Lost Embrace
Seen it?2004 | 99 min | Drama, Comedy
Saturday Specialearly ratingWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (83% on Rotten Tomatoes), despite almost no lasting buzz. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Aimed squarely at people who need a good giggle and people who like stories about real, flawed people. Leaves you with something to think about.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Gives its people room to develop, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Spanish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
In Buenos Aires, the twenty-something Jewish-Argentinean Ariel Makaroff ditches the University of Architecture and spends his time wandering through the downtown gallery where his mother has a lingerie shop and his brother runs an importation business. Ariel has never understood why his father left him when he was a baby, but when his dad returns to Argentina, that will soon change.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
83% on Rotten Tomatoes, 70 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsWeak
Won 1 Berlin award: Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize.
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 1K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Daniel Burman
- Daniel HendlerAriel Makaroff
- Adriana AizembergSonia Makaroff
- Jorge D'ElíaElías Makaroff
- Sergio BorisJoseph Makaroff
- Melina PetriellaEstela
- Rosita LondnerAbuela de Ariel
- Diego KorolMitelman
- Silvina BoscoRita
- Isaac FajmOsvaldo
- Atilio PozzobónSaligani Papá