Love and Dread

2001 1h 55m ES

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8.5

MASTERPIECE

★8.5TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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Borges falls in love with Beatriz Viterbo, a high-class young woman, who decides to marry a government official who makes Borges strongly suspect him, speculating that he is a sadist who is slowly poisoning Beatriz. To save Beatriz Borges, he decides to turn to a detective, who becomes the hinge of an unthinkable story.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Miguel Ángel Solá
Jorge Luis Borges
Blanca Oteyza
Beatriz Viterbo
Víctor Laplace
Carlos Daneri
Norman Briski
Erik Lönnrot
Roberto Carnaghi
Pierre Menard
Alicia Berdaxagar
Leonor, Borges's mother
Cristina Banegas
Boarding house owner
Roly Serrano
Alejandro Villari

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Juan Carlos Desanzo
Writers: José Pablo Feinmann
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Argentina

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Juan Carlos Desanzo, shot by Carlos Torlaschi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sergio Zóttola shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Miguel Ángel Solá and Blanca Oteyza and Víctor Laplace carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0288424 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Juan Carlos Desanzo directs. Carlos Torlaschi behind the camera. Sergio Zóttola cuts. Produced in Argentina. Dialogue in Spanish.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Juan Carlos Desanzo, shot by Carlos Torlaschi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Sergio Zóttola shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Miguel Ángel Solá and Blanca Oteyza and Víctor Laplace carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0288424 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.