
ArgentineanFilmCriticsAssociationAwards<br/> Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)<br/> 2003 Won SilverCondor BestArgentineanVideoFilm(MejorVideofilmArgentino)<br/> MarianoLlinás<br/> Thismovieisadocumentaryabout"balnearios".Idon'tknowtheexacttranslationtoenglish,butthey'retourismtownsorlittlecitiesbytheseacoast,ornearsomewaterfountain.Themovieshowsthesingularityoftheseplacesandhowpeopleenjoythem.<br/> Themoviedon'twanttoshowbigplacesbutlittleones.It'scenteredinmargins,inlittletourismplaces,almostwithoutpeoplelivingthere.Thelifeintheseplacesisnarratedindetail,withanexternalyetfriendlylook.It'sdividedin4episodes.<br/> Afteramelancholicintroductionthatrelateshowthe'balnearios'thatborninadifferenttime,compulsorily(andnotgracefully)hadtoadapttothepassoftime,thefirstepisodesbegins,tellingamysticcrimestoryinanoldhotel,leavingmethinkingifeverylittletownhasitsepictragedy,itsownlegend.Thesecondepisodeistheheartofthemovie,anditsaboutthecontrastbetweentheseasonandtheout-of-season,theunexplainablecustomsofthetourists,aboutthepeopleatthe'balnearios'ingeneral.Itisnarratedverygracefully.Thepeoplelaughedalotinthecinema.<br/> 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.

