El Secreto de sus ojos
Intelligent
and well directed Argentine film about a retired judge’s clerk who decides to
write a novel about a case twenty years previously that was never quite solved
to his satisfaction, as was a potential love affair that never got off the
ground with the judge’s secretary.
Consequently, the film is shot with plenty of flashbacks which fits in
with its mystery theme and the element of romantic memory that it
contains. Juan José Campanella is a more
than competent director and is well supported by favourite Ricardo Darin, the
very able Soledad Villamil,
an effective Pablo Rago and the most surprising
comic actor Guillermo Francella who turns in a remarkable performance as the
alcoholic sidekick Sandoval.
Great photography from Felix Monti too. While there may be some quibbles about time
frames and continuity, this is a satisfying work of art without rising to great
heights.
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