Note: All lists are in alphabetical order (without hierarchical distinction).
DIEGO BATLLE’S FAVORITES
Top 20 foreign films (commercial releases)
Love, lies and blood (Love Lies BleedingUK-US), by Rose Glass – Pictured above.
Love without time (The bêteFrance), by Bertrand Bonello.
Anatomy of a fall (Anatomy of a shotFrance), by Justine Triet.
Accomplices of deception (hit manUnited States), by Richard Linklater.
Challenging (ChallengersUnited States), by Luca Guadagnino.
Perfect days (Perfect DaysGermany-Japan), by Wim Wenders.
The bastard (The Promised LandDenmark), by Nikolaj Arcel.
The garden of desire (Master GardenerUnited States), by Paul Schrader.
The boy and the heron (The Boy and the HeronJapan), by Hayao Miyazaki.
Furiosa: from the Mad Max saga (Furiosa: A Mad Max SagaAustralia-United States), by George Miller.
Civil war (Civil WarUnited States-United Kingdom), by Alex Garland.
Inside Out 2 (Inside Out 2United States), by Kelsey Mann.
The conversion (RapitoItaly), by Marco Bellocchio.
The Iron Claw (The Iron ClawUnited States), by Sean Durkin.
Those who stay (The HoldoversUnited States), by Alexander Payne.
Don’t expect too much from the end of the world (Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the WorldRomania), by Radu Jude.
Priscilla (United States-Italy), by Sofia Coppola.
We are all strangers (All of Us StrangersUnited Kingdom-United States), by Andrew Haigh.
Past Lives (Past LivesUnited States-South Korea), by Celine Song.
Area of interest (The Zone of InterestUnited States-United Kingdom-Poland), by Jonathan Glazer
Bonus tracks: two premieres with special screenings at the Sala Lugones
Crowrã – The flower of Burití (Brazil-Portugal), by Renée Nader Messora and João Salaviza.
Pacifiction (France-Spain), by Albert Serra.
Top 12 foreign films (streaming)
BlackBerry: The beginning of the story (USA), by Matt Johnson (Amazon Prime Video) – Photo above.
I’m fine? (Am I OK?United States), by Stephanie Allynne and Tig Notaro (Max).
Fancy Dance (United States), by Erica Tremblay (Apple TV+).
American Fiction (American FictionUnited States), by Cord Jefferson (Amazon Prime Video)
Rainbow Gasoline (United States), by Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross (MUBI).
Godzilla Minus One (Japan), by Takashi Yamazaki (Netflix).
Kokomo City (United States), by D. Smith (MUBI).
Thousand and one (A Thousand And OneUnited States), by AV Rockwell (Max)
Reality (United States), by Tina Satter (MUBI)
I am Celine Dion (I Am: Celine DionUnited States), by Irene Taylor (Amazon Prime Video).
The Last Year of Darknessby Ben Mullinkosson (MUBI)
Totem (Mexico), by Lila Avilés (Netflix).
Top 25 foreign films seen at festivals
All We Imagine as Light (India), by Payal Kapadia – Cannes – Photo above.
Anora (United States), by Sean Baker – Cannes
The savannah and the mountain (Portugal-Uruguay), by Paulo Carneiro – Cannes
À son image (France), by Thierry de Peretti – Cannes
Baby (Brazil), by Marcelo Caetano – Cannes
bird (United Kingdom-France), by Andrea Arnold – Cannes
Black Dog (China), by Guan Hu – Cannes
Caught By the Tides (China), by Jia Zhang-ke – Cannes
It’s not me (France) Leos Carax – Cannes
Favorites (Ruth Beckermann, Austria, 2024, 118′) – Berlin
Grand Tour (Portugal-France-Italy), by Miguel Gomes – Cannes
Henry Fonda for President (Alexander Horwath, Austria, 2024, 185′) – Berlin
Intercepted (Oksana Karpovych, Canada, 2024, 93′) – Berlin
The prisonnière of Bordeaux (France), by Patricia Mazuy – Cannes
Merciful (France), by Alain Guiraudie – Cannes
Pepe (Dominican Republic-Namibia-Germany-France), by Nelson Carlos de los Santos Arias – Berlin
Riverboom (Claude Baechtold, Switzerland, 2023, 99′) – BAFICI
Second prize (Isaki Lacuesta, Pol Rodriguez, Spain, 2024, 109′) – BAFICI
Subject: Filmmaking / Filmstunde_23 (Germany), by Edgar Reitz and Jörg Adolph – Berlin
The Damned (Italy-United States), by Roberto Minervini – Cannes
The Shrouds (Canada-France), by David Cronenberg – Cannes
The Substance (France-United States-United Kingdom), by Coralie Fargeat – Cannes
Through the Graves the Wind Is Blowing (United States), by Travis Wilkerson – Berlin
Vingt Dieux (France), by Louise Courvoisier – Cannes
You will return (Spain-France), by Jonás Trueba – Cannes
Top 15 national films (premieres and festivals)
Adultby Mariano González – Shanghai Festival – Photo above.
Something old, something new, something borrowedby Hernán Rosselli – Cannes Film Festival
COMBO15by Raúl Perrone – BAFICI
Leave Romeroby Alejandro Fernandez Moujan and Hernan Khourian – BAFICI
Sleep with eyes openby Nele Wohlatz – Berlin Film Festival
The changing of the guardby Martin Farina
The pleasure is mineby Sacha Amaral
Fuck you! The last showby José Luis García – BAFICI
More people die on Sundaysby Iair Said – Cannes Film Festival
The Pampa Mixtapeby Andrés Di Tella
Reasby Lola Arias
Simon of the Mountainby Federico Luis – Cannes Film Festival
You burn meby Matías Piñeiro – Berlin Film Festival
Top 10 series
baby reindeer (Baby ReindeerUnited Kingdom), by Richard Gadd (Netflix) – Photo above
Coppola, the representative (Argentina), by Ariel Winograd (Disney+)
The Bear (United States) – Season 3by Christopher Storer (Disney+)
The sympathizer (The Sympathizer, United States), by Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar (Max)
Ripley (United States), by Steven Zaillian (Netflix)
Shogun (Canada-United States-Japan), by Justin Mark (Disney+)
Always the same day (One DayUnited Kingdom), by Nicole Taylor (Netflix)
Mr and Mrs smith (Mr. and Mrs. SmithUnited States), by Donald Glover and Francesca Sloane (Amazon Prime Video)
STEVE! (martin): a documentary in 2 parts (STEVE! (martin), a documentary in 2 piecesUSA), by Morgan Neville (Apple TV+)
True Detective: Night Land (True Detective: Night CountryUnited States), by Issa López (Max)
EZEQUIEL BOETTI’S FAVORITES
Top 10 foreign commercial releases
Accomplices to deception (hit manUnited States), by Richard Linklater – Photo above.
Challenging (ChallengersUnited States), by Luca Guadagnino.
The boy and the heron (The Boy and the HeronJapan), by Hayao Miyazaki.
Planet of the Apes: New Kingdom (Kingdom of the Planet of the ApesUnited States), by Wes Ball
Furiosa: from the Mad Max saga (Furiosa: A Mad Max SagaAustralia-United States), by George Miller
Civil war (Civil WarUnited States-United Kingdom), by Alex Garland.
Those who stay (The HoldoversUnited States), by Alexander Payne.
Love Life – What we were always lives (Love LifeJapan), by Kôji Fukada
There are no bears (No BearsIran), by Jafar Panahi
Valeria is coming to get married (Valeria MithatenetIsrael-Ukraine), by Michal Vinik
Top 5 series
baby reindeer (Baby ReindeerUnited Kingdom), by Richard Gadd (Netflix)
Coppola, the representative (Argentina), by Ariel Winograd (Disney+) – Photo above.
The Messiah (Spain), by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi – Los Javis (Max)
Shogun (Canada-United States-Japan), by Justin Mark (Disney+)
Such Brave Girls (United Kingdom), by Kat Sadler (BBC)
Top 5 streaming premieres
The hard (road HouseUnited States), by Doug Liman (Prime Video) – Photo above.
Godzilla Minus One (Japan), by Takashi Yamazaki (Netflix)
You hurt me (You Hurt My FeelingsUnited States), by Nicole Holofcener (Max)
Ricky Stanicky: The imposter (Ricky StanickyUnited States), by Peter Farrelly (Amazon Prime Video)
Sisu: A story of determination (SisuFinland), by Jalmari Helander (Max)
Top 5 Argentine commercial premieres
Germanyby María Zanetti – Photo above
Clara gets lost in the forestby Camila Fabbri
After a good dayby Nestor Frenkel
The Saintby Agustin Carbonere
a man who writesby Liliana Paolinelli
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