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Actors: Gastón Pauls, Ricardo Darín
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Nine Queens |
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NINE QUEENS (Nueve Reinas) is a movie written and directed by Fabián Bielinsky in 2000. The picture won numerous international prizes in movie festivals during the years 2000 and 2001.
Marcos and Juan, two small-time crooks specialized in little swindles, decide to work together during 24 hours in order to see if they can form a team with a future. So each one of them, by showing to his companion his peculiar skills, learns to somewhat respect his partner in crime. They have suddenly the opportunity to hit the jackpot when they try to sell copies of the Nine Queens, German stamps of the 20's, to a businessman who's about to leave Argentina in a hurry. $500,000 is at stake and both begin to feel slightly nervous, especially since everybody around them seems to want a piece of the cake.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Nine Queens |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- con-artist/white collar crime
Kind of comedy
- bungling criminals
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- Hispanic/Spanish
Story of city/rural life?
- Big City
Culture of surrounding area:
- Hispanic
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- South
City?
Yes
Misc setting
- prison
- resort/hotel
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- Spanish
Subtitles?
- Yes
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