情深待我

MemoriesofArgentinaintheearly1950sbringamanback(inhismind)tohisneighborhood,hisfamily,andtheirhardwarestore.AlthoughthebarriowasfilledwithpeoplebothforandagainstJuanPerónwhowasinofficeasPresidentatthistime,thebondsoffriendshipwerestrongerthanpoliticaldifferences.Thisview,andtheviewheldthroughoutthefilmisthatofthemanasayoungchild.NewsreelclipsandscenesofEvitaPerón'sfuneralinsertanadultperspective,thoughthereisstillanelementofindecisionthroughoutthefilmastowhichperspectiveshouldhold.<br/>　　&quot;Espéramemucho&quot;(&quot;KeepWaitingForMe&quot;)isanArgentinianfilmreleasedin1983andbasedonashortstorybyIsidoroBlaisten.Theactiontakesplacein1950andtheviewerisabletogetafeelforthetimefromtheveryfirstscenes,whichconsistofTVreportingtypicalforcountriesunderacentralizedeconomy.Thestoryistoldinthefirstperson,inamemoirfashion,withaneattransitionbetweentheintroductorywordsofthenarrator”Iam41yearsold.In1950,Iwasinfourthgrade”andtheactualstoryobservedthroughhiseyesasachild.<br/>　　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.”<br/>　　JuansitoisinlovewithagirlandthesceneinwhichhegivesherapresentmademyhimisoneofthemostheartwarmingscenesIhaveseeninafilm.Yet,hesoonfindsouthowunfairlifecanbe….Generallyspeaking,thefilmhassomequitetouchingsceneswhichalternatelybroughttearstomyeyesorasmiletomyface.<br/>　　Thecastdidanincrediblejobinthefilm.Throughoutthestory,toldthroughtheeyesofJuancito,theviewercanappreciatethesimilarities,differencesandbeliefsofpeoplefromvarioussocialclassesinArgentinaduring1950.Theabundanceofdocumentarycadrescontributestotheeducationalvalueofthefilm.Itaccuratelyportraysthehistoryandtheepochinwhichtheactionisset.Ibelievethateveryonewhoseesthisfilmoncewillhavegainedaknowledgeandawisdom-becauseevenastheyearschange,wetodaystillsharethesamejoysandfearsasdidthepeoplein1950.<br/>　　EspéramemuchohassomeofthemostpowerfulendingphrasesthatIhaveseeninanycomingofagefilm.IcouldnotresistquotingtheminmyreviewasIbelievetheyrepresentitscoremessageandwillleadtoadesireforyoutoseeit:<br/>　　“lookingbackonthosedays,theaffectionofthesepeople,theirfacesandsmiles,Ifeeltheweightofthese30years.WhenIleftTarzan,defenderofthemeekandjustice,awoundopenedup,formeandformanyothersandithasn’thealedyet.Themanythingsthathappenedburiedtheenthusiasm….Iam41yearsold.Withtime,IdiscoveredwhyTarzanwasn’tenough….andIlostmychildhoodinnocence“<br/>　　Whenreleasedin1983,inthelastfewmonthsofthemilitaryruleinArgentina,EsperameMuchowassubjecttoseverecensorshipbytheregime.Aftertheregimeended,thefilmwasdeliveredwithoutcutsinitsvarioustelevisiondisplays.<br/>　　Iwouldnothesitatetorecommendthisfilm-notonlytothefansofthecomingofagegenre,buttoanyonewhoisinterestedinwatchingahighqualitycinemaproduction.Despitebeingproducedin1983,Esperamemuchoisafilmfromwhichmanyoftoday’sfilmmakersmaylearn.<br/>　　TheSkyKid