesgirl who has
recently been dumped by her boyfriend, is taken hostage by two taunting, switchblade-wielding
bad girls from the wrong side of the tracks. Nicknamed Lenin and Mao, the abductors
insist they're not lesbians, yet they relentlessly try to talk the ostensibly
heterosexual Marcia into sleeping with them. Their initial conversations, including
a priceless exchange at a fast-food joint, exemplify an engaging culture clash
that extends across sexual and social lines. As they leave Buenos Aires for the
pampas, the girls begin dropping their defenses, and the kidnappers reveal genuine
empathy and vulnerability beneath their aggressive façade. Once they arrive
at the home of Lenin's aunt Blanca for an extended visit, Tan de Repente
becomes a heartfelt, finely nuanced tale of sexual awakening and getting back
in touch with one's roots. As the girls interact with Blanca and her lodgers,
the characters turn into a makeshift family whose lives are irrevocably changed
by the time they spend together. Enhanced by its lyrical black-and-white photography,
Lerman's compassionate, deceptively modest film unfolds with the spontaneous unpredictability
of real life. In Spanish with English subtitles.
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