Jorge is a writer for a left-leaning Buenos Aires magazine that's at odds with the country's military dictatorship. He meets lovely and intelligent actress Laura and begins an on-and-off romance that will continue for the next two decades. Fearful of commitment, Jorge initially moves on from her and his fortunes suffer, but the situation changes when he and Laura renew their acquaintance. Meanwhile, the country undergoes a political transformation.
Reviews
This movie has everything and its a real treasure to find it.
Don't miss this film This is the second film by Argentinian-born living in USA for more than 20 years, Juan José Campanella, that I watched. The first was "El Hijo De la Novia" (Oscar-nominated). I liked this one better. Argentinian movie critic Guillermo Ravaschivo (from "cineismo.com") didn't like it at all in spite of his reckoning of the film's good values...but I suspect he is too bitter a person to like this film (or many others, for that matter). This is a wonderful film. The political issues (as well as the rest) are just a backyard scenery for the close-up given to this particular LOVE of Jorge Pellegrini to Laura throughout more than 20 years, having met intimately but briefly twice after the first passionate and longer lasting time. I do agree the idea of people rebelling with strong verbal innuendos to their bosses would not yield the results herein depicted (i.e. the employee either remains employed or the employee is a "friend" of his boss and after his quitting still remain friend and in the job). But everyone, EVERY ACTOR in this movie is about perfect, and so is the idea and script. Juan Jose Campanella did absorb some Hollywoodish (especially TV-dian) mannerisms which show. But then, it is NOT a Hollywood film. Jorge Darin's performance alone is worth the whole films. Admittedely, both scripters wrote the script only with him in mind, all the time.
If you enjoyed "El hijo de la Novia" ("Son of the Bride"), you must go for this one. The same rock solid characters with a better script. A story you can believe in, a group of characters you laugh and suffer with.
A new star is born. Campanella offers in El mismo amor la misma lluvia an artwork full of sensitivity and love. Most american directors should learn from Campanella the characters he makes, real and tender and the script. Nothing to see with the big american productions, Campanella gives a lesson of how to make a love story interesting and absolutely unartificial. Very good!!! (8 out of 10).
