''Sur'' (South) is a 1988 Argentine
drama film
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written and directed by
Fernando E. Solanas. The film features
Susú Pecoraro,
Miguel Ángel Solá
Miguel Ángel Solá Vehil (born May 14, 1950) is an Argentine actor who has made over 60 film appearances in film and TV in Argentina since 1973.
Biography
Born in Buenos Aires, Solá belongs to the Vehil's dynasty of actors, eight generations ...
,
Philippe Léotard
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,
Lito Cruz
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Lito was born Oscar Alberto Cruz in the working-class La Plata suburb of Berisso in 1941, and began performing in lo ...
,
Ulises Dumont
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among others.
Following its debut at the
1988 Cannes Film Festival
The 41st Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 23 May 1988. The Palme d'Or went to the '' Pelle erobreren'' by Bille August.
The festival opened with ''Le Grand Bleu'', directed by Luc Besson and closed with ''Willow'', directed by Ron Howard. ...
, ''Sur'' has collected a host of awards from prestigious international film festivals. ''Sur'' garnered its director,
Fernando E. Solanas the
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at Cannes in 1988 and was nominated for the Palme d'Or in the same year.
The film was selected to be screened in the Cannes Classics section of the
2015 Cannes Film Festival
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.
In a survey of the
100 greatest films of Argentine cinema carried out by the
Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken
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History
The Cinema Museum of the City of Buenos Aires was created on Oc ...
in 2000, the film reached the 33rd position. In a new version of the survey organized in 2022 by the specialized magazines ''La vida útil'', ''Taipei'' and ''La tierra quema'', presented at the
Mar del Plata International Film Festival
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, the film reached the 40th position.
Plot
Floreal is released from prison prior to the end of a military coup d'état in 1983. He discovers his wife has cheated on him and is not sure he wants to return to his former life and family. A friend, "El-Negro", who was killed during the military coup, appears in the night with a special mission: to help Floreal face what has happened when he was serving time in prison. El-Negro helps him to live through the important events that happened in his absence. El-Negro helps him get past his anger, understanding how hard it was to endure such a difficult time and how the military coup had crushed people's lives. When El-Negro finally tells him he must return, Floreal realizes he must be strong and, like his coup-stricken country, pick up and go on with his life.
Cast
*
Susú Pecoraro as Rosi Echegoyen
*
Miguel Ángel Solá
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Biography
Born in Buenos Aires, Solá belongs to the Vehil's dynasty of actors, eight generations ...
as Floreal Echegoyen
*
Philippe Léotard
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He was born in Nice, one of seven children - four girls, then three boys, of whi ...
as Roberto
*
Lito Cruz
Lito Cruz (May 14, 1941 – December 19, 2017) was a prominent Argentine stage director and motion picture actor.
Life and work
Lito was born Oscar Alberto Cruz in the working-class La Plata suburb of Berisso in 1941, and began performing in lo ...
as El Negro
*
Ulises Dumont
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Life and work
Born in 1937 in ...
as Emilio
*
Roberto Goyeneche
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as Amado
* Gabriela Toscano as Blondi
* Mario Lozano as Echegoyen
* Nathán Pinzón as Rasatti
* Antonio Ameijeiras as Peregrino
* Inés Molina as María
*
Fito Páez
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Biography
Early career
Paez was born in Rosario, Santa Fe Province; ...
as Marcelo
* Niní Gambier as Adela
* Chany Mallo as Floreal's mother
* Susana Mayo as Cora
* Ricardo Alaniz as Arturito
* Luis Romero as Yacumin
Awards
Wins
*
1988 Cannes Film Festival
The 41st Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 23 May 1988. The Palme d'Or went to the '' Pelle erobreren'' by Bille August.
The festival opened with ''Le Grand Bleu'', directed by Luc Besson and closed with ''Willow'', directed by Ron Howard. ...
: Best Director Award, Fernando Solanas (
Prix de la mise en scène
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), Audience Award, Fernando Solanas 1988.
* Flanders International Film Festival:
Georges Delerue Award
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, Ástor Piazzolla
* Havana Film Festival:Grand Coral - First Prize, Fernando Solanas
Nominations
*
1988 Cannes Film Festival
The 41st Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 23 May 1988. The Palme d'Or went to the '' Pelle erobreren'' by Bille August.
The festival opened with ''Le Grand Bleu'', directed by Luc Besson and closed with ''Willow'', directed by Ron Howard. ...
: Golden Palm (Fernando Solana)
References
External links
*
''Sur''at the
cinenacional.com
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1988 films
1988 drama films
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1980s Spanish-language films
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Films set in Buenos Aires
Films directed by Fernando Solanas
Georges Delerue Award winners
Argentine drama films
1988 independent films