Mariano Llinás is an Argentine film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Llinás graduated from the Universidad del Cine de Argentina, where he currently works as a teacher. He is the son of writer, art critic, publicist and surrealist poet Julio Llinás and brother of renowned actress Verónica Llinás , who often appears in his films.
9-469: La flor (English: The Flower ) is a 2018 Argentine film written and directed by Mariano Llinás . With a length of 808 minutes excluding intermissions, it is the longest film in the history of Argentine cinema and the third-longest non-experimental film. The film is a joint project by the production group El Pampero Cine and the acting company Piel de Lava, made up of actresses Elisa Carricajo, Valeria Correa, Pilar Gamboa, and Laura Paredes. It premiered at
18-461: Is one of the longest narrative films and the longest film made in Argentine cinema history. The film is broken up into six separate episodes - the first four episodes end in medias res , the fifth episode proceeds from start to end, and the last episode is the conclusion of a story. Llinás co-wrote the screenplay for Argentina, 1985 alongside director Santiago Mitre . The film was nominated for
27-627: Is a black-and-white, largely silent remake of Jean Renoir 's Partie de campagne . The sixth episode is told through the diary of an English woman living in the Americas during the nineteenth century. She and three other women leave the desert after being held captive for many years. In the United States and Canada, La flor was released on November 1, 2019, alongside Harriet , Terminator: Dark Fate and Motherless Brooklyn . Mariano Llin%C3%A1s Mariano Llinás's feature directorial debut
36-438: Is about a group of spies, with extended flash-backs describing each of their histories. The fourth episode uses an experimental metanarrative in which the four lead actresses play actresses who turn against their director and his elaborate narrative structure. After the director disappears, an investigator develops a theory about the actresses after reading Arthur Machen 's translation of Casanova 's memoirs. The fifth episode
45-422: Is only the conclusion of a story. The first episode is shot as a B movie , where a group of researchers encounter a mummy and its supernatural curse. The second episode has two parallel plots. One follows a couple that has broken up as they reunite to record a song together, and the other is a mystery about a secret society formulating a potion for eternal life using a supposedly extinct scorpion. The third episode
54-584: The Academy Award for Best International Film . Mariano Llinás has been known to incorporate magical realism , postmodernism , maximalism , and hyperlink cinema into his work. He has been praised by outlets such as The Harvard Film Archive for his unique and innovative take on traditional narrative storytelling. Llinás is often grouped into the New Argentine Cinema movement. New Argentine Cinema Too Many Requests If you report this error to
63-490: The Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema . La flor is broken into six separate episodes, connected only by an on-screen appearance by Llinás explaining the film's structure. The first four episodes have the beginning of a story but finish in medias res (Classical Latin: "in the middle of things"). The fifth episode is the only one to proceed from start to end, and the last episode
72-524: The film as "X", one of the main characters. The film premiered at the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema where it won the Audience Award and the Special Jury Prize. The film was well received by Argentine critics, praising its originality, technical ability, and passion. Llinás' experiments with narrative continued with the 2018 film La flor . At 808 minutes long, La flor
81-400: Was the 2002 mockumentary Balnearios , which revolves around Argentine balnearios , beachside vacation resorts dedicated to leisure. The mocumentary incorporates some fantasy elements such as mermaids as well as comedic and satirical elements. Balnearios was followed by the 2008 film Extraordinary Stories , a four-hour tapestry of various interwoven narratives. Mariano Llinás appears in
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