1969 film by Eduardo Calcagno

1976 film by Enrique Cahen Salaberry

Ismael, the weakest and most unstable member of a supposed group of conspirators with power aspirations, constantly suffers ridicule and contempt for his leader, Lucas, and his other companions. Everything changes when a woman with whom Ismael is in love begins to delve into the macabre logic of the group.

The story of a delinquent eleven-year-old orphan in fascist Argentina.

文/auess 阿根廷电影向来都在不经意间给人惊喜。从二十世纪五十年代起他们的新浪潮电影就与同时诞生的巴西新电影一起成为南美影坛的主导，这部《Contracampo》正是阿根廷新浪潮电影的初期作品之一。全片只有两个主要角色，以主人公桥边垂钓的画面开场迅速切换到疾驰而过的马车和吹哨的警察，接着镜头跟随男人的脚步回到他破旧简陋的家。次日一早男人穿戴整齐到市内找工作，镜头继续跟随着他从白天到夜晚，城市各处的景象尽收眼底。男人用身上仅有的几元钱买了张游乐场的票，坐上了童年时想玩却没能实现的摩天轮；他看着随处可见“工作空缺已满”的告示，而璀灿霓虹闪烁下的城市和张着黑暗窗口的高楼也在俯视着他，仿佛要将渺小的他吞噬，他感到失落和恐惧。身无分文的他来到一片墓地，拿回了属于自己的吉它，走向远方。。。