Carlos Sorín (born 1944 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a film director, screenplay writer, cinematographer, and film producer. He works mainly in the cinema of Argentina.
His two films reviewed here show Argentine landscapes and ordinary people who are charismatic and bring life to these projects.
His two films reviewed here show Argentine landscapes and ordinary people who are charismatic and bring life to these projects.
Historias mínimas (English: Minimal Stories and Intimate Stories) is a 2002 Argentine and Spanish drama film, directed by Carlos Sorín and written by Pablo Solarz.
Synopsis: Don Justo (Antonio Benedicti) hands over the running of his grocery store to his overbearing son and daughter-in-law and escapes to search for his lost dog Badface. Roberto (Javier Lombardo) is a love-struck obsessive-compulsive traveling salesman who drives to San Julián to surprise one of his clients by bringing a cake for her son's birthday.
Finally, María Flores (Javiera Bravo) travels to San Julián with her daughter because she has won a spot on "Multicoloured Casino," a fusty TV game show. The film captures a lot of small details that make a realistic and moving depiction of life in southern Argentina.
Synopsis: Don Justo (Antonio Benedicti) hands over the running of his grocery store to his overbearing son and daughter-in-law and escapes to search for his lost dog Badface. Roberto (Javier Lombardo) is a love-struck obsessive-compulsive traveling salesman who drives to San Julián to surprise one of his clients by bringing a cake for her son's birthday.
Finally, María Flores (Javiera Bravo) travels to San Julián with her daughter because she has won a spot on "Multicoloured Casino," a fusty TV game show. The film captures a lot of small details that make a realistic and moving depiction of life in southern Argentina.
El camino de San Diego (English: The Road to San Diego) (2006) is an Argentine comedy film, written and directed by Carlos Sorín.
Synopsis: Tati Benitez (Ignacio Benitez), is a young man who lives in the Misiones Province, and an Argentine lumberjack who's been laid off at work, now making a living by collecting wood for an artisan named Silva (Miguel Gonzales Colman). Benitez is married to his pregnant wife (Paola Rotela).
Typical of Argentines, Tati is a football fanatic. Tati, is quite quirky and, like many Argentines, is obsessed with the Argentine football player Diego Armando Maradona, who is legendary in Argentina because of his prowess in the World Cup. He wears a football kit with Maradona's number 10 on it and has a very large 10 tattooed on his back. He even owns two parrots who scream "Maradona" from time to time. His friends joke that Tati is not married to his wife, but to Maradona. In fact, Tati knows every possible statistic of Maradona's career, and has a great deal of knowledge regarding his hero's life.
One day Tati's hears from friends that Maradona is suffering from heart problems, so he decides to go on a quest. His mission is to deliver an unusual piece of wood to Maradona at the Swiss-Argentine Hospital in Buenos Aires where he is recuperating. The piece of wood resembles Maradona. Tati travels by foot, by bus, and even by ambulance, to let Maradona feel the dedication and love of his loyal fan base. On his way he runs into many adventures.
Typical of Argentines, Tati is a football fanatic. Tati, is quite quirky and, like many Argentines, is obsessed with the Argentine football player Diego Armando Maradona, who is legendary in Argentina because of his prowess in the World Cup. He wears a football kit with Maradona's number 10 on it and has a very large 10 tattooed on his back. He even owns two parrots who scream "Maradona" from time to time. His friends joke that Tati is not married to his wife, but to Maradona. In fact, Tati knows every possible statistic of Maradona's career, and has a great deal of knowledge regarding his hero's life.
One day Tati's hears from friends that Maradona is suffering from heart problems, so he decides to go on a quest. His mission is to deliver an unusual piece of wood to Maradona at the Swiss-Argentine Hospital in Buenos Aires where he is recuperating. The piece of wood resembles Maradona. Tati travels by foot, by bus, and even by ambulance, to let Maradona feel the dedication and love of his loyal fan base. On his way he runs into many adventures.
I didn´t see it but I´m definitely gonna. I´m currently in Argentina, in this cute spacious Buenos Aires Real Estate and I want to know everything that is related to this caountry. As the days pass, I´m falling in love with this city and I just want to learn more, see all the culture, try every meal. So, of course, I want to see what the Argentine film industry has got to offer!
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