简介：本片是阿根廷独立电影导演GustavoPostiglione的“罗萨里奥三部曲”的第二部，另两部是00年的《野餐》和07年的《电影》。三部影片均在导演的家乡罗萨里奥拍摄，是能表现当代阿根廷人生活的独立佳作。影片获纽约拉美电影节银苹果奖。 InRosario,alargecityinArgentina,wewatchasagroupoffriendsgatherforthecelebrationofPablo'sthirtyeightbirthday.Thepartytakesplaceinalargeplaceneartheriver.Therearealotoffriendsthathavecometogethertocelebratewithhim.Everythingonthesurface,atleast,pointstoanightoffun,butthere'ssomethingintheairtoshownotallisgreatwithPabloandhisfriends. Aswitheverytypeofgatheringsofthisnature,wegettosee,andhear,someintimateconversationsthattendtogounderneaththesurfaceofallwhatwearewatching.Truthscomeoutintheopenastheguestsgroupandre-group.Pablo,whoisseparatedfromhiswife,mustfaceanuncertainfutureonhisown.Whenhisformerwifearriveswiththeirchild,itputsPabloonanedge. GustavoPostiglione,thedirector,doeswonderswiththisfilm.Itreflects,inpart,howArgentinesofthemiddleclasshaveseenabigchangeintheirliveswiththeeconomicalproblemsthecountryhashadtodealwithsincetheyear2000,wheneverythingcollapsed.ThefilmremindsofChekov,inthewaythedifferentlivestouchoneanother.BeinginaprovincialcityisnotthesameasbeinginBuenosAires.Thereisalwayssomethingmissing,whichmostthecharacterslongfor. "Elcumple"ispartofatrilogy.Firsttherewas"Elasadito",whichalsodealswithanother,moreintimategathering.Thelastone"Lapeli"hasn'tbeenproducedyet,butwecanlookforwardtoithopingitwillclosethecirclethedirectorstarted.Thecinematography,byFernandoZagosurprises.FitoPaezandIvanTarivelliarecreditedwiththemusicwehearinthebackground. RaulCalandra,whoappearsasPablo,doesafinejob.Theothercastmembersarealsoanassetinthefilm.GustavoPostiglioneshowshehastalentandonecanonlylookforwardtomoreofhisfilms.…