Fresh
As visually captivating as it is emotionally engaging.
Susan Walker, Toronto Star
Overview
In Buenos Aires, the twenty-something Jewish-Argentinean Ariel Makaroff ditches the University of Architecture and spends his time wandering through the downtown gallery where his mother has a lingerie shop and his brother runs an importation business. Ariel has never understood why his father left him when he was a baby, but when his dad returns to Argentina, that will soon change.
Director and cast
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Top critics, in their words
83%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The film's sophistication -- and it is an immensely sophisticated film -- lies in its refusal to tuck in too tightly its shirttails.
David Gilmour, Globe and Mail
Fresh
Plays out in a low-key but charming fashion.
Mario Tarradell, Dallas Morning News
Fresh
Burman explored this world before in 2000's Waiting for the Messiah, but in Lost Embrace, his maturity results in a much tighter and engaging film.
Marta Barber, Miami Herald
Fresh
Burman succeeds in involving us with the kind of characters who don't normally find their way to the big screen.
Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
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