Beyond Desire 2002  N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Desire
Director: Gerardo Vera
Cast: Leonardo Sbaraglia, Leonor Watling, Cecilia Roth, Ernesto Alterio, Maria Vazquez, Rosa Maria Sarda, Emilio Gutierrez Caba, Gloria Munoz, Jordi Bosch, Norma Aleandro
In Argentina during 1945, Elvira's (Leonor Watling) husband, Julio (Ernesto Alterio), is imprisoned for political reasons, and her father has been killed by Franco's army. When Elvira needs money, she takes the job of maid to wealthy magnate Pablo (Leonardo Sbaraglia) who, it turns out, is aiding Nazi party members to escape. Elvira hates fascism but is drawn into an affair with Pablo, which lasts until Julio is released from prison and returns to Elvira. A rough road lies ahead for all concerned.
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Cousins 1989  PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Ted Danson, Isabella Rossellini, Sean Young, Lloyd Bridges, William Petersen, Norma Aleandro, Keith Coogan, George Coe
"Cousins" is about weddings. When a couple of distant cousins sneak off for a lustful little rendezvous, their respective spouses, Maria and Larry (Isabella Rossellini and Ted Danson) get together. Larry doesn't care about his wife's infidelity; however, Maria tracks him down at work and asks if he thinks her husband and his wife are having an affair. Naturally, this is the beginning of their own affair.
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The Official Story 1985 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
Director: Luis Puenzo
Cast: Norma Aleandro, Hector Alterio, Analia Castro, Chunchuna Villafane, Chela Ruiz, Hugo Arana, Guillermo Battaglia, Patricio Contreras, Maria Luisa Robledo, Jorge Petraglia
This film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. It is the story of a middle-class Argentinean family that unwittingly becomes wrapped up in dangerous politics when the wife (Norma Aleandro) suspects that her adopted five-year-old daughter's birth parents may have been murdered as political prisoners.
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Son of the Bride 2001 R, 124 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Juan Jose Campanella
Cast: Ricardo Darin, Hector Alterio, Norma Aleandro, Eduardo Blanco, Natalia Verbeke, Gimena Nobile, David Masajnik, Atilio Pozzobon, Salo Pasik, Claudia Fontan
This highly entertaining comedy/drama received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. The story revolves around stressed-out, restaurant owner Rafael Belvedere (Ricardo Darin) who suffers a heart attack, which serves as a catalyst for his decision to change the way he lives life.
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| 1. Beyond Desire (2002)
aka: Desire
2. Cousins (1989)
3. The Official Story (1985)
4. Son of the Bride (2001)
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