Rafael Rodríguez

Though he is near death, blind Rene, an elderly Italian-French intellectual, continues to make his annual conference abroad accompanied by his self-centered loyal, beautiful assistant Sibilla who may or may not be his lover. Rene's domineering mother strongly disapproves of Sibilla and his continual galavanting, but Rene disregards her and goes anyway. While in Spain, Sibilla falls for a handsome young toreador who also captures the interest of Rene, though it is hard to say whether his feelings for the bullfighter are fatherly or more romantic. It is also unclear as to whether Sibilla and the bullfighter are lovers either. Thus an enigmatic romantic triangle forms until Rene and Sibilla suddenly decide to wed. The character of Rene seems to be closely patterned after Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges.

Set amidst a backdrop of political unrest and oppression in Argentina following the coup of the late 1980s, this impressive drama dwells upon a May-December love affair between a boy and a woman suspected of political subversion. When seventeen-year-old Pedro defiantly befriends political fugitive Sofia and provides her shelter, he creates a deep rift between himself, his family and his friends. Sofia is hunted because she was at one time in love with a Communist sympathizer. At first the relationship is purely platonic as Pedro helps her recover from a 23-day long flight that has left Sofia weak and starving for sleep. But as time passes, Pedro becomes increasingly involved with her and his schoolwork begins to suffer. Gradually he falls in love with her and she with him. But as the political situation grows more oppressive and the government steps up its search for subversives, the two begin making desperate plans to flee the country.

The relationship between a doctor and a depressed young patient in a public hospital.

Argnetina's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1981

La vieille Mamá Cora perd la tête. Elle vit avec son fils Jorge et sa belle-fille Susana, qui viennent d'avoir un nouveau-né. Or, Susana ne supporte guère l'omniprésence de sa belle-mère, source de conflits permanents. Un jour, la situation s'envenime et la colère des deux femmes explose. Susana envoie un message désespéré à son beau-frère et sa belle-sœur afin qu'ils partagent la garde de Mamá Cora. Mais, personne n'apparaît disposé à quelques concessions. Un concert de récriminations, rancœurs et jalousies déchirent alors les membres de la famille. Un événement imprévisible conduira pourtant à la réconciliation…

Rodrigo lives in Córdoba. He runs and manages his dad's cabins for tourists. Summer is around the corner. One day he meets seventeen year old Juan, who has just arrived into town all the way from Buenos Aires.