The Magic Gloves

The Magic Gloves (Spanish: Los Guantes Mágicos) is a 2003 Argentine drama and comedy film directed by Martín Rejtman. The film stars Vicentico, Valeria Bertuccelli, Diego Olivera, Fabián Arenillas, Cecilia Biagini and Susana Pampín. The film premiered at the Locarno Film Festival on 12 August 2003, followed by a premiere on 8 September at the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival. It received a theatrical release in Argentina on 27 May 2004.

The Magic Gloves
Promotional poster
Directed byMartín Rejtman
Produced byNatacha Cervi
Hernán Musaluppi
Diego Peskins
Martín Rejtman
Daniel Andres Werner
Written byMartín Rejtman
StarringVicentico
Valeria Bertuccelli
Diego Olivera
Susana Pampín
Cecilia Biagini
Music byVicentico
CinematographyJosé Luis García
Edited byRosario Suárez
Release date
27 May 2004 (2004-05-27)
Running time
85 min.
CountryArgentina
LanguageSpanish

Plot summary

Alejandro (Vicentico), a cab driver and his girlfriend Valeria Valeria Bertuccelli are in the midst of breaking up when they become adopted by a social group led by a bossy husband and wife team, Sergio (Fabián Arenillas) and Susana (Susana Pampín).[1] Alejandro briefly abandons his cab driving career to join an investment in plastic gloves along with Sergio and Sergio's brother, Luis, a porn star that has been working in Canada.

Reception

Writing for The Village Voice, J. Hoberman praised the film; "The Magic Gloves is a city symphony in which the metropolis seems an illusory maze and the melody is based on a refrain of recurring riffs."[2] Dan Sallitt writing in Senses of Cinema wrote that "The Magic Gloves pushes the deadpan style of Spanish comedy so far that the abstraction comes out the other end."[1]

Cast
  • Vicentico as Alejandro
  • Valeria Bertuccelli as Valeria
  • Fabián Arenillas as Sergio
  • Cecilia Biagini as Cecilia
  • Susana Pampín as Susana
  • Diego Olivera as Luis
  • Leonardo Azamor
  • Pietr Krysav as Hugh
  • Denis Lukin as Kevin
  • Yelena Goreyeva as Laura
  • Darío Levy as Otorrinolaringólogo
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References
  1. My Own Private Toronto: The 2003 Toronto Film Festival Senses of Cinema. December 2003
  2. Meet Cute The Village Voice. 7 November 2006
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