The star of films like ‘Nine queens’, ‘The secret in their eyes’ or ‘Wild tales’ is now enjoying great success with ‘ARgentina, 1985’
Argentine actor Ricardo Darin received recognition this Saturday after the screening of his latest film, ‘Argentina, 1985’within the framework of the Mar del Plata International Film Festival, which is held in that city of your country until November 13, according to the organization.
Although his presence was not initially announced by the festival organizers, the acclaimed interpreter of films such as ‘Nine Queens’, ‘The Secret in Their Eyes’ or ‘Wild Tales’ appeared on the stage of the Teatro Auditorium after the screening of Santiago Miter’s film about the trial of the Military Juntas two years after the end of the last Argentine dictatorship (1976-1983).
“We had given the word to be here,” he told the press after receive the Astor Piazzolla Award for Lifetime Achievement with the public standing up and giving him a standing ovation.
Darín, who described this tribute as “a hug”, thanked the Festival for reviewing his career, because, as he stated, “It’s an emotional journey through each of those places”in addition to “many hours of work with countless colleagues”.
About Miter’s film, chosen by Argentina to participate in the Oscar raceits protagonist expressed his wish that “it has mobilized and helped to reflect” on the public“to travel back and see some important things for Argentines that we so often get used to underestimating and not supporting each other.”
The film ‘Argentina, 1985’, released worldwide on September 3, is reaping great success in Argentinawhose cinemas arrived on September 29.
Despite the controversy with the large commercial chains, which chose not to show it because, only six weeks later, it would be broadcast on Amazon’s streaming platform, more than a million viewers have already seen it in the rest of rooms in the country, which They keep hanging the “no seats” sign.
The thirty-seventh edition of the Mar del Plata International Film Festival, which began this Thursday in that coastal city located 400 kilometers south of Buenos Aires, has a large program in which the premiere of ‘La uruguaya’ stands outa film based on the homonymous book by Argentinean Pedro Mairal.
This edition represents the return of this cultural event, recognized by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations as the only “class A” festival in Latin America, to the full presence of the public after the restrictions imposed by the covid-19 pandemic.
the pageant also includes tributes to the Franco-Swiss filmmaker Jean-Luc Godardwho died on September 13, and the Argentine film director, singer-songwriter and actor Leonardo Favio, whose death marked 10 years this Saturday.