Shakti
Making comedy out of the empty, wandering lives of young people is a recurring theme in the filmography of the director, one of the founding fathers of the so-called "New Argentine Cinema" of the nineties. Absurdism, minimalist staging, and those characteristically clumsy characters—noted for their unique way of performing and delivering dialogue—are also staples of his work. Stripped of all pomp and artifice, human life is simply hilarious.Synopsis: Federico decides to break up with Magda, but she beats him to it, causing him to fall into a deep depression. However, his life begins to change when he finds some frozen potato knishes in his freezer—given to him by his grandmother a few months before she passed away.
