The Hidden Face

Original title: La cara oculta

2011
R
1h 37m

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

47K

YOUR RATING

Shattered by the unexpected news of their irreversible break-up, an aspiring orchestra conductor is puzzled by his girlfriend's mysterious and seemingly inexplicable case of disappearance. But, can he look beyond the facts?

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Shattered by the unexpected news of their irreversible break-up, an aspiring orchestra conductor is puzzled by his girlfriend's mysterious and seemingly inexplicable case of disappearance. B... Read allShattered by the unexpected news of their irreversible break-up, an aspiring orchestra conductor is puzzled by his girlfriend's mysterious and seemingly inexplicable case of disappearance. But can he look beyond the facts?Shattered by the unexpected news of their irreversible break-up, an aspiring orchestra conductor is puzzled by his girlfriend's mysterious and seemingly inexplicable case of disappearance. But can he look beyond the facts?

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

47K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 7 nominations

Trivia
There is a Turkish version of this film called "Oteki Taraf."

Goofs
(at around 57 mins) The Swastika symbol on the Nazi uniform arm ribbon in the closet is inverted.

Quotes
Fabiana: Are you jealous?
Ramírez: You finally got what you wanted, a guy with money. Better than a cop with a shitty salary.
Fabiana: You may be right.

Connections
Remade as Murder 3 (2013)

Soundtracks
Au Parfum de Ton Regard
Written by Lucio Godoy
Performed by Lucio Godoy
Courtesy of De Aquí para Allá

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Review

Featured review

7/10

So-so at first, then a little gem.

LA CARA OCULTA starts out mediocre, with dialogue that seems cranked out by a ten year old without much imagination -- "Hi, how are you? Good and you? Good, thank you. Would you like something to drink? Yes..." And so on. TV soaps have better dialogue.

Quim Gutierrez' performance is at best lacking. He has two facial expressions that actually look very similar. And Martina Garcia reminds me of Jessica Alba in terms of her looks and her bare minimum acting skills.

I thought the movie might be a bust until, half way through the film, Clara Lagos shows up and the movie becomes a heart-pounding thriller with top notch acting and a series of fascinating and very creepy twists.

My advice: stay through the first so-so hour and you won't be able to turn it off.

And yes, Quim Gutierrez should have rehearsed the role of an orchestra conductor better and...

DO NOT WATCH THE TRAILER!

235SCOPE
Apr 7, 2012
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