{"product_id":"9781805751618","title":"Secret in Their Eyes (El secreto de sus ojos)","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBFI Film Classics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSecret in Their Eyes (El secreto de sus ojos)\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMariano Paz\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered one of the most important films in contemporary Argentine cinema, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret in Their Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e (2009) follows Benjamín Espósito (Ricardo Darín), a retired criminal investigator, as he revisits an unsolved murder case from the 1970s, exposing the process through which veiled violent practices erupt more openly and systematically under military rule.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book offers the first full-length study of Campanella's film, showing how its gripping crime story becomes a powerful reflection on memory, justice, and political violence. Mariano Paz explains how the film moves between the mid-1970s and late 1990s to explore the long aftermath of state terror, challenging the common assumption that it is set during the dictatorship itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaz places the film within Argentina's history, film industry, and star system, with close attention to Ricardo Darín's performance. He analyses the film's blend of melodrama and thriller, its visual style, its famous football stadium sequence, and the symbolic role of the Palace of Justice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaz concludes by examining the film's reception in Argentina and abroad, including the 2015 Hollywood remake, and shows why \u003ci\u003eThe Secret in Their Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e remains central to debates about the political instrumentalization of the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMariano Paz\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor, School of Modern Languages \u0026amp; Applied Linguistics at the University of Limerick, Ireland. He is the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eDiego Maradona: A Socio-Cultural Study\u003c\/i\u003e (2023) and his work has appeared in journals such as the \u003ci\u003eBulletin of Hispanic Studies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 March 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBritish Film Institute\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781805751618\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e104\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51522028175500,"sku":"9781805751618","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781805751618","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}