While its projection continues with notorious success in various theaters in the country, Argentina, 1985 continues to take steps on the way to the Oscar dream. The film starring Ricardo Darin Y Peter Lanzani and directed by Santiago Miter set in the trial of the military junta is preselected to compete in the big party in Hollywood, which will take place on March 12 next year.
Just as it happened in the festivals of Venice or San Sebastián, Argentina, 1985 continues to make noise wherever it occurs. In the last hours, Darín, Miter and the producer Axel Kuschevatzky officially presented at the Film Academy in Los Angeles. And during the interview, the protagonist left a reflection in relation to his expectations for the successful film.
“What would you like people to take away from watching this movie, taking into account the current political situation, especially in the United States?” journalist Stacey Wilson Hunt asked him.
The actor listened to the translation, thought for a moment and replied: “Regarding the past we can’t do anything”, he began seriously, and continued with his analysis: “In the present, yes, I think we have a lot to do, but my approach is especially intended to the future,” he added. And then yes, he revealed his desires in relation to what he can generate Argentina, 1985 on the viewers.
“I think that the maximum claim to which I could aspire is that the young generations, the new blood, recover the true meaning of terms such as value, courage, bravery, integrity, ethics, morality, solidarity. If this film could serve minimally to reinforce those terms I would feel really very happy”, she concluded.
During its time at the San Sebastián festival, in which the spectators gave it an average score of 9.16 points out of 10, a rating that places it among the highest in the historical record of the competition in the Basque Country. During the screening, the journalists also gave her their approval with applause, during Darín’s shocking final monologue and at the time of the final credits.
During an interview with El español, the actor was specifically consulted about the speech in which he contains the emblematic phrase “Never again” and which was applauded throughout the room. “My pulse never trembled regarding the allegation”, sentenced. And he reflected on the construction of the scene: “It is paradoxical, because we are talking about a monologue that is 11 minutes long, something that in cinematographic terms is an eternity and yet it flies by.” In addition, he referred to the historical phrase: “That final ‘Never again’ has a very high representativeness. It is probably one of the few things in the history of Argentina that truly achieved unification”, he stated.
Argentina 1985 addresses a key moment in Argentine history after the return of democracy. According to its synopsis, the film is inspired by the true story of the team of prosecutors led by Julio Strassera and Luis Moreno Ocampo who, accompanied by a group of young people in their David vs. Goliath battle against power, dared against everything. prognosis and under constant threat, to prosecute the heads of the bloodiest military dictatorship in Argentina, providing justice to its victims and peace to its survivors.”
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The deep reflection of Ricardo Darín during the presentation of Argentina, 1985 in Los Angeles