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The style and rhythm of this article is superb. I wish they did a movie about it.
by pachico 7y ago
The style and rhythm of this article is superb. I wish they did a movie about it.
- lucb1e 7y agoDare I ask, did you read the article? :D > There is also a third book, written by yet another journalist, and just this year, a major film was released in Argentina, heightening national interest in the caper all the more. [...] > But there's also this: If they hadn't been collared, there'd be no books, or movies. [...] > Beto sold the rights to his name to the producers who made the film and he visited the set a few times. He pulls out his phone to show me a photo. It's of him, dressed for a small but important role—as the cop who pulls over the actor playing Beto, who in the movie version is definitely making a run for it with his mistress. Edit: much further down the name is also mentioned: > El Robo del Siglo (“The Robbery of the Century”), the big movie dramatizing the heist
- pachico 7y agoYes, let me rephrase "I wish there was a decent movie about this written by the same person who wrote this article". I am actually originally from Argentina and knew about this case.
- lucb1e 7y agoAh, fair enough. For what it's worth, they do say one of the gang hopes to make a tv series and documentary about it. I don't know about a tv series (that sounds expensive) but a documentary can be made expensively or cheaply and still be pretty good so that might make it, if they're serious about it.
- pachico 7y agoIt is true that during the last decade documentaries have raised their level a lot, however it won't be as entertaining as a series, right? Who knows, Netflix has knocked at the door of much worse stories than this, haven't they?
- pachico 7y agoAnd since wishing is free, I wish it was a movie directed by Spike Lee, following the same rhythm of Man Inside.