Los Cuentos de Borges: El Sur
1990 Argentine film
- 1990 (1990)
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El Sur (English: The South) is a 1990 TV movie written and directed by Carlos Saura and is a chapter in the Spanish TV series Los Cuentos de Borges (English: The Borges Tales). Saura's 55-minute film is based on the short story El Sur by Argentine author Jorge Luis Borges.[1][2]
Plot
A shy Argentine librarian Juan Dahlman (Oscar Martinez) dreams that he is fatally stabbed on his family's ranch, located in southern Argentina. After suffering a head injury he is ordered to rest until full recovery. Dahlman decides to spend his time recovering at his family's ranch, fulfilling his long-held desire to revisiting the ranch. He sets off for the ranch and the destiny that awaits him there.[2]
Cast
- Óscar Martínez as Juan Dahlmann
- Nini Gambier as Doña Rosario
- Alexandra Davel as Sara Dahlmann
- Gerardo Romano as Carlos Manchon
- Juan Leyrado as Sergio
- Arturo Bonin as Casiano
- Villanueva Cosse as Don Alejandro
- Jorge Marrale as Pastor Guillermo Brige
References
- ^ Saura, Carlos; Linda M. Willem (2003). Linda M. Willem (ed.). Carlos Saura: interviews. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-57806-494-6.
- ^ a b Elley, Derek. "El Sur", Variety (magazine), New York City, 2 December 1992. Posted on 1992-12-01.
External links
- The Internet Movie Database
- Carlos Saura's Official Page (In Spanish)
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Films directed by Carlos Saura
- Cuenca (1958)
- The Delinquents (1960)
- Weeping for a Bandit (1964)
- The Hunt (1966)
- Peppermint Frappé (1967)
- Stress Is Three (1968)
- Honeycomb (1969)
- The Garden of Delights (1970)
- Ana and the Wolves (1972)
- Cousin Angelica (1973)
- Cría Cuervos (1975)
- Elisa, vida mía (1977)
- Blindfolded Eyes (1978)
- Mama Turns 100 (1979)
- Faster, Faster (1980)
- Blood Wedding (1981)
- Sweet Hours (1981)
- Antonieta (1982)
- Carmen (1983)
- The Stilts (1984)
- El amor brujo (1986)
- El Dorado (1988)
- The Dark Night (1989)
- ¡Ay Carmela! (1990)
- The South (1990)
- Marathon (1992)
- Sevillanas (1992)
- Outrage (1993)
- Flamenco (1995)
- Taxi (1996)
- Little Bird (1997)
- Tango (1998)
- Goya in Bordeaux (1999)
- Bunuel and King Solomon's Table (2001)
- Salomé (2002)
- The 7th Day (2004)
- Iberia (2005)
- Fados (2007)
- I, Don Giovanni (2009)
- Flamenco, Flamenco (2010)
- Zonda, folclore argentino (2015)
- J: Beyond Flamenco (2016)
- Renzo Piano, an Architect for Santander (2018)
- The King of All the World (2021)
- Las paredes hablan (2022)
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