The Film Critic El Crítico
This playful yet heartfelt take on the rom-com genre follows a world-weary Buenos Aires film critic who eschews romantic cliches until a chance meeting with a gorgeous thrill-seeker leads him to question his old views about life and love.
Nominated for Best New Actress (Telma Crisanti), Best Screenplay - Original, and Best First Work at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Argentina.
Running Time
98 mins
Year
2013
Kanopy ID
4244609
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Comments (2)
Very slow film, it didn't quite seem to match the synopsis as a rom-com. I barely finished watching it.
Quite the slow film, got as far as the critic clumsily trying to kiss a film student and got fed up with the sexist cliché & stopped watching. I have seen much better Argentinian films... Judith No rating.