Fate
Jorge Consiglio, Carolina Orloff (translation), Fionn Petch (translation)Karl & Marina have been together for ten years & have a young son, Simón. Karl is a German-born oboist at Argentina’s national orchestra, & Marina is a meteorologist. On a field trip, she meets fellow researcher Zárate, & what might have been just a fling starts to erode the foundations of her marriage. Then there is Amer, a dynamic & successful taxidermist. At a group therapy session for smokers, Amer falls for the younger Clara. While the relationship between Karl & Marina disintegrates, the love story between Amer & Clara is just beginning – or is it already at an end?
One of Argentina’s leading contemporary writers, Jorge Consiglio portrays the inner worlds of these characters through the minute details of their everyday lives, laying bare their strivings & their frustrations with a wry gaze, & seeking in this close-up texture a deeper truth.