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Sidewalls

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A woman (Pilar López de Ayala), who just went through a painful breakup, and a phobic web designer (Javier Drolas) live in the same neighborhood but suffer from urban loneliness.

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Jon Frosch The Atlantic 03/07/2012
With its themes of alienation in the Internet age and cutesy indie-ish trimmings, the film will feel familiar to anyone who's seen a bittersweet romantic comedy from Sundance. Go to Full Review
Glenn Heath Jr. Slant Magazine 10/26/2011
2/4
When a film lays all the cards on the table simply to appease the characters' neuroses and insecurities, it becomes self-congratulatory. Go to Full Review
David Fear Time Out 10/26/2011
2/5
It's hard to truly hate any movie whose ending revolves around a clever Where's Waldo? gag. It's also near impossible to take it seriously for that exact same reason. Go to Full Review
Diego Batlle Otroscines.com May 4
3.5/5
[Sidewalls] is far from a masterpiece, but it is a well-designed and even better-constructed product. An study of urban decay (in its many facets) tinged with pleasant touches of romantic comedy. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Simon Miraudo Quickflix 03/25/2012
4/5
Medianeras may test your tolerance for cuteness, but it's an enchanting modern day fairy-tale cut from the same cloth as 500 Days of Summer and Punch-Drunk Love. Go to Full Review
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Claudio C @Claudio666 5d A Different romance (12,604 – 03 Aug 2026) In Buenos Aires, Martín is a web designer that lives with the dog Susú, who belonged to his former girlfriend, in a small apartment without windows. After several sessions with a psychiatrist, he is recovering from agoraphobia. On the other side of the street, the lonely architect Mariana lives in a similar apartment and works as window dresser in a department store and like to look for Wally in "Where’s Wally". She has phobia for elevators and is recovering from a previous four-year- relationship. Although living close to each other, they only meet each other in a chat room on the Internet. "Medianeras", a.k.a. "Sidewalls’ (2011), is a different romance. It begins with a critic to the chaotic architecture of Buenos Aires. It also shows the loneliness of people in a crowded city like Buenos Aires and how people connect with each other through Internet without knowing anything about each other. My vote is seven. Title (Brazil): "Medianeras" See more te m @RT01891836 11/26/2024 Medianeras is the name in Spanish for this film, as an Spanish speaker I must say , that I really enjoyed the dialogue, not sure if the english translation makes the effort to really imprint the Argentinian spice. I found this movie interesting, childish, fun. A good look into the lives of the past "Adults", and makes us think on how different is everything now. See more Alexsander F @Aelxs 10/17/2024 Um dos meus filmes favoritos da vida, toda a minha ode ao grande cinema argentino. See more daniel m @dsmccoy 05/09/2022 I love this little film. Great photography of Buenos Aires architecture. It's a sweet little rom-com, but I think it has some depth to it as well. See more 10/11/2018 Great movie. Very different from your run of the mill love stories. What makes the movie refreshing is the concept is so different. See more júlio a @RT51210674 09/05/2015 Filme simples, leve, bonito, e super reflexivo. Trilha sonora então, perfeita no momento certo. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A woman (Pilar López de Ayala), who just went through a painful breakup, and a phobic web designer (Javier Drolas) live in the same neighborhood but suffer from urban loneliness.
Director
Gustavo Taretto
Producer
Natacha Cervi, Hernán Musaluppi
Screenwriter
Gustavo Taretto
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Rizoma Films, Pandora Filmproduktion
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 26, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 9, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.7K
Runtime
1h 35m
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