简介：MemoriesofArgentinaintheearly1950sbringamanback(inhismind)tohisneighborhood,hisfamily,andtheirhardwarestore.AlthoughthebarriowasfilledwithpeoplebothforandagainstJuanPerónwhowasinofficeasPresidentatthistime,thebondsoffriendshipwerestrongerthanpoliticaldifferences.Thisview,andtheviewheldthroughoutthefilmisthatofthemanasayoungchild.NewsreelclipsandscenesofEvitaPerón'sfuneralinsertanadultperspective,thoughthereisstillanelementofindecisionthroughoutthefilmastowhichperspectiveshouldhold. "Espéramemucho"("KeepWaitingForMe")isanArgentinianfilmreleasedin1983andbasedonashortstorybyIsidoroBlaisten.Theactiontakesplacein1950andtheviewerisabletogetafeelforthetimefromtheveryfirstscenes,whichconsistofTVreportingtypicalforcountriesunderacentralizedeconomy.Thestoryistoldinthefirstperson,inamemoirfashion,withaneattransitionbetweentheintroductorywordsofthenarrator”Iam41yearsold.In1950,Iwasinfourthgrade”andtheactualstoryobservedthroughhiseyesasachild. Juancito(playedbytheelevenyearoldFedericoOlivera)isthemainprotagonistofthestory.Heisaregularboywhodoeshislessonsunderhismother’ssupervisionwhileawaitingimpatientlyforsixo’clocksohecanhearthestoryofhisfavoriteheroontheradio--Tarzan.AlotofpoliticalturmoilishappeninginArgentinaatthattimeanditcausestheyoungboytowonderwhyhismotherisreferringtohisuncleas“AQuixote”insteadof”Arevolutionary”,asheseeshim.Inthelaterscenes,itbecomesclearthattheboycompareshisunclewithhisfather--admiringhisuncleforhiscourageanddisapprovingofhisfatherwho“neverspeaksup”andalwaysfollowsthedemandsofhiswife.AndJuancitoisnotafraidtosaythattohisfather’sface,usingthewords“everyonebossesyouaround”.Atthesametime,herelatesmoretohisunclewhosometimesjoinedtheboysintheirfootballgames“WeloveditwhenmyuncleMigelgottheball.He’dforgetpoliticsandplaylikeachild.Weallenviedhim.” JuansitoisinlovewithagirlandthesceneinwhichhegivesherapresentmademyhimisoneofthemostheartwarmingscenesIhaveseeninafilm.Yet,hesoonfindsouthowunfairlifecanbe….Generallyspeaking,thefilmhassomequitetouchingsceneswhichalternatelybroughttearstomyeyesorasmiletomyface. Thecastdidanincrediblejobinthefilm.Throughoutthestory,toldthroughtheeyesofJuancito,theviewercanappreciatethesimilarities,differencesandbeliefsofpeoplefromvarioussocialclassesinArgentinaduring1950.Theabundanceofdocumentarycadrescontributestotheeducationalvalueofthefilm.Itaccuratelyportraysthehistoryandtheepochinwhichtheactionisset.Ibelievethateveryonewhoseesthisfilmoncewillhavegainedaknowledgeandawisdom-becauseevenastheyearschange,wetodaystillsharethesamejoysandfearsasdidthepeoplein1950. EspéramemuchohassomeofthemostpowerfulendingphrasesthatIhaveseeninanycomingofagefilm.IcouldnotresistquotingtheminmyreviewasIbelievetheyrepresentitscoremessageandwillleadtoadesireforyoutoseeit: “lookingbackonthosedays,theaffectionofthesepeople,theirfacesandsmiles,Ifeeltheweightofthese30years.WhenIleftTarzan,defenderofthemeekandjustice,awoundopenedup,formeandformanyothersandithasn’thealedyet.Themanythingsthathappenedburiedtheenthusiasm….Iam41yearsold.Withtime,IdiscoveredwhyTarzanwasn’tenough….andIlostmychildhoodinnocence“ Whenreleasedin1983,inthelastfewmonthsofthemilitaryruleinArgentina,EsperameMuchowassubjecttoseverecensorshipbytheregime.Aftertheregimeended,thefilmwasdeliveredwithoutcutsinitsvarioustelevisiondisplays. Iwouldnothesitatetorecommendthisfilm-notonlytothefansofthecomingofagegenre,buttoanyonewhoisinterestedinwatchingahighqualitycinemaproduction.Despitebeingproducedin1983,Esperamemuchoisafilmfromwhichmanyoftoday’sfilmmakersmaylearn. TheSkyKid…