| Man Facing Southeast | |
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| Directed by | Eliseo Subiela |
| Written by | Eliseo Subiela |
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| Starring | Lorenzo Quinteros Hugo Soto |
| Cinematography | Ricardo de Angelis |
| Edited by | Luis César d'Angiolillo |
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Production company | Cinequanon Pictures |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Budget | $600,000 |
| Box office | $1.5 million |
Man Facing Southeast (Spanish: Hombre mirando al sudeste) is a 1986 Argentine science fiction drama film written and directed by Eliseo Subiela, starring Lorenzo Quinteros and Hugo Soto.[1]
The film was selected as the Argentine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 60th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]
The themes and story of the 2001 American film K-PAX share a strong resemblance with Man Facing Southeast, and the former has been referenced or claimed as an uncredited remake of the latter.[3]
In a survey of the 100 greatest films of Argentine cinema carried out by the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken in 2000, the film reached the 10th position.[4] In a new version of the survey organized in 2022 by the specialized magazines La vida útil, Taipei and La tierra quema, presented at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival, the film reached the 40th position.[5] Also in 2022, the film was included in Spanish magazine Fotogramas's list of the 20 best Argentine films of all time.[6]
- ^ Canby, Vincent (13 March 1987). "FILM: FROM ARGENTINA, 'MAN FACING SOUTHEAST'". The New York Times.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ^ Man Facing Southeast (Hombre Mirando al Sudeste) Moria: Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review at Wayback Machine
- ^ "Las 100 mejores del periodo 1933-1999 del Cine Argentino". La Mirada Cautiva (3). Buenos Aires: Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken: 6–14. 2000. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022 – via Encuesta de cine argentino 2022 on Google Drive.
- ^ "Top 100" (in Spanish). Encuesta de cine argentino 2022. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ Borrull, Mariona (17 July 2022). "Las 20 mejores películas argentinas de la historia". Fotogramas (in Spanish). Madrid: Hearst España. Retrieved 6 December 2022.