Frontera Sur (1998)
Directed by Gerardo Herrero
Genres - Fantasy |
Sub-Genres - Period Film |
Run Time - 98 min. |
Countries - Argentina, Germany, Spain, France |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Bhob Stewart
Gerardo Herrero directed this Spanish-Argentine-German-French period fantasy drama set in turn-of-the century Buenos Aires. After widowed Roque (Jose Coronado) killed a man in Spain, he emigrated to Argentina with his young son Ramon (Francisco Corbalan). With his friend Hermann (Peter Lohmeyer), Roque works for a tobacco distributor. A ghost, Maidana (Federico Luppi), murdered by a "cutthroat and philosopher," reveals himself to only two people -- Roque and brothel-owner Teresa, aka Piera (Maribel Verdu) -- a situation which brings Roque and Piera together romantically. Shown in competition at the 1998 San Sebastian Film Festival.