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Imagining Argentina

Author: Christopher HamptonAntonio BanderasEmma ThompsonRubén BladesLawrence ThorntonAll authors
Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures, [2005]
Edition/Format:   DVD video : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:
A story of love, compassion, and danger, this political thriller is about one family who had the courage to fight for justice in a country ruled by fear. Carlos Rueda and his family live in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where thousands of people have disappeared after speaking up against the dictator in power. When Carlos' wife Cecilia disappears after writing a controversial article, he begins a desperate search to find  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Feature films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Political
Adaptation
Drama
Teatro
Material Type: Videorecording
Document Type: Visual material
All Authors / Contributors: Christopher Hampton; Antonio Banderas; Emma Thompson; Rubén Blades; Lawrence Thornton; Arenas Entertainment (Firm); Universal Pictures (Firm); Myriad Pictures.
ISBN: 1417018860 9781417018864
OCLC Number: 61251238
Language Note: English and Spanish dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Notes: Based on the novel by Lawrence Thornton.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.
Credits: Director of photography, Guillermo Navarro ; editor, George Akers ; music, George Fenton ; costume designer, Sabina Daigeler ; production designer, Bárbara Pérez Solero.
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Emma Thompson, Rubén Blades, María Canals, Kuno Becker, Leticia Dolera, Anton Lesser, John Wood, Claire Bloom.
Target Audience: MPAA rating: R; for violence/torture and brief language.
Description: 1 videodisc (107 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Details: DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, single sided, dual layer.
Other Titles: Imagining Argentina
Responsibility: Arenas Entertainment, Universal Pictures and Myriad Pictures present a United Kingdom/Spain co-production of Imagining Argentina Productions Ltd. and Multivideo SL/Arenas E.S.S.L., a Tide Rock Entertainment, Mike's Movies, Green Moon Production, Myriad Pictures production, a film by Christopher Hampton ; Argentine producer, Raúl Outeda ; produced by Geoffrey C. Lands, Michael Peyser, Diane Sillan Isaacs, Santiago Pozo ; written and directed by Christopher Hampton.
Local System Bib Number:
212281

Abstract:

A story of love, compassion, and danger, this political thriller is about one family who had the courage to fight for justice in a country ruled by fear. Carlos Rueda and his family live in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where thousands of people have disappeared after speaking up against the dictator in power. When Carlos' wife Cecilia disappears after writing a controversial article, he begins a desperate search to find her while Cecilia fights to find her way back to him.
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