Mar del Plata 2004

"Dealer" by Benedek Fliegauf

The sea resort of Mar del Plata puts up a big international film festival, now in its 19th edition. Best film in the events international competition was the Hungarian film "The Dealer" by young director Benedek Fliegauf. Details of the prize

"Dealer". "Cohesive and coherent from the first frame to the last", writes Pablo Suarez in his review, "'Dealer' shows the firm hand of a new, utterly talented filmmaker who, having made only one full length feature film already, has a style all of his own."
Argentine Cinema. Dennis West tells about the visit of Nestor Kirchner to Mar del Plata, the country's president, informs about the homage in honor of Fernando Solanas and reviews Argentinean films.
"Behind the Scenes". Jorge Morales researchs how the festival included the history oof cinema, in films on Chaplin, Jackie Chan and by Ann Marie Fleming and Wim Wenders.

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