Lost Embrace
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Actor: Adriana Aizemberg Daniel HendlerDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Korean (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); Yiddish (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-02-14
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: New Yorker
Movie Reviews of Lost Embrace
Movie Review: A must see
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a very unusual movie. Filmed in a loose hand held camera style, it conveys, for those of us who have experienced it, the feeling of daily life in Buenos Aires, in the post 2001 crisis, like nothing I have ever seen. The story, at first glance, might appear to be simple and sketchy. A second look does reveal a complex web of relationships and attitudes towards the immigrant/emigrant experience and towards the unexpected problems it places on the concept of personal identity. The story, told from the point of view of Ariel, the youngest member of the Makaroff family, chronicles the story of three generations of that family. In the end, the story stands as a chronicle of the immigrant experience (in Argentina, and also elsewhere) The movie becomes a pandora's box where the new immigrants and the old immigrants co-exist in an often unchartered territory. My favorite character is the grandmother, magnificently portrayed by the yiddish singer Rosita Londner. My favorite quote from the movie is the rabbi's definition of "grandchildren" (and I will not spoil it for you). Despite appearances, this movie is profound and complex. Multiple viewings, absolutely worth the time and effort in my opinion, will reveal unexpected layers upon layers of meanings previously missed. The jewish theme that permeates the story, ultimately becomes a universal story, for this is the story of those who come from abroad, of those who adopt the new home as theirs, of those who cannot return to a world that no longer exists and, ultimately, of those who are desperately trying to leave in contrast with those who, having left, return to re-establish the lost ties of family and friendships. Throughout all the turmoil, and sometimes comedic response to the crisis, the constant movement and flux of the characters is mirrored in the unstable, unsteady, hand-held camera style, which, in my opinion, was an excellent choice on the part of the director. Form, in this movie, seems to be constantly subordinated to content. In this way, every element of the movie becomes a channel through which meaning is constantly reinforced and complemented. No matter why you watch this movie -content or form. In the end, you will find in it something to ponder about well after the credits have run.
Summary of Lost Embrace
Set in Buenos Aires? vibrant Jewish community, Lost Embrace conjures up an irresistible ensemble of engaging and quirky characters that pursue their dreams with humor, passion and an infectious generosity of spirit. Ariel is a recent college dropout with hopes of escaping a career at his mother?s lingerie store in a multi-cultural shopping mall. The job comes with its perks, but as tantalizing as helping beautiful women slip in and out of lingerie can be, Ariel seeks a more fulfilling life. Dressing-room trysts with sexy vixen Rita can?t go on forever; and Estela, his now pregnant ex-girlfriend, no longer needs him. While hoping to secure a European passport, which will allow him to travel the world, Ariel first has to shake a head-spinning dose of reality: his long-lost father is about to return, forcing Ariel to accept a long-overdue reunion with the father he has been running away from all his life.