Last Images of the Shipwreck


2h 7m 1989

Brief Synopsis

An insurance agent, feeling trapped in a ten-year marriage and struggling to finish a novel, stops a woman he thinks is about to commit suicide by throwing herself onto subway tracks. They share a meal and he finds out that the suicide act is rehearsed to obtain customers. Feeling that he has found

Film Details

Also Known As
Dernieres images du naufrage, Ultimas Imagenes del Naufragio
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1989
Production Company
Cine Qua Non Productions; Sundance Institute; Televisi=n Espa±ola (TVE)
Distribution Company
Palace Pictures
Location
Argentina

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 7m

Synopsis

An insurance agent, feeling trapped in a ten-year marriage and struggling to finish a novel, stops a woman he thinks is about to commit suicide by throwing herself onto subway tracks. They share a meal and he finds out that the suicide act is rehearsed to obtain customers. Feeling that he has found the theme for his novel, he offers to pay for her story.

Film Details

Also Known As
Dernieres images du naufrage, Ultimas Imagenes del Naufragio
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1989
Production Company
Cine Qua Non Productions; Sundance Institute; Televisi=n Espa±ola (TVE)
Distribution Company
Palace Pictures
Location
Argentina

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 7m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1990

Released in United States April 1991

Released in United States August 1990

Released in United States August 30, 1989

Released in United States February 7, 1991

Released in United States January 1990

Released in United States June 1990

Released in United States September 9, 1989

Shown at Istanbul Film Festival (in competition) March 31-April 15, 1990.

Shown at Miami Film Festival February 7, 1991.

Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (in competition) August 30, 1989.

Shown at New York City's Festival Latino August 1-31, 1990.

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 30 - May 13, 1990.

Shown at Sydney Film Festival June 8-22, 1990.

Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 9, 1989.

Shown at United States Film Festival Park City, Utah January 21, 24 & 28, 1990.

Received eight of the Argentina Critics Association's 17 Silver Condor awards, including best picture, best director and best story.

Began shooting September 19, 1988.

Released in United States 1990 (Shown at Istanbul Film Festival (in competition) March 31-April 15, 1990.)

Released in United States 1990 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 30 - May 13, 1990.)

Released in United States January 1990 (Shown at United States Film Festival Park City, Utah January 21, 24 & 28, 1990.)

Released in United States February 7, 1991 (Shown at Miami Film Festival February 7, 1991.)

Released in United States April 1991 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (Cine Latino) April 11-25, 1991.)

Released in United States June 1990 (Shown at Sydney Film Festival June 8-22, 1990.)

Released in United States August 1990 (Shown at New York City's Festival Latino August 1-31, 1990.)

Released in United States August 30, 1989 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (in competition) August 30, 1989.)

Released in United States September 9, 1989 (Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 9, 1989.)