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f El secreto de sus ojos: An Argentine male melodrama
- Source: New Cinemas: Journal of Contemporary Film, Volume 12, Issue 1-2, Jun 2014, p. 3 - 15
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- 01 Jun 2014
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Abstract
Abstract
The award-winning film, El secreto de sus ojos (2009), by Campanella, has been studied as a film dealing with the impunity of the most recent Argentine military dictatorship (1976–1983). In this article, I consider El secreto as a melodrama in which male characters are ruled by their feelings. I focus on the leading actor, Ricardo Darín who, in his role as Benjamín Espósito, can be characterized as a fallen man, as he suffers from a trauma that impinges on his emotions, inner circle and ability to perform in the public sphere.
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