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Aro Recommended Whisky

 

Uruguay / Argentina 2004, 91 minutes
Dir. Juan Pablo Rebella, Pablo Stoll
In Spanish with English subtitles
Rating: [M]
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Comedy

 

Aroview: From the vintage of Aki Kaurismaki and Jim Jarmusch, this low-key marriage charade stands as the driest comedy in years, accounting for a run-down Uruguayan sock factory, its stone-faced owner, and the loyal spinster employee recruited to pose as his wife in order to impress an unannounced family guest.

Rich with long, uncomfortable silences and awkward human collisions, directors Rebella and Stoll demonstrate subtlety and a palette for dry, stealthy humour with immaculate timing. A special reserve among deadpan comedies, with the added bonus of turning the crude, ubiquitous French farce on its head.

NZ International Film Festival 2005

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  • aspect ratio: 16:9
 

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