Directed by Mariano Cohn & Gaston Duprat
The star of this dry and wicked black comedy is a building: The Curutchet House in La Plata, south of Buenos Aires—the only residence designed by Le Corbusier in the Americas. In this Argentine satire about class, love of beautiful things, and violent urges, the landmark structure plays the fictional home of world-famous interior designer Leonardo and his wife and daughter. All cherish the privileged status conferred by living in the house. Then, horror strikes: a neighbor who wants more sun puts a window in the wall facing the family’s courtyard! Suddenly, aesthetic symmetry is destroyed, and the neighbor—too friendly, too crude, and too insistent—can now peer into their pristine and elegant abode. With scalpel-like precision, filmmakers Mariano Cohn and Gaston Duprat chart the ebb and flow of this dramatic disturbance.
2009. Argentina. 103 min.
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ABOUT THE DIRECTOR:
Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat designed, founded, and directed the Ciudad Abierta TV channel for the City of Buenos Aires. Together they have created more than 20 experimental film and video works. Their award-winning feature films include Enciclopedia (1998), Yo Presidente (2006), and El Artista (2008). The Man Next Door (2009) won Best Argentine Feature Film at the 24º Mar del Plata Film Festival and Best Cinematography in the World Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival. They are currently writing their next film, and plan to begin shooting later this year.
