Silvia Prieto

Colour, 35mm
Argentina, 1999, 92 min
Section: Forum of Independents

Synopsis

Silvia Prieto is the story of a woman who is obsessed by the idea that another woman has the same name. On her 27th birthday she decides to change her life. She takes a job as a waitress, buys a canary, cuts four chickens into 48 pieces for the refrigerator and meets a girl who advertises washing powder on the streets. Then she spends a weekend with her canary in Mar del Plata where she meets an Italian who lends her his Armani jacket. Through him she finds out that there is a second Silvia Prieto. Her fragile world becomes unstuck. The search for this Silvia soon turns into a confusing game of subtle riddles, moving between comedy, parody and profundity.

About the director

Martín Rejtman (b. 1961, Buenos Aires) studied film at New York University. He wrote and published four books: Rapado (1992), Treinta y cuatro historias (1993), Un libro sobre Kuitca (1993), Velcro y yo (1999), and directed a number of short films. In 1992 he directed a feature Rapado. Silvia Prieto was shot in 1998.