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El Amor primera parte
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Wikipedia article
'El Amor primera parte' (English language: Love (Part One)) is a 2004 Argentine independent romantic comedy film directed and written by Alejandro Fadel, Martn Mauregui, Juan Schnitman and Santiago Mitre. The film stars Leonora Balcarce as Sofa and Luciano Cceres as Pedro, who play lovers who eventually separate after two years. The music for the film was composed by Gabriel Chwojnik.
Plot
The film follows the lives of a young couple who meet on a trip, from the ecstasy of falling in love to the dark end days of their relationship. After two years the couple decide to split and pretend to not see each other.
Cast
* Leonora Balcarce as Sofa
* Luciano Cceres as Pedro
* Vctor Hugo Carrizo as Encargado de edificio
* Julin Krakov
* Lucila Mangone
* Lourdes Medrano
* Agustn Mendilaharzu
* Luis Alberto Romero
* Sebastin Schor as Narrator
Release and acclaim
The film premiered in Argentina in October 2004 although it was shown in France (Cinmas d'Amrique Latine de Toulouse) on 12 March 2005 and Poland on 19 June.
Worldcinema.org described it as a "fresh, likeable comedy about the beginning, middle and end of a romance, writing that the first part of the film was a "charming piece of froth that should hit the mark with young audiences who will see themselves reflected in the 25-year-olds pains", though remarked that "viewers over 30 are likely to find the concept too cute for its own good."
The Dutch 'Cine Magazine' wrote: "El Amor (Primera Parte)' is already a special project from a production point of view. It is a collective initiative, in which four different directors, all students of the Fundacin Universidad del Cine (FUC), were brought together by producer Mariano Llins to explore the expressive possibilities of cinema. Voice-over, animation, intertitles, dramatic scenes, and dialogue were used. All this, including the different interpretations of the creators, does not make for a chaotic, disjointed film, but rather for a smooth, varied production, showing at one time an interesting true observation, and then a humorous animation or flashback. In addition, the film's content is also extremely satisfying and it is not noticeable that different directors are involved. "
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