Expugnator Hexaglot Senior Member Brazil Joined 5168 days ago 3335 posts - 4349 votes Speaks: Portuguese*, Norwegian, French, English, Italian, Papiamento Studies: Mandarin, Georgian, Russian
| Message 1 of 10 17 December 2013 at 10:51pm | IP Logged |
I'm going to Buenos Aires in May and I'm also going to watch one of the matches of the
Argentinian team at the World Cup. While I don't intend to study Spanish TAC-wise, I
think I should start intensively listening to castellano río-platense till I can
understand it comfortably. Any suggestions on TV shows, telenovelas or films?
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nj24 Diglot Groupie United States Joined 4665 days ago 56 posts - 106 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Italian, French
| Message 2 of 10 17 December 2013 at 11:17pm | IP Logged |
I recently saw Infancia Clandestina. It was Argentina's submission to the 2013 Academy Awards for Best
Foreign Language Film, but didn't make the shortlist. It's unfortunate because it was a very good movie. It's told
through the eyes of a child who is growing up in Argentina during the Guerra Sucia (his parents are Montoneros).
Don't know if you are looking for a movie with Spanish subtitles too. Oddly enough the copy of the movie in the
US only has English ones, but you'd probably be able to find one with Spanish subtitles in Brazil.
Edited by nj24 on 17 December 2013 at 11:22pm
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Expugnator Hexaglot Senior Member Brazil Joined 5168 days ago 3335 posts - 4349 votes Speaks: Portuguese*, Norwegian, French, English, Italian, Papiamento Studies: Mandarin, Georgian, Russian
| Message 3 of 10 17 December 2013 at 11:25pm | IP Logged |
Thanks, got it! In fact I'll try not to use subtitles, just the original audio is enough.
I just tried Mosca & Smith, a comedy TV series, and I can understand almost everything
with little difficulty.
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iguanamon Pentaglot Senior Member Virgin Islands Speaks: Ladino Joined 5264 days ago 2241 posts - 6731 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Creole (French)
| Message 4 of 10 17 December 2013 at 11:52pm | IP Logged |
Some Argentine films in my collection are, in no particular order: "Un día en el paraíso", "¿Quién dice que es fácil?", "Una estrella y dos cafes", "Un día de suerte", "Liverpool" and an Uruguayan film called "25 vatios". Hope this helps, Expugnator.
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doubleUelle Bilingual Tetraglot Groupie United States Joined 4037 days ago 67 posts - 95 votes Speaks: English*, Russian*, French, Japanese Studies: Spanish, Thai
| Message 5 of 10 18 December 2013 at 9:39pm | IP Logged |
"Muñeca brava" is a must. Natalia Oreiro is lovely.
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dbag Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5024 days ago 605 posts - 1046 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish
| Message 6 of 10 18 December 2013 at 11:27pm | IP Logged |
Luckily, there are loads of great Argentine programs you can watch.
If you happen to have any kind of interest in Philosophy you can try the excellent Filosofia aqui y ahora. In fact canal encuentro is brilliant for interesting, educational programs. If you find an interesting program that doesn't work on the site I linked to, try typing its name into youtube.
Here are some other cool series I have watched, in no particular order:
En terapia
Jorge
(I like this one, very funny, in fact one of the women behind the show,
Malena Pichot has produced a lot of good content worth checking out.)
rescatistas
La Patagonia Rebelde is a film that is well worth watching, and of course Bombon: El Perro is absolutely fantastic.
El secreto se sus ojos seems to be the most famous Argentine film of all, and is a must watch.
Finally, Atrapado en accion is a great little cortometraje made by a group of young people from Uruguay that I was fortunate enough to meet, which I think deserves a bigger audience.
Edited by dbag on 18 December 2013 at 11:33pm
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espejismo Diglot Senior Member Russian Federation Joined 5053 days ago 498 posts - 905 votes Speaks: Russian*, English Studies: Spanish, Greek, Azerbaijani
| Message 7 of 10 04 January 2014 at 12:26pm | IP Logged |
"Medianeras" is a really sweet movie.
I've also watched and liked "La niña santa".
"Caiga quien caiga" is a good show. You can find a lot of episodes online. Here's a sample:
"El lugar más frío del mundo"
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espejismo Diglot Senior Member Russian Federation Joined 5053 days ago 498 posts - 905 votes Speaks: Russian*, English Studies: Spanish, Greek, Azerbaijani
| Message 8 of 10 04 January 2014 at 12:37pm | IP Logged |
There's also this comedy show: Soledad Dolores Solari | Desnuda en Internet
Somebody even wrote down the transcript of the episode here. (Scroll down to "Argentina.")
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