简介：ArgentineanFilmCriticsAssociationAwards Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) 2003 Won SilverCondor BestArgentineanVideoFilm(MejorVideofilmArgentino) MarianoLlinás Thismovieisadocumentaryabout"balnearios".Idon'tknowtheexacttranslationtoenglish,butthey'retourismtownsorlittlecitiesbytheseacoast,ornearsomewaterfountain.Themovieshowsthesingularityoftheseplacesandhowpeopleenjoythem. Themoviedon'twanttoshowbigplacesbutlittleones.It'scenteredinmargins,inlittletourismplaces,almostwithoutpeoplelivingthere.Thelifeintheseplacesisnarratedindetail,withanexternalyetfriendlylook.It'sdividedin4episodes. Afteramelancholicintroductionthatrelateshowthe'balnearios'thatborninadifferenttime,compulsorily(andnotgracefully)hadtoadapttothepassoftime,thefirstepisodesbegins,tellingamysticcrimestoryinanoldhotel,leavingmethinkingifeverylittletownhasitsepictragedy,itsownlegend.Thesecondepisodeistheheartofthemovie,anditsaboutthecontrastbetweentheseasonandtheout-of-season,theunexplainablecustomsofthetourists,aboutthepeopleatthe'balnearios'ingeneral.Itisnarratedverygracefully.Thepeoplelaughedalotinthecinema. Thethirdepisodeistheshorterandtheworst,IMO.TellthestoryofMiramar,atownontheseacoastthatishalfflooded,thestreetsfinishingunderthesea.Thefourthepisodeisabout'balnearios'onrivercoasts,littlelagoons,ordikes,andit'scenteredinZucco,anamateurpainter(HispersonalityremainsmetoEdWood)thatpaintthe'balneario'wherehelives.Hehaswrittendownandstoredeverydreamhehad.HetalkswithNeptune.Theepisodetellsa'balneario'-relateddreamhehadonce,histhoughts,andshowsomeofhiswork.Thisepisodeismaybetoolong,butfunny.Anditshowsthespiritofthesedifferent'balnearios',too.…