Cinema
Invasion
Invasión
Hugo Santiago · 1969
Synopsis
In 1957, the imaginary city of Aquilea is invaded by mysterious assailants in grey suits, whose motives are unknown, according to LaCinetek; only men in black led by Don Porfirio resist. This group is commanded by an elderly man who tries to stop the invasion. The City of Buenos Aires presents Aquilea as a city that could be the Argentine capital, defended by a handful of men against unidentified invaders.
Context
Released on 16 October 1969, the film was written by the director with Jorge Luis Borges and Adolfo Bioy Casares, according to La Nación. It was presented at the first Directors' Fortnight at Cannes, according to the Locarno festival. Olga Zubarry and Juan Carlos Paz appear in it alongside Lautaro Murúa, actor and filmmaker. Reels of the negative disappeared under the dictatorship; LaCinetek and Locarno, among others, date its restoration differently.
Who it is for
A two-hour film in Spanish, in black and white, for those who accept a threat that is never explained.
Prizes and reception
Second in the 2022 poll on the greatest Argentine films; rereleased in France in 2002.
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