Titreenp
SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?
Nonureva
Really Surprised!
Rijndri
Load of rubbish!!
Benedikt dunse
The Argentinian movie "Sidewalls", also called medianeras, is definitely not your usual prime time Hollywood blockbuster. Personally I enjoyed watching it but it is one of these movies where you have to be awake and use your brain to understand it and take some kind of entertainment, which is different to a brainless action/explosion movie.From my point of view, the actors do an outstanding role expressing emotions and feelings about living in such small space in one of the biggest cities in the world. One very important and impressive shot in "sidewalls" is Maria looking out of her window and the window painting frames her in a perfect way. This shot really stood out to me and was my favorite cinematic element of the movie. The story itself is, in my opinion, only average and clearly not for commercial entertainment but it can really provide a big message. The interesting views the movie provides are on one hand the monotony of life and on the other hand how some life paths meet and cross each other from time to time. Both characters are not necessarily happy with their lives in the beginning but over the course of the movie both protagonist grow on their problems and make different pushes to not be stuck in the same boring and unsatisfying reality. Maria trashing her figures is a significant point in the movie. Also I would like to mention the interesting narration over area shots of buenos Aries, which really help to underline the feeling of living in such a major city. The narrative shows how lonely you can become living surrounded by so many different people everyday, because they just live beside you and actually have no association or relation with you. All in all I think the movie sums up the process of pursuing your dreams and making a push to accomplish a certain level of happiness in life.
rodrigoorozcom
It is not the best movie in the world, actually it is pretty boring. This movie talks about a lot of architecture and buildings, as you can note, the movie's name is Sidewalls. This movie is based on the Argentinian crisis, the dis-employment and the chaos in the city. Martin and Mariana are the protagonists of the movie, they explain us how they live in little apartments and their lives, jobs, hobbies and people they hang out with. This movie is filmed in Buenos Aires, Argentina, so the movie is in Spanish. I speak Spanish so i didn't need the subtitles, but my friends did watch it with subtitles, and they could get in the movie even though it is a really slow movie. I think if you are tired and you want to watch a movie to fall asleep, this is the right one. If you are an architect, you would like this movie, regarding the buildings and the things they say about them. Mariana and Martin do an illegal window to have openness in their condos. This movie is sad and melancholic, but at the end everything goes as expected. Mariana and Martin met in a funny way, chatting each other without knowing themselves on the internet. They liked each other and everything ends up happy, being a romantic movie.
udoricht
This is a movie about life and solitariness in modern capitol of Argentina. Urban chaos, modern way of life and new technology keep people apart which was the first point of the movie and title "Sidewalls" is just metaphor for those things. Sidewalls describes main protagonists lives of loneliness, displeasure and endurance. In the end Internet unites them and sidewalls lost its purpose which was the second point of the movie. Maybe the end is in some kind of way like in Hollywood style but it is not very bad flaw. This movie has in my opinion artistic qualities 'cause production, direction and acting really worked here. Storyline was good as well.
gregking4
The opening night film for the 2011 La Mirada Film Festival was the romantic drama Medianeras (aka Sidewalls), the debut feature from writer/director Gustavo Tarreto, who has made a lot of short films in his native Argentina. Medianeras is based on his own award winning 2005 short film, and tells the story of Martin and Mariana, two people living in separate apartments within the same block in Buenos Aires. They are unaware of each other's presence, even though they occasionally cross paths during their busy days. But it takes a chance connection to bring them together. The film superbly captures that sense of isolation and loneliness of living in a thriving metropolis. It also explores those random connections that can change a person's life. However, the film starts slowly with a dry lecture on architecture and the role it plays in shaping the rhythm and life of a city. It has been evocatively shot by cinematographer Leandro Martinez, and it develops a nice rhythm eventually. The central cast featuring Pilar Lopez de Ayala and Javier Drolas is also attractive. However, this slow paced drama is a little frustrating at times, and is an odd choice for opening night as it lacks any sort of grand cinematic moments.
