Mariano Llinás's mildly diverting, sporadically entertaining Balnearios is an episodic, anthropological docu-essay about the strange nature of Argentinian seaside resorts, featuring wry narration and generally stimulating archival material.
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"Lifeguards, luxury hotels from early XXth Century, mermaids, sea animals and sand castles gather in this labyrinthine essay. A “documentary” about balnearios, Argentine bath resorts and the idea of cities dedicated exclusively to idleness, empty along the winter months and crowded in the summer." Mubi
