The Suar formula returns to good comedy in “Mazel Tov”

Three national productions of marked merit are released: the new comedy of Adrián Suarmore pulling dramatic comedy, a documentary about The walkersset born in 1954 who opened paths in folk projection music, and another, excellent, on the Moscow circuswith his amazing shows here and there, and his revealing background.

In “Mazel Tov” (“Good luck” in Hebrew), Adrián Suar Properly fulfills the triple role of director, protagonist and co -producer, item in which he is indisputable, because among other things he knows how to gather good teams and develop good stories, almost always well original and with their due balance of laughter and tear. For that he has Pablo Solarza screenwriter who knows how to combine the serious with the smiling, Nicolás Sorinmusician, and a wide cast where Suar Sparks with Fernán Mirás, and Rodolfo Ranni It has a special appearance like Solomon Roitman, agonizing father of a family that threatens to tear apart.

There is the story, predictable but effective. It is already known, those typical discussions between brothers, added to the closeness of an equally typical parties, such as to clarify reproaches, discomforts, joys and reconciliations, the latter within what fits. Comedy achieved.

Another music sounds in “The walk”film that is defined as “Of collective creation of Laura Piallini, Eduardo Fisicaro and Silvia Majul “ (The latter, already director of two good jobs on Ramón Navarro and Daniel Toro). To refresh memory: the group The walkers He was born in San Rafael, Mendoza, in 1954, already throughout almost 60 years he had different formations but the same vocation for bringing folk music towards higher levels of musical and poetic quality.

At the beginning, the journalist Santiago Giordano It highlights its characteristics: creativity, daring, Argentine guitars, “Voices that combine the gesture recoured with a glow between the bathroom cry and the air of a hiring out of baroque music” (And let’s add the I leave the tune cuyana). Then Giordano He goes out of the protagonists. There they are Angel Ritro, Raúl Mercado, Alberto Saráalso the daughter of Chacho Santa Cruz, Agustín Gómeztaken from a file, and, of course, some of its recordings, such as “Walk to walk”, “dream of a poor”the versions of “Live Jujuy” for “Argentine II” and of “Dos Palomitas” That was like “Translate Bach to India Quena”and the recital in the Olympia de Paris, 2001, with Alberto Cortés.

Also the anecdotes, beautiful, such as the birth of “Song for a child on the street”also ugly, such as whistles in Cosquín and Jesús María when the premiere of songs that today are classic, and windy, such as the warning of an SIDE employee to go in time in the country. By then they had already flourished, along with other sets, the best time of the so -called folk projection music.

Also “Once, a circus”of Saula BenaventeHe talks about glories, successes, dangers and better times, but he does it with an even more unexpected material. And also here you have to refresh the memory: between 1966 and 1990, all winter holidays came a delegation from the Moscow circus and literally filled Luna Park. Gallop -bears, bears and marsh, a pig and even a hippopotamo, juggles, acrobats, amazing balancers, (and a balancer bear), of all that there is record. The public applauded madly, artists loved that audience. And every year there was a different show, with new artists. Until Perestroika arrived.

What we did not know is that the circus reached these distant lands thanks to a management of the Grand Master Sotalog Saul Benaventethe director of the director, and who here asked for political asylum a couple of artists who now live in the US, and who during the Perestroika there were a few shots and then many had to leave Moscow.

“Once, a circus” Recover the record of a few incredible numbers, visit the widow of the famous clown Oleg Popovtrue poet, interview with the Argentines who worked then in the moon and several artists today disseminated by the world, who tell how they developed their careers, how they were monitored by the Soviet Police and how well they felt here (one of them was later co -founder of the Cirque du Soleil), and, as if all this were not enough, the registration of Pipo Pescador also appears acting before the Russian public, and also before the view of some dromedaries, in the very central headquarters of the Moscow circus. Amazing, delight, and a little melancholy are mixed in this documentary out of series.

“Mazel Tov” (Argentina, 2025); Dir.: Adrian Suar, Int.: Adrián Suar, Fernán Mirás, Analía Pérez, Benjamín Rojas, Rodolfo Ranni.
“El Walk” (Argentina, 2025). Dir.: Laura Piallini, Eduardo Fisicaro, Silvia Majul. Documentary.
“Once, a circus.” Dir.: Saula Benavente. Documentary.