Suddenly

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Suddenly

2002

1h 34m

Comedy

Drama

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95%

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21 Reviews

67%

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250+ Ratings

In Argentina, Marcia (Tatiana Saphir) is a dowdy, overweight salesgirl working at a Buenos Aires lingerie shop that nobody visits. She has few friends, no boyfriend and low self-esteem. Her tedious life is one day disrupted by two rebellious lesbian strangers, Mao (Carla Crespo) and Lenin (Veronica Hassan), after the sight of Marcia inspires Mao's lust. The capricious girls kidnap Marcia at knife-point and drag her along on a frenzied, erratic journey of friendship, love and self-discovery.

Critics Consensus

Arresting and absorbing on a visual as well as narrative level, Suddenly weaves an affecting drama around the life-altering experiences of a group of women.

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Randy Cordova

Arizona Republic

Nov 28, 2003

3/5

The movie, filmed in arty black and white, has some nice moments of dialogue and an offbeat, quirky rhythm that is slightly hypnotic at times.

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Walter V. Addiego

San Francisco Chronicle

Nov 14, 2003

2/4

The film has nice black-and-white photography, and attitude to spare, but finally leaves you with that unhappily familiar 'so what?' feeling.

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Manohla Dargis

Los Angeles Times

Oct 30, 2003

3.5/5

Built on small telling gestures and well-observed moments, and periodically rocked by a spasm of everyday weirdness, Suddenly works its charms slowly but steadily.

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Steve Erickson

Nashville Scene

Mar 3, 2019

In Suddenly, this sensitivity to everyday life is its ultimate subject.

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Prairie Miller

WBAI Web Radio

May 16, 2007

Crisply shot in gritty black and white, Suddenly's forceful visual style just doesn't compensate for its hollow psychological core.

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Film Threat

Dec 6, 2005

3/5

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Mar 13, 2017

Frank is great in this and the story is interesting enough, but otherwise, its predictable 50s enemy within scare-mongering

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Mar 13, 2017

De repente, como todo en la vida, un buen reflejo de la vida!

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Mar 13, 2017

The best film I've seen this year, one of the best road movies. Great camerawork, amazing detail, Beatriz Thibaudin was a wonderful actress.

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Mar 13, 2017

el road movie mas raro que he visto pero asi como es de raro tambien es envolvente

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Mar 13, 2017

No idea what movie the synopsis is for, but it's sure as hell not this one. Excellent film with three WOMEN

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Mar 13, 2017

Beautifully sexy, if disturbing. The cinematography in this film is spectacular.

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Diego Lerman

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Tatiana Saphir

Marcia

Carla Crespo

Mao

Veronica Hassan

Lenin

Beatriz Thibaudin

Blanca

María Merlino

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Synopsis

In Argentina, Marcia (Tatiana Saphir) is a dowdy, overweight salesgirl working at a Buenos Aires lingerie shop that nobody visits. She has few friends, no boyfriend and low self-esteem. Her tedious life is one day disrupted by two rebellious lesbian strangers, Mao (Carla Crespo) and Lenin (Veronica Hassan), after the sight of Marcia inspires Mao's lust. The capricious girls kidnap Marcia at knife-point and drag her along on a frenzied, erratic journey of friendship, love and self-discovery.

Director: Diego Lerman
Producer: Lita Stantic, Diego Lerman
Screenwriter: Diego Lerman, Maria Meira
Distributor: Empire Pictures
Production Co: Hubert Bals Fund
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 26, 2002, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters): May 7, 2003
Release Date (DVD): Feb 22, 2005
Box Office (Gross USA): $20.8K
Runtime: 1h 34m

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