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Natalia Smirnoff is a Director, Scriptwriter, Casting and Second Assistant Director Argentine born on 14 may 1972 at Buenos Aires (Argentine)
Natalia Smirnoff (born 14 May 1972) is an Argentine film director and screenwriter. Her 2010 film Rompecabezas was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival.
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Lock Charmer (2014)
, 1h17Directed by Natalia Smirnoff
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Érica Rivas, María Onetto
Rating56%
Thirty-three-year-old locksmith, Sebastian doesn't believe in committed relationships. He learns from his recent girlfriend, Monica, that she's pregnant but she isn't sure that he is the father. During the same time, he discovers that whenever he fixes someones locks, he gets a vision into their lives, which reveals their feelings. Soon this power starts to complicate his life. After he warns a maid named Daisy that her boyfriend is stealing from her boss, she leaves her boyfriend, and Sebastian takes her in. But when he sees a vision about his own life, Sebastian is forced to examine every aspect of his life.
The Puzzle (2010)
, 1h27Directed by Natalia Smirnoff
Genres Drama
Actors María Onetto, Mirta Wons
Rating65%
A middle-aged housewife, Maria del Carmen (Maria Onetto), suddenly finds she has a gift for assembling puzzles. Unbeknownst to her husband (Gabriel Goity) and two college-age sons, she begins practicing for a tournament with a man (Arturo Goetz) she met through an ad in a puzzle shop. The thrill "of a woman discovering her special gift and rejoicing in it" is just one of the surprises in store for Maria, as she starts to look differently at the pieces of her life, and to try new things.
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Lock Charmer (2014)
, 1h17Directed by Natalia Smirnoff
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Érica Rivas, María Onetto
Rating56%
Thirty-three-year-old locksmith, Sebastian doesn't believe in committed relationships. He learns from his recent girlfriend, Monica, that she's pregnant but she isn't sure that he is the father. During the same time, he discovers that whenever he fixes someones locks, he gets a vision into their lives, which reveals their feelings. Soon this power starts to complicate his life. After he warns a maid named Daisy that her boyfriend is stealing from her boss, she leaves her boyfriend, and Sebastian takes her in. But when he sees a vision about his own life, Sebastian is forced to examine every aspect of his life.
The Puzzle (2010)
, 1h27Directed by Natalia Smirnoff
Genres Drama
Actors María Onetto, Mirta Wons
Roles Writer
Rating65%
A middle-aged housewife, Maria del Carmen (Maria Onetto), suddenly finds she has a gift for assembling puzzles. Unbeknownst to her husband (Gabriel Goity) and two college-age sons, she begins practicing for a tournament with a man (Arturo Goetz) she met through an ad in a puzzle shop. The thrill "of a woman discovering her special gift and rejoicing in it" is just one of the surprises in store for Maria, as she starts to look differently at the pieces of her life, and to try new things.
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Zama (2017)
, 1h55Directed by Lucrecia Martel
Origin Argentine
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Daniel Giménez Cacho, Matheus Nachtergaele, Lola Dueñas, Rafael Spregelburd, Juan Minujín
Roles Casting
Rating66%
Fin du XVIII siècle. Le corrégidor don Diego de Zama, isolé dans le Gran Chaco, espère une lettre du vice-roi du Río de la Plata signifiant sa mutation pour Buenos Aires. Souffrant de l'éloignement de sa famille, de l'ennui de son travail de fonctionnaire et du manque de reconnaissance de sa hiérarchie, il perd patience et se lance dans une entreprise désespérée.
The Puzzle (2010)
, 1h27Directed by Natalia Smirnoff
Genres Drama
Actors María Onetto, Mirta Wons
Roles Producer
Rating65%
A middle-aged housewife, Maria del Carmen (Maria Onetto), suddenly finds she has a gift for assembling puzzles. Unbeknownst to her husband (Gabriel Goity) and two college-age sons, she begins practicing for a tournament with a man (Arturo Goetz) she met through an ad in a puzzle shop. The thrill "of a woman discovering her special gift and rejoicing in it" is just one of the surprises in store for Maria, as she starts to look differently at the pieces of her life, and to try new things.
The Headless Woman (2008)
, 1h27Directed by Lucrecia Martel
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors María Onetto, Inés Efron, María Vaner
Roles Casting
Rating64%
After hitting something with her, car (either a boy or a dog), middled-aged dentist Vero (María Onetto) experiences an enigmatic breakdown consisting of memory loss and emotional detachment.
The Holy Girl (2004)
, 1h46Directed by Lucrecia Martel
Origin Argentine
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Mercedes Morán, Mía Maestro, María Alché, Julieta Zylberberg, Mónica Villa
Roles Casting
Rating66%
The film takes place in the small town of La Ciénaga, at the Hotel Termas, a dilapidated Argentine hotel, during a medical conference. Two young teenage girls, Amalia (María Alché) and her best friend Josefina (Julieta Zylberberg), begin to explore their new sexuality and, at the same time, have Catholic religious passion. Amalia lives with her attractive divorced mother (Mercedes Morán), who owns the hotel, and her uncle Freddy (Alejandro Urdapilleta). During this time, in Amalia's mind, spiritual and sexual impulses are seeming to converge.
La Ciénaga (2001)
, 1h43Directed by Lucrecia Martel
Origin Argentine
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Graciela Borges, Mercedes Morán, Martín Adjemián, Andrea López
Roles Casting
Rating69%
The film tells the story of Mecha (Graciela Borges), a middle-aged woman in her 50s who has several teenagers. Her husband Gregorio (Martín Adjemián) wants to remain looking young, and both of them have to deal with their gloomy Amerindian servants, whom Mecha accuses of theft and laziness. Both Mecha and Gregorio take to drinking to cope with day-to-day living.
Direction
The Holy Girl (2004)
, 1h46Directed by Lucrecia Martel
Origin Argentine
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Mercedes Morán, Mía Maestro, María Alché, Julieta Zylberberg, Mónica Villa
Roles Assistant Director
Rating66%
The film takes place in the small town of La Ciénaga, at the Hotel Termas, a dilapidated Argentine hotel, during a medical conference. Two young teenage girls, Amalia (María Alché) and her best friend Josefina (Julieta Zylberberg), begin to explore their new sexuality and, at the same time, have Catholic religious passion. Amalia lives with her attractive divorced mother (Mercedes Morán), who owns the hotel, and her uncle Freddy (Alejandro Urdapilleta). During this time, in Amalia's mind, spiritual and sexual impulses are seeming to converge.
Inheritance (2002)
, 1h30Directed by Paula Hernández
Genres Drama
Actors Martín Adjemián, Héctor Anglada, Julieta Díaz
Roles First Assistant Director
Rating71%
Peter, un touriste allemand à la recherche d'une jeune fille à Buenos Aires, s'arrête dans un petit restaurant. Olinda, une femme d'origine italienne arrivée au pays au début des années cinquante, en est la gérante. Peter, ne retrouvant pas la demoiselle en question, va échouer au rendez-vous des coeurs abandonnés : chez Olinda. L'un et l'autre sortiront transformés d'une telle rencontre.
La Ciénaga (2001)
, 1h43Directed by Lucrecia Martel
Origin Argentine
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Graciela Borges, Mercedes Morán, Martín Adjemián, Andrea López
Roles Assistant Director
Rating69%
The film tells the story of Mecha (Graciela Borges), a middle-aged woman in her 50s who has several teenagers. Her husband Gregorio (Martín Adjemián) wants to remain looking young, and both of them have to deal with their gloomy Amerindian servants, whom Mecha accuses of theft and laziness. Both Mecha and Gregorio take to drinking to cope with day-to-day living.
Olympic Garage (1999)
, 1h38Directed by Marco Bechis
Origin Italie
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Politique, Transport films, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
Actors Antonella Costa, Enrique Piñeyro, Carlos Echevarría, Dominique Sanda, Érica Rivas, Chiara Caselli
Roles Second Assistant Director
Rating72%
The film tells of Maria (Antonella Costa), a political activist in an Argentine organization that is fighting the oppressive military dictatorship during the Dirty War.