La historia oficial (1985)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Luis Puenzo

Writers:

Aída Bortnik (written by)
Luis Puenzo (written by)

Release Date:

8 November 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | History

Tagline:

Our Moving Story

Plot:

Alicia Marnet de Ibáñez is a high school history professor and a well-to-do housewife in Buenos Aires...

Plot Keywords:

Adopted Daughter | School | Protest Sign | Intoxication | Abuse

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 22 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Héctor Alterio	...	Roberto
Norma Aleandro	...	Alicia
Chunchuna Villafañe	...	Ana
Hugo Arana	...	Enrique
Guillermo Battaglia	...	Jose
Chela Ruíz	...	Sara
Patricio Contreras	...	Benitez
María Luisa Robledo	...	Nata
Aníbal Morixe	...	Miller
Jorge Petraglia	...	Macci
Analia Castro	...	Gaby
Daniel Lago	...	Dante
Augusto Larreta	...	General
Laura Palmucci	...	Rosa
Leal Rey	...	Cura

Also Known As:

The Official History
The Official Story (USA)
The Official Version

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

Argentina

Language:

Spanish | English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | New Zealand:M | Argentina:18 | Canada:R | Chile:18 | France:-12 | Italy:VM18 | Netherlands:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Company:

Historias Cinematograficas Cinemania

Trivia:

The song that Gaby sings is call "En el país de Nomeacuerdo", a famous childhood song from Argentina, composed by 'María Elena Walsh (I)'.

Quotes:

Roberto: Where's Gaby, Alicia?
Alicia: Is terrible, Roberto.
Roberto: What is terrible?
Alicia: Not to know where's your daughter.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV)

Hard to forget

"Even though we try, the truth brings us to tears"... I watched "La historia oficial" more than 10 times, and weep the 10 of them. One can say that it's a dark, slow movie. Most Latin films are. This one is not the exception, therefore we must understand it's style, not popular around the world. However, great pictures can be made under this style, even greater that many other American movies of the same topic. Luis Puenzo's portrait of a post dictatorship family is the best example of this. Hector Alterio and Norma Aleandro are incredible, as mother and father to an adopted child of unknown past. As the truth starts to pop up after the fall of the cruel and pagan military government, Alicia (Norma) starts investigating what happened to her daughter's real parents. As she goes on searching for the truth, she realizes that his husband, a former military officer, knew lots of the answers beforehand. The movie fairly got the Oscar and Norma Aleandro jumped into fame winning at Cannes. Luis Puenzo also went on to Hollywood. However, he never adopted to the American style, and "La Historia Oficial" remains as his best movie. A must see in Latin history.