This preposterous scheme is based on fact. Yes, it is. Countless movies are “inspired by real events,” but this one truly took place. The extraction of the six Americans remained top secret for 18 years. They all returned safely to America. “Argo,” needless to say, was never filmed (…) The real movie about the fake movie, is both spellbinding and surprisingly funny. Roger Ebert

– What does the title refer to?
– The Argo. You know, it’s the thing.
– Like Jason and the Golden Fleece, or what?
– No, no. It’s the ship. It’s the spaceship. It goes everywhere. It goes all throughout space.
– So, it’s Argonaut.
– No.
– What does Argo mean?
– I don’t know.
– You don’t know?
– “Argo fuck yourself.”

De l’absurde à la tension extrême en un mouvement de caméra. Mathieu Carratier

Un grand slalom entre sombre réalité et vraie loufoquerie du show-business. Frédéric Strauss