Same Love, Same Rain
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Neutral, steady, measured drama / romance, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, tender.
How every film is hand-scored →Jorge is a writer for a left-leaning Buenos Aires magazine that's at odds with the country's military dictatorship. He meets lovely and intelligent actress Laura and begins an on-and-off romance that will continue for the next two decades. Fearful of commitment, Jorge initially moves on from her and his fortunes suffer, but the situation changes when he and Laura renew their acquaintance. Meanwhile, the country undergoes a political transformation.
Our read · Same Love, Same Rain (1999) reads as a neutral, steady, grounded drama · romance · comedy entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
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