With the obtaining of the official candidacy of Argentine, 1985to compete for the Oscars 2023, many local moviegoers refloated cabals, dusted off charms, and re-verified the coincidences of dates and events. The movie of Santiago Miterstarring Ricardo Darin and Peter Lanzaniwill have on Sunday March 12, in the Dolby Theater in Los Angelesthe ceremony that could consecrate it as the third Argentine film to win the prestigious trophy.
The announcement of the nominees of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the films that will participate for the Best Foreign Language Film Award, has latent similarities with national films that obtained the coveted golden statuette. In this regard, two feature films won the highest award in the Hollywood film industry: “The official story” by Luis Puenzo, and “The secret of your eyes” by Juan José Campanella.
If it wins, this would be the third triumph of an Argentine title set during the dictatorship, like the films by Puenzo and Campanella. And then there are the soccer paragons: the Argentine soccer team won the Cup in the World Cup in Mexico 86, the same year that “La historia oficial” won the first Oscar awarded to Argentine cinema. And the math would tie the three soccer world championships with three golden film awards. The mystique that social networks proclaim behind “Argentina, 1985”.
Another outstanding coincidence is found in the protagonist, the actor Ricardo Darin played in “The secret of your eyes” and “Argentina, 1985”, to national prosecutors who decide to confront the representatives of a dictatorial political power during the National Reorganization Process. Of course, the award-winning film from the 1980s, starring Héctor Alterio, also addresses the issue.
And other feature films starring Darín add nominations for the Argentine record in the search for the award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Hollywood: “The son of the bride” directed by Campanella where he shares the bill with Norma Aleandro (winner for “The Official Story”); Y “Wild Tales” of Damian Szifron,
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