http://www.mondovideobasement.com/index.php?blogid=1 Discovered in our basement, for your viewing pleasure! en-us mfaust1071@aol.com mfaust1071@aol.com Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:18:58 -0800 Paloma, a young psychiatrist takes a job at a remote clinic in Galicia where she meets Mario, a patient suffering from Korsakov Syndrome, a form of memory loss. He is unable to remember events during Spain's transition towards democracy after Franco's death in 1975 but his murky political past catches up with him in the form of two men posing as police. He escapes with Paloma who desperately tries to cure his amnesia. A love story and psychodrama that combines terrorist acts, police and military corruption. Directed by Patricia Ferrera and starring Ana Fernandez, Miguel Angel Sola and Ingrid Rubio. (From Argentina, in Spanish, English subtitles) (2000) http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=8 http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=8 mfaust1071@aol.com ARGENTINA http://www.mondovideobasement.com/comments.php?blogid=1&pid=8 Thu, 25 May 2006 16:20:00 -0700 I KNOW WHO YOU ARE Malena and Reina, fraternal twin sisters, are actually like chalk and cheese: Malena, the black sheep; Reina, the goody-goody. Needless to say, their lives follow a predictable path until they both have children...Directed by Gerardo Herrero, and starring Ariadna Gil, Marta Belaustegui and Carlos Lopez. (In Spanish, English subtitles) (1996) http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=9 http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=9 mfaust1071@aol.com ARGENTINA http://www.mondovideobasement.com/comments.php?blogid=1&pid=9 Thu, 25 May 2006 16:20:00 -0700 MALENA IS THE NAME OF A TANGO (MALENA ES UN NOMBRE DE TANGO) In this critically-acclaimed Argentine film a man named Rantes suddenly appears in a Buenos Aires hospital, expertly playing the organ. But who is he--this man with no recorded identity? Doctor Denis dismisses Rantes' claim of being an alien visitor as a simple case of paranoid delusion. Beatriz, his only visitor, sees him as an intimate and knowing companion. The other patients, intrigued by his mysterious intelligence, see him as their only source of hope. Dubbed. http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=10 http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=10 mfaust1071@aol.com ARGENTINA http://www.mondovideobasement.com/comments.php?blogid=1&pid=10 Thu, 25 May 2006 16:20:00 -0700 MAN FACING SOUTHEAST (Eliseo Subiela, Argentina, 1986, 105 mins.) Argentinian director Adolfo Aristarain's intense examination of issues concerning love, family, responsibility, communication, belonging and survival focuses on unhappy 19-year-old Martin, who collapses one night after an almost lethal cocktail of drugs in his native Argentina. Sent by his newly remarried mother to Madrid to join his uncommunicative film director father, his much younger lover and his gay actor friend Dante, Martin is faced with different dilemmas and contradictions. "Intelligent, focused and compellingly performed": Variety, the film stars Juan Diego Botto, Federico Luppi (Best Actor Award at San Sebastian) and Eusebio Poncela. (In Spanish, English subtitles) (1997) http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=11 http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=11 mfaust1071@aol.com ARGENTINA http://www.mondovideobasement.com/comments.php?blogid=1&pid=11 Thu, 25 May 2006 16:20:00 -0700 MARTIN (HACHE) Based on a short story of the same name by Jorge Luis Borges, El Muerto traces the life of Benjamin Otalora, in 19th century South America. Otalora, a fugitive, meets the leader of a smuggling ring upon his arrival in Montevideo. The smuggler takes him under his wings, yet when the aging gang leader takes sick, Otalora covertly attempts to claim power within this ring. Spanish with English subtitles. http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=12 http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=12 mfaust1071@aol.com ARGENTINA http://www.mondovideobasement.com/comments.php?blogid=1&pid=12 Thu, 25 May 2006 16:20:00 -0700 EL MUERTO (The Dead One) (Hector Olivera, Argentina, 1975, 103 mins.) Carlos, a deputy bank manager, who is slowly sinking under the weight of his monotonous existence, takes stock of his bankrupt life, and sullenly prepares for his 40th birthday in between chats, arguments and laughs with duplicitous friends, lover and a demanding alcoholic wife. Suddenly a solution presents itself in the bank's bulging vault, Based on a real robbery, this is a tale of an oppressive system of personal, family and social relations. Seasoned Argentine producer Sergio Bellotti debuts as director, Stars Gabriel Goity, Edda Bustamante and Debrah Warren. (From Argentina, in Spanish, English subtitles) (1999) http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=13 http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=13 mfaust1071@aol.com ARGENTINA http://www.mondovideobasement.com/comments.php?blogid=1&pid=13 Fri, 10 Nov 2006 18:00:17 -0800 MY TREASURE (TESORO MIO) Martin Rejtman's laconic comedy, described by Elle as "a great film.Eric Rohmer on LSD", revolves around the increasingly bizarre life of 27-year-old Silvia Prieto, who changes her life on her birthday: she gets a job in a coffee bar, buys a canary and stops smoking dope. When she tires of her job and goes on a trip to the seaside, she discovers the existence of another Silvia Prieto, a realisation which makes her world crumble. Stars Rosario Blefari, Valeria Bertucelli and Marcelo Zanelli. (From Argentina, in Spanish, English subtitles) (1998) http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=14 http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=14 mfaust1071@aol.com ARGENTINA http://www.mondovideobasement.com/comments.php?blogid=1&pid=14 Thu, 25 May 2006 16:20:00 -0700 SILVIA PRIETO Based on the first part of a popular novel by Horacio VØzquez Rial, this family saga of turn-of-the-century immigration to Argentina boasts lots of hard work, sex, danger, corruption, revenge and "magic realism", provided by the great Federico Luppi as a ghost who directs the destinies of its protagonists. Directed by Gerardo Herrero, with JosE Coronado and Peter Lohmeyer. (In Spanish, English subtitles) (1998) http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=15 http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=15 mfaust1071@aol.com ARGENTINA http://www.mondovideobasement.com/comments.php?blogid=1&pid=15 Thu, 25 May 2006 16:20:00 -0700 SOUTH FRONTIER (FRONTERA SUR) Fernando Spiner's visually stunning, over the top fable about parallel worlds focuses on Buenos Aires in 2010, where a psychobiological experiment has gone out of control, rendering hundreds of thousands of people amnesiac. Those "affected" are given new fantasy lives, the only threat to this exercise in social engineering being Gauna, the elusive terrorist who summons the resistance.Starring Eusebio Poncela, Sofia Viruboff and Lorenzo Quintero. (From Argentina, in Spanish, English subtitles) (1997) http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=16 http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=16 mfaust1071@aol.com ARGENTINA http://www.mondovideobasement.com/comments.php?blogid=1&pid=16 Thu, 25 May 2006 16:20:00 -0700 The SLEEPWALKER (LA SONAMBULA: RECUERDOS DEL FUTURO) An invigorating and entertaining night in a cabaret in Argentina. Raul Julia stars as an immigrant entertainer who awaits the return of his partner who left the country for political and personal reasons. With Reuben Juarez and Valeria Lynch as the other two sides to the romantic triangle. The history of the tango is presented in spectacular production numbers as well as film clips that reach from Fred Astaire to Fred Flintstone. Spanish with English subtitles. http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=18 http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=18 mfaust1071@aol.com ARGENTINA http://www.mondovideobasement.com/comments.php?blogid=1&pid=18 Thu, 25 May 2006 16:20:00 -0700 TANGO BAR (Marcos Zurinaga, Argentina/Puerto Rico, 1988, 90 mins.) In 1930s Buenos Aires, factory worker Juanita, obsessed with Argentine tango idol Carlos Gardel, falls in love with Renzo, a small-time, struggling tango singer with an uncanny resemblance to her hero. Directed by Jaime Chúvarri, and starring DariU Grandinetti, Aitana Súnchez-GijUn and Juan Echanove. (In Spanish, English subtitles) (1997) http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=19 http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=19 mfaust1071@aol.com ARGENTINA http://www.mondovideobasement.com/comments.php?blogid=1&pid=19 Thu, 25 May 2006 16:20:00 -0700 TANGOS ARE FOR TWO (SUS OJOS SE CERRARON Described by Variety as "a remarkable gem...this story of a bevy of fortysomethings in Buenos Aires who plan a 25-year reunion to rekindle memories of their teen party days has something for everyone: romance, comedy, a political backdrop and a fantastic soundtrack". Directed by Eliseo Subiela, and starring Dario Grandinetti, Soledad Silveyra and Juan Leyrado. (From Argentina, in Spanish, English subtitles) (1996) http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=20 http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=20 mfaust1071@aol.com ARGENTINA http://www.mondovideobasement.com/comments.php?blogid=1&pid=20 Thu, 25 May 2006 16:20:00 -0700 WAKE UP LOVE (DESPABILATE AMOR) Winner of the Golden Shell at San Sebastian, this playfully surreal film set in Patagonia in the mid-1970s, shows us life in a village isolated from the outside world, where the only entertainment consists of battered films, screened chaotically, with reels shown out of sequence, often with the image reversed or upside down. This results in contaminating the locals' thought processes. Directed by Alejandro Agresti, and starring Vera Fogwill, Angela Molina and Jean Rochefort. (From Argentina, in French and Spanish, English subtitles) (1998) http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=21 http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=21 mfaust1071@aol.com ARGENTINA http://www.mondovideobasement.com/comments.php?blogid=1&pid=21 Fri, 10 Nov 2006 18:01:57 -0800 WIND WITH THE GONE (EL VIENTO SE LLEVÓ LO QUE) This striking first feature by artist Tracey Moffatt (Night Cries, Nice Colored Girls) explores the haunted landscapes inhabited by three characters. Inspired by ghost stories from her extended Aboriginal and Irish Australian families, this 'frequently dazzling tapestry' (Variety) takes place in Moffat's highly stylized, hyper-real Australian landscape. In 'Mister Chuck', a young boy is spellbound by a swamp haunted by the ghost of an American GI. A past tragedy haunts a family living by a railroad in'Choo Choo Choo', and in 'Lovin' The Spin I'm In' a woman keeping vigil for her dead son resists eviction. The 'slyly comic' Bedevil (Time) is the first feature to be directed by an Australian Aboriginal woman. Directed and produced by Tracey Moffatt, with Auriel Andrews, Lex Marinos and Kee Chan. (From Australia, in English) http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=22 http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=22 mfaust1071@aol.com AUSTRALIA http://www.mondovideobasement.com/comments.php?blogid=1&pid=22 Thu, 25 May 2006 16:20:00 -0700 BEDEVIL Described by Variety as "a chilling, corrosive depiction of the banality of evil" and winner of Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (John Polson), Best Supporting Actress (Toni Collette) and Best Adapted Screenplay (Stephen Sewell) at the 1998 AFI Awards, Rowan Wood's powerful debut feature (premiering on Australian television) covers a 24 hour period leading up to a never-seen, shocking crime. Brett Sprague (David Wenham), a bad seed brother released from jail, returns to the drab suburban house where he grew up. But things have changed while Brett has been away: his brother Glenn (John Polson) has moved out with his girlfriend Jackie (Jeannette Cronin); the pregnant girlfriend (Anna Lise) of his other sibling Stevie (Anthony Hayes) now lives with the family and his mother Sandra (Lynette Curran) has taken on a Maori lover. On his first day back, Brett sets out restoring his own family order. In doing so, he reunited his brothers with horrifying consequences. Sensational performances by the entire cast. (From Australia, in English). (1997) http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=23 http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=23 mfaust1071@aol.com AUSTRALIA http://www.mondovideobasement.com/comments.php?blogid=1&pid=23 Thu, 25 May 2006 16:20:00 -0700 BOYS Paul Cox's hallucinatory drama, winner of the 1994 AFI Award for Best Cinematography, focuses on a young man (Aden Young), exiled to an inhabited island after stealing a few sheep he needed as a dowry in order to marry his sweetheart Jean (Claudia Karvan). Mary (Beth Champion), a girl from the mainland, learns of his isolated existence and, compelled by her own loneliness, decides to join him on the island where an uncertain relationship grows between them. Also stars Chris Haywood and Norman Kaye. (From Australia, in English) http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=24 http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=24 mfaust1071@aol.com AUSTRALIA http://www.mondovideobasement.com/comments.php?blogid=1&pid=24 Thu, 25 May 2006 16:20:00 -0700 EXILE This alluring tale about the body and desire revolves around Kath Duncan, an experienced radio broadcaster, political activist and feminist, who also happens to be one-legged and one-armed. Embark on Kath's journey to the US where she discovers the weird and wonderful world of "amputee devotees" (men who are sexually aroused by the sight of stumps). (From Australia, in English, 50 mins.) http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=25 http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=25 mfaust1071@aol.com AUSTRALIA http://www.mondovideobasement.com/comments.php?blogid=1&pid=25 Fri, 10 Nov 2006 18:03:00 -0800 MY ONE LEGGED DREAM LOVER Alison Whyte (Frontline) stars as Simone, a telephone counsellor doing the graveyard shift on a Saturday night, who receives a suicide call from Mac (Aaron Pedersen: Water Rats). As the night progresses and a grudging trust develops, Simone attempts to dissuade Mac from taking such drastic action. Directed by Janes Balian and produced by Charles Doane. (From Australia, in English) http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=26 http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=26 mfaust1071@aol.com AUSTRALIA http://www.mondovideobasement.com/comments.php?blogid=1&pid=26 Thu, 25 May 2006 16:20:00 -0700 SATURDAY NIGHT Sophie Turkiewicz's bitter-sweet romance, winner of 3 AFI Awards, and 4 Sydney Critics' Awards including Best Australian Film of the Year, is set in an Australian migrant camp in 1949, and revolves around the relationship between two Polish refugees, played with great finesse by Gosia Dobrowolska and Ivar Kants. (From Australia, in English) http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=27 http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=27 mfaust1071@aol.com AUSTRALIA http://www.mondovideobasement.com/comments.php?blogid=1&pid=27 Thu, 25 May 2006 16:20:00 -0700 SILVER CITY Foreign film Oscar nominee about the romance between a Jewish theatrical producer and a German woman. "One of the most powerful dramas ever made on the Holocaust...emotionally wrenching and charged with vivid insights": David Sterritt, Christian Science Monitor. http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=28 http://www.mondovideobasement.com/archive.php?blogid=1&pid=28 mfaust1071@aol.com AUSTRIA http://www.mondovideobasement.com/comments.php?blogid=1&pid=28 Thu, 25 May 2006 16:20:00 -0700 38: VIENNA BEFORE THE FALL (Austria, 1989)