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Browse 58 movies from Instituto de Cinematografía de la Universidad Nacional del Litoral
Tells the story of a poor family, inhabitants of the southern province of Santa Fe, who is forced to move into an abandoned railroad until waters recede Salado river wagon.
Apr 1962
In a house where fire refuses to exist, Argentino embarks on an obsessive search for a spark. Lighters pile up, matches betray him, and the line between routine and madness blurs, as reality itself begins to blur.
Oct 2024
Everyday the children of the neighborhood known as "Tire Dié", in the city of Santa Fe, wait for the train to ask for money, shouting "Tire dié!" (toss me a dime!) to the passengers. Considered the first survey-on-film in Latin America.
Sep 1958
A version of El Estatola del Campo's poetic Faust of the Poet (1886) integrates the major trilogy of Argentine gaucho poetry, is proposed here in a faithful version and integral.
Sep 2011
Jan 1986
This masterpiece focuses on the importance of the train in Argentine life and was filmed at the Santa Fe train terminal.
Jun 1965
A man, tired of technological advances and consumerism, decides to destroy his electrical appliances.
Jan 1971
May 2006
After the sudden death of El Gato, his body must be carried in the rain to the cemetery.
Jan 1973
Jul 1986
Documentary about pre-Columbian art whose aesthetic and utilitarian values are intimately related to its myths and history.
Mar 1970
May 2016
Short experimental film by Enrique Butti made at the prestigious Universidad Nacional del Litoral.
Jan 1969
Mercado portrays the daily routine of the workers at the Santa Fe Fruit and Vegetable Market, a twenty-two thousand square meter property with great employment impact in the area. A visual journey from hard work in the field to sale in the market.
Nov 2016
Documentary about the last year of Raul Alfonsin's presidency, marked by extreme political tensions.
Jun 2024
Adaptation of "Idyll" (1884), a short story by Guy de Maupassant
Documentary that registers the awakening of the city and its daily early movement.
Aug 1966
Lucas, an eight-year-old boy, tries to communicate with his parents without them fully listening and has to deal with his emotions using the most precious things of childhood.
In 1972, a small group of young students from the UNL, riding in a dilapidated Gordini, arrived at a deserted rural area near Estación Matilde (Santa Fe) to film a short film on the theme of leisure, inspired by texts by Cesare Pavese. From the silent images emerge the exploration of homoeroticism and the male nude as aesthetic-political dimensions that contrast with the canonical production of the Institute and its time. The short was never finished and released, until it was found in 2025.
Dec 1972
Short film inspired by "El potro salvaje" (1924), a short story by Horacio Quiroga.