Postcards Over the Skin

Postcards Over the Skin

2021 · 82 min

An intimate and erotic drama that pays homage to the late gay Argentine author Manuel Puig. Shot almost entirely in arty and gritty black-and-white, the film has Carlitos, a young Brazilian guy, meeting his older Uruguayan lover Carlos for an extended tryst in a Buenos Aires hotel room. This romance features many tender, playful, and sexy moments, from the opening scene of Carlitos in bed, to a collage of images of the couple at the film’s end. Oliverio and the actors deftly capture the lovers’ palpable sense of desire in this striking low-budget film.

Directed by Pablo Oliverio · Written by Pablo Oliverio

Your Rating

Cast

Make it a double feature

3h 12m together

Postcards Over the Skin

Love, Simon

A close match in mood and era.

More from Pablo OliverioSee all →

OrgasmoOrgasmo · 2005
Orgasmo
★ 8.02005
MovieDrama
Cine TomadoCine Tomado
Cine Tomado
Movie
PutoPuto · 2005
Puto
2005
Movie
Two young men form a happy couple. They give each other gifts. One of those presents is the visit to a sorcerer, who bids them a prompt separation.
ARGENTINA LEYENDASARGENTINA LEYENDAS
ARGENTINA LEYENDAS
Movie
ReuniónReunión
Reunión
Movie
Cuentos PeludosCuentos Peludos
Cuentos Peludos
Movie
DesaliniadosDesaliniados
Desaliniados
Movie
A UFO Over My BedA UFO Over My Bed · 2011
A UFO Over My Bed
2011
MovieScience Fiction
In a dystopian future Buenos Aires, humans and aliens coexist. The totalitarian government persecutes the aliens and oppresses the people watching their every move. Rex is a cartographer who decides to work as a spy for the government because he is in dire need of a job. But everything changes when he meets Ian, a fugitive alien he becomes attracted to. In the sewers of the city, the revolution is beginning.
El Viaje de Don HilarioEl Viaje de Don Hilario
El Viaje de Don Hilario
Movie
Fiesta con amigxsFiesta con amigxs · 2013
Fiesta con amigxs
2013
Movie
A documentary that focuses on two stories about trans but that have nothing to do with what the media often choose to show. ChicXs who have a job, a family, a life as "normal" as any other inhabitant of Argentina. Maiamar and Carla, one an actress and teacher and the other a hairdresser, tell about their daily lives, their own prejudices and those of others about being trans and how the Gender Identity Law included them in society. Despite the fact that these two cases reflected do not belong to the stereotype typical that equates cross-dressing with prostitution, both characters are in charge of emphasizing that their situation was different. Both were able to make a profession, while others saw prostitution as a single outlet. Something that after the sanction of the Law will begin to change due to the equalization of rights.
Historia de Amor en Baño PúblicoHistoria de Amor en Baño Público
Historia de Amor en Baño Público
Movie
Los amantes indigentesLos amantes indigentes · 2017
Los amantes indigentes
2017
MovieDocumentary
Two homeless young people live their love on the streets, do temporary jobs or just scavenge for their comforts or food. She and he leave love messages in different parts of the city. In turn, many other couples, with different profiles, and in more critical situations, seek their daily subsistence in pursuit of a better tomorrow.
El éxito del amorEl éxito del amor · 2024
El éxito del amor
2024
MovieAnimation
Hola esta es mi cámaraHola esta es mi cámara
Hola esta es mi cámara
Movie

More Like This

Love, SimonLove, Simon · 2018
Love, Simon
★ 8.02018
MovieComedyDrama
Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate that he's fallen for online.
Walk on WaterWalk on Water · 2004
Walk on Water
★ 6.92004
MovieDrama
Eyal, an Israeli Mossad agent, is given the mission to track down and kill the very old Alfred Himmelman, an ex-Nazi officer, who might still be alive. Pretending to be a tourist guide, he befriends his grandson Axel, in Israel to visit his sister Pia. The two men set out on a tour of the country, during which Axel challenges Eyal's values.
All About My MotherAll About My Mother · 1999
All About My Mother
★ 7.61999
MovieComedyDrama
Following the tragic death of her teenage son, Manuela travels from Madrid to Barcelona in an attempt to contact the long-estranged father the boy never knew. She reunites with an old friend, an outspoken transgender sex worker, and befriends a troubled actress and a pregnant, HIV-positive nun.
Desert HeartsDesert Hearts · 1985
Desert Hearts
★ 7.11985
MovieDramaRomance
While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed literature professor finds herself unexpectedly attracted by a carefree, spirited young woman named Cay.
Billy ElliotBilly Elliot · 2000
Billy Elliot
★ 7.62000
MovieDramaComedy
County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.
Bad EducationBad Education · 2004
Bad Education
★ 7.42004
MovieDramaCrime
When an old friend brings filmmaker Enrique Goded a semi-autobiographical script chronicling their adolescence, Enrique is forced to relive his youth spent at a Catholic boarding school. Weaving through past and present, the script follows a transvestite performer who reconnects with a grade school sweetheart. Spurred on by this chance encounter, the character reflects on her childhood sexual victimization and the trauma of closeting her sexual orientation.
Brokeback MountainBrokeback Mountain · 2005
Brokeback Mountain
★ 7.82005
MovieDramaRomance
In 1960s Wyoming, two men develop a strong emotional and sexual relationship that endures as a lifelong connection complicating their lives as they get married and start families of their own.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter