Travel Reference
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Daniel Burman's films include
Esperando al mesíah
(Waiting for the Messiah, 2000),
El abrazo partido
(Lost Embrace, 2004) and
Derecho de familia
(Family Law, 2006).
His most recent effort,
Dos hermanos
(Brother and Sister, 2010) is the story of aging sib-
lings who've recently lost their mother. Burman's other claim to fame is his co-produc-
tion of Walter Salles' Che Guevara-inspired
The Motorcycle Diaries
(2004).
Another director to have made a mark on Argentina cinema is the late Fabián Bielin-
sky. He left behind a small but powerful body of work that includes his award-winning
feature
Nueve reinas
(Nine Queens, 2000). His last film, the 2005 neo-noir flick
El aura,
screened at Sundance and was the official Argentine entry for the 2006 Oscars.
Lucrecia Martel's 2001 debut
La ciénaga
(The Swamp) and
La niña santa
(The Holy
Girl, 2004) deal with the themes of social decay, Argentine bourgeois and sexuality in the
face of Catholic guilt. Her powerful
La mujer sin cabeza
(The Headless Woman, 2008)
was showcased at Cannes. Another acclaimed director, Carlos Sorin, takes us to the deep
south of Argentina in
Historias mínimas
(Minimal Stories, 2002) and
Bombón el perro
(Bombón the Dog, 2004).
Juan José Campanella's
El hijo de la novia
(Son of the Bride) received an Oscar nom-
ination for best foreign-language film in 2001. His
Luna de avellaneda
(Moon of Avel-
laneda, 2004) is a clever story about a social club and those who try to save it. In 2010 he
won the Oscar for best foreign-language film with
El secreto de sus ojos
(The Secret in
Their Eyes).
Other noteworthy films include Lucía Puenzo's
XXY
(2007), the tale of a 15-year-old
hermaphrodite, and Juan Diego Solanas'
Nordeste
(Northeast, 2005), which tackles diffi-
cult social issues such as child trafficking; both were screened at Cannes. In 2013 Puenzo
directed
Wakolda
(The German Doctor), a true story about the family who unknowingly
lived with Josef Mengele during his exile in South America.
Argentina's biggest film event is the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent
Film, held in April each year. Check out
www.bafici.gov.ar
for more information.
