The Sidewalks of Saturn

Apr 30, 1986

2h 25m

★ 5.0

Overview

Hugo Santiago and writers Juan José Saer and Jorge Semprún move back and forth between Paris and the city of Aquilea in a shadowy fable about exile. The frontier between one city and the other begins to blur after Bandoneonist Rodolfo Mederos is visited by his sister, a member of a guerrilla organization.

Genres

Drama

Music

Production Companies

Caliban Audiovisuel

Euro American Films S.A.

Ministère de la culture

Ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Développement International

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Cast

Fabián Cortés

Rodolfo Mederos

Danielle Mallet

Bérangère Bonvoisin

Mario

Edgardo Lusi

Marta

Andrea Livier Aronovich

Comisario

Philippe Clévenot

Frank

Emmanuel Dechartre

Lucie

Catherine Jarret

Dominique

Sophie Lucachevski

Luna

Diego Mas Trelles

Laura

Mónica Mórtola

El tano

Juan Quirno

Mirko

Stanislav Stanojevic

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