Argentina1985 makes the most ambitious trial against fascist human rights violations in Latin American history into a gripping procedural. nataliakeogan's review of Argentina's Oscar submission:
is unmistakably evoked through the film’s title. The Argentine director, who is best known for political dramas that examine the country’s social follies, meticulously recreates the circumstances surrounding what’s considered the most ambitious trial against fascist human rights violations in Latin American history.
As a Spanish-language film from a director who is decidedly focused on Argentinian political affairs,presents key figures, important dates and monumental events with a thoughtfulness that expects a certain level of familiarity with the subject from its audience. For example, there is no overt attempt to contextualize the presence of, one of the only publicly-facing protest groups that existed during the junta.
is also masterfully imbued with period-specific details in the costume and set design, painstakingly emulated from archival footage. Sumptuously captured by cinematographer Javier Juliá’s lens, these visual facets make the two-hour-and-twenty-minute runtime melt by. Of course, the film’s streamlined, never-clunky narrative is no doubt bolstered by Llinás’ involvement as co-writer. After helming an 808-minute feature in 2018, an 140-minute undertaking must feel like light work.
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