El estudiante (2011)
Release Year: 2011
Nation: Argentina
Alternative Title: O Estudante, El estudiante ou récit d'une jeunesse révoltée, The Student, エストゥディアンテ, Студент
Director: Santiago Mitre
Writer: Mariano Llinás, Santiago Mitre
Production & Genre
Producer: Producer: Agustina Llambi Campbell, Fernando Brom, Santiago Mitre
Co_Producer: Ezequiel Borovinsky
Companies: El Pampero Cine, La Unión de los Ríos, PASTO, Tierra Colorada, Universidad del Cine, Wanka Cine
Genre: Drama
Budget: N/A
Awards & Similar
Awards:
Similar: N/A
Keywords
Keywords: argentina, betrayal, bourgeois prejudice, female nudity, friendship, male female relationship, male protagonist, manipulation, oral sex, politics, sex, snorting cocaine, student, teacher student relationship, teacher student romance, teacher student sex, university, written by director
Story
Roque, an apolitical student, enrolls at a prestigious university in Buenos Aires but shows little interest in his studies or academic life. Instead, he becomes actively involved with one of the numerous political groups vying for control of the institution, driven less by ideological conviction than by his attraction to Paula, a charismatic teacher deeply engaged in campus politics. Roque's desire to impress Paula and gain her affection leads him down a path of manipulation, betrayal, and compromising personal actions, including sexual encounters with her while she remains oblivious to his true motives.
Summary
'El estudiante' (2011), directed by Santiago Mitre, is an Argentine drama that explores the complex dynamics of power, manipulation, and desire within the confines of university politics. The film centers on Roque, a seemingly apolitical student who becomes embroiled in campus intrigue not out of ideological conviction but to pursue Paula, an attractive teacher with significant influence among the university's political factions. Mitre's exploration of class dynamics, bourgeois prejudice, and the blurred lines between power and attraction offers a nuanced portrayal of young adulthood and the complex nature of human relationships.
