La Ciénaga (2001)
- Directed by
- Lucrecia Martel
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Argentina, France, Spain
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 165 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In the Argentine high plains, a large bourgeois family gathers at a decaying country house. The film follows their idle, self-destructive behaviors during a sweltering summer.
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What happens
La ciénaga (Spanish: [la ˈsjenaɣa]; lit. 'The swamp') is a 2001 drama film written and directed by Lucrecia Martel in her feature directorial debut. The film stars an ensemble cast featuring Graciela Borges, Mercedes Morán, Martín Adjemián and Daniel Valenzuela. The film is set in the high plains of northwestern Argentina and portrays the life of a self-pitying Argentine bourgeois family. It has received critical acclaim. In 2022, it was selected as the greatest film of Argentine cinema in a poll organized by the specialized magazines La vida útil, Taipei and La tierra quema, which was presented at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival. Also in 2022, the film was included in Spanish magazine Fotogramas's list of the 20 best Argentine films of all time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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