The Lighthouse

– Two Argentine sisters, Memé and Aneta, lose their mother in a car crash. Memé, the elder, is also ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 49 Minutes
Release Year:
1998
Original Name:
El faro del sur
The Lighthouse (1998) - Also known as El faro del sur

Two Argentine sisters, Memé and Aneta, lose their mother in a car crash. Memé, the elder, is also left lame with one badly scarred leg. The orphaned girls go to Uruguay to stay with their aunts. The sisters often bicker, but they are actually very close. Memé flirts but has no luck with boys because of her injury... On their own now, Memé works as a waitress where she gets to know Andy. Returning to Montevideo, they meet Dolores, a friend of their late mother. Memé's affair with a man complicates her relationship with her sister. Then Andy invites the pair to his seaside retreat, a lighthouse.

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The Lighthouse (1998) - Trailer

Release Date:

16 Apr 1998

Language:

Spanish, German

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Eduardo Mignogna

Writer:

Graciela Aguirre, José Antonio Félez, Eduardo Mignogna, Santiago Carlos Oves

Main Actors:

Ingrid Rubio, Jimena Barón, Florencia Bertotti, Ricardo Darín

Plot:

Two Argentine sisters, Memé and Aneta, lose their mother in a car crash. Memé, the elder, is also left lame with one badly scarred leg. The orphaned girls go to Uruguay to stay with their aunts. The sisters often bicker, but they are actually very close. Memé flirts but has no luck with boys because of her injury... On their own now, Memé works as a waitress where she gets to know Andy. Returning to Montevideo, they meet Dolores, a friend of their late mother. Memé's affair with a man complicates her relationship with her sister. Then Andy invites the pair to his seaside retreat, a lighthouse...

Awards:

7 wins & 9 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.0/10