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Secret Wedding
''Secret Wedding'' () is a 1989 Spanish-language drama film directed by Alejandro Agresti. The film received the Golden Calf for Best Feature Film award at the 1989 Netherlands Film Festival. The film was initially screened exclusively in specific film clubs in Buenos Aires as part of retrospectives dedicated to the director. However, in June 2004, ''Secret Wedding'' was nationally broadcast for the first time on Televisión Pública, Canal 7. Agresti frequently explores themes related to the Argentine dictatorship, which took place between March 1976 and December 1983, and the devastating social, political, and cultural consequences it had on the Argentine population. These themes are evident in his other works, such as ''Todos quieren ayudar a Ernesto'' (1991), where disappeared individuals reappear in long-distance phone calls, ''El viento se llevó lo que'' (1998), which depicts a peculiar town with intermittent communication due to censored films, and ''Buenos Aires Vice Vers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandro Agresti
Alejandro Agresti (born June 2, 1961, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine film director, writer and producer. A prominent filmmaker in his country, he also directed ''The Lake House (film), The Lake House'' with Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood actors Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves in 2006. Career Agresti is best known in the United States for his feature ''Valentín'', the story of a young boy who dreams of becoming an astronaut while attempting to better the bewildering world around him. This internationally acclaimed feature earned Agresti the Silver Condor (Cóndor de Plata) by the Argentine Film Critics Association for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, Best Film and Special Jury Award at the Mar del Plata Film Festival, the Golden Calf for Best Director at the Nederlands Film Festival, and the Audience Award at the Newport International Film Festival. Agresti's other films include ''El Viento se llevó lo que'' ("Wind with the Gone"), ''Un mundo menos peor'' ("A Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |