''Common Ground'' ( es, Lugares comunes) (

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) is an

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and Spanish

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co-written, co-produced and directed by

Adolfo Aristarain Adolfo Aristarain (born October 19, 1943) is an Argentina, Argentine film director and screenwriter who is famous for his filmic sophistication and subtle examination of issues of political oppression. ''Variety (magazine), Variety'' has deemed ...

. The film marks the seventh collaboration between Aristarain and actor Federico Luppi. It also stars Mercedes Sampietro and

Arturo Puig Arturo Puig (born 17 November 1944) is an Argentine theatre, television and motion picture actor. He has worked in the 1990s success ''Grande, pá!!!'' Biography Arturo Puig became famous as the lead actor of 1970s telenovelas, such as "''Me l ...

Synopsis

After being forced to retire, literature professor Fernando Robles ( Federico Luppi) and his wife Liliana ( Mercedes Sampietro) are forced to reevaluate their lives and make major changes in them. These include setting the record straight with their son, exiled in

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and starting out a new life. They decide to buy a small lavender farm in Córdoba from a widowed man, Zacarías, and with the aid of their lawyer friend Carlos (

), attempt to start out their new business. Along the way, Fernando, an aspiring writer himself, jots down notes and ideas for a novel in a book, which he frequently narrates in voice-overs. But this attempt at a new life is cut short when Fernando suddenly contracts

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one cold night on the mountains. He is hospitalized and dies over a week, with enough time to bid farewell to his family and tell his wife all he never said out loud. Liliana rejects the help of the sympathetic Carlos and the offer from her son Pedro to come live with his family in

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. She opts to carry on her late husband's attempt of a new life, and stays in the farm Fernando helped rebuild.

Cast

* Federico Luppi ... Fernando Robles * Mercedes Sampietro ... Liliana Rovira *

... Carlos Sulla *

Carlos Santamaria Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewhere ...

... Pedro Robles *

Valentina Bassi Valentina Bassi (born November 13, 1972) is an Argentine film and television actress. Born in Trelew, Chubut Province Chubut ( es, Provincia del Chubut, ; cy, Talaith Chubut) is a province in southern Argentina, situated between the 42nd par ...

... Natacha *

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... Demedio

Awards and Nomination

External links

* 2002 films Argentine drama films Spanish drama films 2002 drama films 2000s political films 2000s Spanish-language films Films featuring a Best Actress Goya Award-winning performance 2000s Argentine films 2000s Spanish films {{2000s-Argentina-film-stub

Synopsis

Cast

Awards and Nomination

See also

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