Movies that capture the atmosphere of the city.
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The Official Story (La Historia Official) (1985)
A happy Argentine couple adopts a child, only to suspect that the child was taken from a family who disappeared during the military dictatorship; an Argentine classic.
Nine Queens (Nueve Reinas) (2000)
Fast-paced caper movie directed by Fabián Bielinsky and starring popular Argentine actor Ricardo Darin as one of many likeable crooks staging scams all around Buenos Aires. Set throughout the city from the bustling downtown to ritzy, upper-crust neighborhoods.
Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
Walter Salles-directed film starring Gael García Bernal as a young and pre-revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara who sets off from Buenos Aires with a friend on a cross-continental motorbike journey.
Made in Argentina (1987)
After being exiled to New York, an Argentine family reunites at a family wedding in Buenos Aires.
Tango (1999)
Of all the contemporary tango movies, Clarin movie critic and entertainment editor Diego Lerer recommends this Carlos Saura-directed film about the quest of a middle-aged tanguero in Buenos Aires to make the ultimate movie about tango.
Happy Together (1997)
Art film director Wong Kar-Wai’s story of a gay Chinese couple’s struggles in Buenos Aires, with lots of local imagery and music.
