Cenizas del paraíso (1997)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Marcelo Piñeyro

Writers:

Aída Bortnik (writer)
Marcelo Piñeyro (writer)

Release Date:

7 August 1997 (Argentina)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Three siblings, one woman, one destiny

Plot:

A judge falls from the roof of the Federal Courthouse. A woman is murdered. Between them and the three...

Plot Keywords:

Judge | Political Corruption | Suspicion | Corruption | Nonlinear Timeline

Awards:

7 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Héctor Alterio	...	Judge Costa Makantasis
Cecilia Roth	...	Juez Beatriz Teller
Leonardo Sbaraglia	...	Pablo Makantasis
Daniel Kuzniecka	...	Nicolás Makantasis
Leticia Brédice	...	Ana Muro
Alejo García Pintos	...	Yeti
Nicolás Abeles	...	Alejandro Makantasis
Jorge Marrale	...	Francisco Muro
Chela Ruíz	...	Isabel Güemes
Rita Cortese	...	Mirta
Horacio Roca	...	Iriarte
Mónica Scapparone	...	Carolina Miranda
María Fiorentino	...	Hilda
Emilio Bardi	...	Méndez
José María Monje	...	Guard Cacho

Also Known As:

Ashes from Paradise (USA)
Paradise Ashes (International: English title)

Runtime:

116 min

Country:

Argentina

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Hong Kong:IIB | Mexico:C | Peru:14 | Poland:15 | South Africa:18 | Spain:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Company:

Artear

Trivia:

Argentina's official submission for the 1997 Oscar Awards, Foreign Language film category.

Soundtrack:

Todo el amor que exista en esta vida

Ranks with best crime movies

Viewed this movie once, liked it so much I turned around and viewed it again. I would rate it on equal terms with LA Confidential and The Usual Suspects as one of the best modern crime movies. It is edited in style similar to Memento, looking backward while advancing toward the ending, and this worked to make it unpredictable and entertaining throughout. The movie was very well cast. Letitia Bredice in particular gave an outstanding performance as a highly sexy young woman, yet intelligent and deserving of sympathy in a Marilyn Monroe kind of role. Two other fine performances at the center of the story came from Cecilia Roth as a magistrate trying to work her way through a baffling crime and political interference, and Hector Alterio, also a magistrate, caught between his sense of duty and a situation increasingly threatening to his beloved sons. Highly recommended for lovers of crime movies.