Juan Cruz Bordeu

Amid the sweltering summer heat in northern Argentina, two middle-class families retreat to a crumbling country estate and a modest townhouse, where strained relationships, simmering tensions, and the presence of children and servants quietly expose the fractures of family life. Between idle days, gossip, and unspoken desires, the boundaries of class, tradition, and faith are reflected in their everyday interactions.

A married man's death puts his widow and mistress in an unusual living arrangement.

Buenos Aires, 1955. One of a family of Sicilian immigrants, the adolescent Laura is on the threshold of adulthood. Her father Francesco Lojacono, is a humble tailor whose relationship with his daughter is one of extreme conflict. As Laura becomes increasingly emancipated in Argentinian (and therefore American) fashion, her father feels personally betrayed.

In a world where color is vital, a top model in her thirties begins to appear colorless in photos from a shoot. Everything in the images is in color except for her; almost as if under a curse, she always appears in black and white. Suspecting a conspiracy against her career—and unable to escape the situation—she begins to suffer hallucinations and starts seeing herself losing her color in real life.

When two neighbours clash, their argument becomes less about proposed building alterations and more about the wider battle between class and social status. The hugely impressive building in question is the only example of a Le Corbusier residential home in all of Latin America, adding to the poignancy of their argument.

At 24, Paula wants to be an actress, but if she doesn't find her rent money she'll be homeless in 24 hours. Paula is so desperate that she seriously contemplates becoming a prostitute.

A unfulfilled man tries to find something to ling to, traveling from town to town, in one of them he'll find enough reason to stay.

A group of musicians, prostitutes, gamblers, and laborers, react to the arrival of a tango pianist at a saloon.