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La Ciénaga

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  • 1h 43m
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7.0/10
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La Ciénaga (2001)
The life of two women and their families in a small provincial town of Salta, Argentina.
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  • Drama
The life of two women and their families in a small provincial town of Salta, Argentina.The life of two women and their families in a small provincial town of Salta, Argentina.The life of two women and their families in a small provincial town of Salta, Argentina.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
6.7K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Lucrecia Martel
  • Writer
    • Lucrecia Martel
  • Stars
    • Mercedes Morán
    • Graciela Borges
    • Martín Adjemián
Top credits
  • Director
    • Lucrecia Martel
  • Writer
    • Lucrecia Martel
  • Stars
    • Mercedes Morán
    • Graciela Borges
    • Martín Adjemián
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 33User reviews
    • 63Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 16 wins & 8 nominations

    Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:51
    Official Trailer

    Photos13

    Martín Adjemián, Graciela Borges, and Mercedes Morán in La Ciénaga (2001)
    Martín Adjemián, Graciela Borges, and Mercedes Morán in La Ciénaga (2001)
    Sofia Bertolotto and Juan Cruz Bordeu in La Ciénaga (2001)
    Martín Adjemián and Graciela Borges in La Ciénaga (2001)
    Mercedes Morán in La Ciénaga (2001)
    Martín Adjemián and Graciela Borges in La Ciénaga (2001)
    La Ciénaga (2001)
    Lucrecia Martel in La Ciénaga (2001)
    Lucrecia Martel in La Ciénaga (2001)
    Martín Adjemián and Lucrecia Martel in La Ciénaga (2001)
    Lucrecia Martel in La Ciénaga (2001)
    La Ciénaga (2001)

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    Mercedes Morán
    Mercedes Morán
    • Talias Tali
    Graciela Borges
    Graciela Borges
    • Mechaas Mecha
    Martín Adjemián
    Martín Adjemián
    • Gregorioas Gregorio
    Leonora Balcarce
    • Verónicaas Verónica
    Silvia Baylé
    • Mercedesas Mercedes
    Sofia Bertolotto
    Sofia Bertolotto
    • Momias Momi
    Juan Cruz Bordeu
    • Joséas José
    Noelia Bravo Herrera
    • Agustinaas Agustina
    Maria Micol Ellero
    • Marianaas Mariana
    Andrea López
    • Isabelas Isabel
    Sebastián Montagna
    • Lucianoas Luciano
    Daniel Valenzuela
    Daniel Valenzuela
    • Rafaelas Rafael
    Franco Veneranda
    • Martínas Martín
    Fabio Villafane
    • Perroas Perro
    Diego Baenas
    • Joaquínas Joaquín
    • Director
      • Lucrecia Martel
    • Writer
      • Lucrecia Martel
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      With respect to the original script there was no change, the adherence between script and the final cut is absolute, except for a short scene that was eliminated from the work plan.
    • Quotes

      Mecha: ¡Qué porquería me resultaste, Gregorio!

      Mecha: ¡Chinita carnavalera!

    • Connections
      Featured in Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      El Niño y el Canario
      (as "El niño y el Canario")

      Written by Hilario Cuadros (as H. Cuadros) & Evaristo Fratantoni (as E. Fratantoni)

      Performed by Jorge Cafrune

      Edited by Sony Music Argentina

    User reviews33

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Red wine on ice
    The adult characters in "La Ciénaga" trudge through a hot and sticky summer and sedate themselves with red wine on ice. It's hot and everyone is miserable. No one is having sex, few are eating much, everyone is bickering, and the servants bear the brunt of their mistress's frustrations. If you want plot and adventure or a love story with a happy ending this film isn't for you....but if you want to see REAL characters coping (or not coping) with life you will never forget "La Ciénaga". Like in Canadian literature, the landscape is presented as a character in the film. Something to be endured. It's a film that looks at man's attempt to 'control' their environment and whether it makes any difference at all. One cousin lays in bed in a drunken stupor and lets things just 'happen' the other cousin nervously attempts to keep her home neat, gardening, ensuring she's a 'good' mother, but she stops for a few seconds to listen to music one day....with disastrous consequences.

    I hope you get a chance to see it.
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    • ghuner
    • Jan 28, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 12, 2001 (Argentina)
    • Countries of origin
      • Argentina
      • France
      • Spain
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • NZZ Online - Neue Zürcher Zeitung
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • The Swamp
    • Filming locations
      • Salta, Argentina
    • Production companies
      • 4k Films
      • Wanda Visión S.A.
      • Cuatro Cabezas
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $270,811
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • DTS-Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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