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The Magic Gloves
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Wikipedia article
'The Magic Gloves' is a 2003 Argentine drama and comedy film directed by Martn Rejtman. The film stars Vicentico, Valeria Bertuccelli, Diego Olivera, Fabin Arenillas, Cecilia Biagini and Susana Pampn. The film premiered at the 'Locarno Film Festival' on 12 August 2003, followed by a premiere on 8 September at the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival. It received a theatrical release in Argentina on 27 May 2004.
Plot summary
Alejandro (Vicentico), a cab driver, and his girlfriend Cecilia are in the midst of breaking up when they become adopted by a social group led by a bossy husband and wife team, Sergio (Fabin Arenillas) and Susana (Susana Pampn). Alejandro briefly abandons his cab driving career to join an investment in plastic gloves along with Sergio and Sergio's brother, Luis, a porn star who has been working in Canada.
Reception
Writing for 'The Village Voice', J. Hoberman praised the film; "The Magic Gloves is a city symphony in which the metropolis seems an illusory maze and the melody is based on a refrain of recurring riffs."[https://web.archive.org/web/20061111035855/https://www.villagevoice.com/film/0645,hoberman,74951,20.html Meet Cute] The Village Voice. 7 November 2006 Dan Sallitt writing in 'Senses of Cinema' wrote that "The Magic Gloves pushes the deadpan style of Spanish comedy so far that the abstraction comes out the other end."[http://sensesofcinema.com/2003/festival-reports/2003_toronto/ My Own Private Toronto: The 2003 Toronto Film Festival] Senses of Cinema. December 2003
Cast
*Vicentico as Alejandro
*Valeria Bertuccelli as Valeria
*Fabin Arenillas as Sergio
*Cecilia Biagini as Cecilia
*Susana Pampn as Susana
*Diego Olivera as Luis
*Leonardo Azamor as Daniel
*Pietr Krysav as Hugh
*Denis Lukin as Kevin
*Yelena Goreyeva as Laura
*Daro Levy as Otorrinolaringlogo
References
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