Twdc-Disney have secured the theatrical and streaming rights in the LatAm for Sebastian Schindel's new crime/psychological-thriller feature film A Silent Death (Una Muerte Silenciosa). In the depths of Patagonia during the 80’s, a hunting guide stumbles upon a shocking crime involving his niece, forcing him to investigate and to confront the haunting secrets of that era dark years in his pursue of justice. The new thriller from Argentina stars Joaquin Furriel, Soledad Villamil, Alejandro Awada, and Maria Marull (Wild Tales). Our friends at FilmSharks are handling international sales at March du Film in Cannes. Crime Thriller Master Sebastian Schindel's...
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- 5/20/2024
- Screen Anarchy
Famed Argentine director Daniel Burman’s new feature “Transmitzvah,” his first in nearly eight years, will receive a Cinéma de la Plage world premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Burman first broke out internationally with a double Berlin Silver Bear win in 2004 for his fourth feature, “Lost Embrace,” and became one of Latin America’s most exportable box office draws in the following years. However, founding Oficina Burman, which was incorporated into The Mediapro Studio, his attention has shifted to creating and producing series for the past seven years, most notably Prime Video’s “Yosi, the Regretful Spy,” reckoned by many as the best title playing Berlinale Series in 2022.
“For 20 years, I made films. In my twenties, thirties, forties, I made a film every two years,” he recalled in a recent conversation with Variety. “Now, I went seven years only making series. When I went back to the...
Burman first broke out internationally with a double Berlin Silver Bear win in 2004 for his fourth feature, “Lost Embrace,” and became one of Latin America’s most exportable box office draws in the following years. However, founding Oficina Burman, which was incorporated into The Mediapro Studio, his attention has shifted to creating and producing series for the past seven years, most notably Prime Video’s “Yosi, the Regretful Spy,” reckoned by many as the best title playing Berlinale Series in 2022.
“For 20 years, I made films. In my twenties, thirties, forties, I made a film every two years,” he recalled in a recent conversation with Variety. “Now, I went seven years only making series. When I went back to the...
- 5/17/2024
- by Jamie Lang and John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Buenos Aires-based production, sales and distribution company FilmSharks has picked up all worldwide rights to the new crime thriller by Argentina’s Sebastian Schindel, “A Silent Death” (Una muerte silenciosa”), to which it has sold Latin American theatrical rights to Disney’s Star Distribution, slated for release later in the year.
Said FilmSharks CEO Guido Rud: “This is likely to become one of the biggest Latin American films of the year. Sebastian Schindel has earned his stripes as the Master of Crime after the huge international success of his films ‘The Boss,’ ‘Anatomy of a Crime,’ ‘Crimes that Bind’ and ‘The Wrath of God.’”
“There is a huge appetite for crime films across all platforms,” noted Rud who also holds the remake rights to the film.
Starring Joaquín Furriel, Soledad Villamil (“The Secret in Their Eyes”) Alejandro Awada (“Nine Queens”) and Maria Marull (“Wild Tales”), the psychological thriller is...
Said FilmSharks CEO Guido Rud: “This is likely to become one of the biggest Latin American films of the year. Sebastian Schindel has earned his stripes as the Master of Crime after the huge international success of his films ‘The Boss,’ ‘Anatomy of a Crime,’ ‘Crimes that Bind’ and ‘The Wrath of God.’”
“There is a huge appetite for crime films across all platforms,” noted Rud who also holds the remake rights to the film.
Starring Joaquín Furriel, Soledad Villamil (“The Secret in Their Eyes”) Alejandro Awada (“Nine Queens”) and Maria Marull (“Wild Tales”), the psychological thriller is...
- 5/17/2024
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Santiago Miter’s political thriller Argentina, 1985, and the Colombian series News of a Kidnapping, created by Andrés Wood and Rodrigo García, swept the top awards at the tenth Platino Awards Saturday evening.
Miter’s film took home six gongs, including Best Ibero-American Fiction film, Best Screenplay for co-writers Mitre and Mariano Llinas, Best Actor for Ricardo Darín, and the Audience Award.
The film is the tale of Argentinian lawyers Julio Strassera and Luis Moreno Ocampo, who bravely prosecuted members of the country’s former bloody military dictatorship. Under the regime, from 1976 to 1983, an estimated 30,000 people disappeared. The pic debuted in Competition at Venice, where it picked up the Fipresci prize, and was Argentina’s entry for the international Oscar race.
News of a Kidnapping (Noticia de un kidnapping) dominated the TV section taking four awards, including Best Miniseries or Series, Best Series Creator, and Best Actress in a Series or mini-series for Cristina Umaña.
Miter’s film took home six gongs, including Best Ibero-American Fiction film, Best Screenplay for co-writers Mitre and Mariano Llinas, Best Actor for Ricardo Darín, and the Audience Award.
The film is the tale of Argentinian lawyers Julio Strassera and Luis Moreno Ocampo, who bravely prosecuted members of the country’s former bloody military dictatorship. Under the regime, from 1976 to 1983, an estimated 30,000 people disappeared. The pic debuted in Competition at Venice, where it picked up the Fipresci prize, and was Argentina’s entry for the international Oscar race.
News of a Kidnapping (Noticia de un kidnapping) dominated the TV section taking four awards, including Best Miniseries or Series, Best Series Creator, and Best Actress in a Series or mini-series for Cristina Umaña.
- 4/23/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Utama wins first awards for a Bolivian film.
In a one-two for Amazon’s original film and TV businesses Santiago Mitre’s courtroom drama Argentina, 1985 took five top honours at the 2023 Platino Awards on Saturday night (April 22), while News Of a Kidnapping from Andrés Wood and Rodrigo García claimed four.
Amazon Studios’ Argentina, 1985 won best Ibero-American fiction film, best actor for Ricardo Darín, best screenplay for co-writers Mitre and Mariano Llinas, best art direction, and film & education in values awards.
Satuday’s triumph here at Madrid’s Ifema Municipal Palace follows Oscar and Bafta nominations and the Goya for best Iberoamerican film.
In a one-two for Amazon’s original film and TV businesses Santiago Mitre’s courtroom drama Argentina, 1985 took five top honours at the 2023 Platino Awards on Saturday night (April 22), while News Of a Kidnapping from Andrés Wood and Rodrigo García claimed four.
Amazon Studios’ Argentina, 1985 won best Ibero-American fiction film, best actor for Ricardo Darín, best screenplay for co-writers Mitre and Mariano Llinas, best art direction, and film & education in values awards.
Satuday’s triumph here at Madrid’s Ifema Municipal Palace follows Oscar and Bafta nominations and the Goya for best Iberoamerican film.
- 4/23/2023
- by Emilio Mayorga
- ScreenDaily
Utama wins first awards for a Bolivian film.
Santiago Mitre’s courtroom drama Argentina, 1985 from Amazon Studios took five top honours at the 2023 Platino Awards at Madrid’s Ifema Municipal Palace on Saturday night (April 22), while stablemate Prime Video’s News Of a Kidnapping from Andrés Wood and Rodrigo García claimed four.
Oscar- and Bafta-nominated Argentina, 1985 premiered in Competition at Venice last year and added to an awards haul that also earned recognition at the Goya awards, among others.
Mitre’s latest film won best Ibero-American fiction film, best actor for Ricardo Darín, best screenplay co-written by Mitre and Mariano Llinas,...
Santiago Mitre’s courtroom drama Argentina, 1985 from Amazon Studios took five top honours at the 2023 Platino Awards at Madrid’s Ifema Municipal Palace on Saturday night (April 22), while stablemate Prime Video’s News Of a Kidnapping from Andrés Wood and Rodrigo García claimed four.
Oscar- and Bafta-nominated Argentina, 1985 premiered in Competition at Venice last year and added to an awards haul that also earned recognition at the Goya awards, among others.
Mitre’s latest film won best Ibero-American fiction film, best actor for Ricardo Darín, best screenplay co-written by Mitre and Mariano Llinas,...
- 4/23/2023
- by Emilio Mayorga
- ScreenDaily
Santiago Mitre’s “Argentina, 1985” and “News of a Kidnapping,” created by Andrés Wood and Rodrigo García, swept the top prizes for best picture on Saturday night at the 2023 Platino Awards, in a sign of how the global streamers – here Amazon Studios and Prime Video – have lured top-of-their-class talent in Latin America.
One highlight of the ceremony, dedicated to films and TV shows in the Spanish-speaking world, was Benicio del Toro’s acceptance speech of a honorary Platino in which he reflected on being typecast for many years in Hollywood as a Latino actor.
“If I had to play stereotypes, I tried to find the character’s humanity, a sense of complicity, so that audiences felt what my character felt and whilst they’re watching, don’t forget who I am and where I come from.,” he said. “What’s important is to share more than be divided,” he added.
One highlight of the ceremony, dedicated to films and TV shows in the Spanish-speaking world, was Benicio del Toro’s acceptance speech of a honorary Platino in which he reflected on being typecast for many years in Hollywood as a Latino actor.
“If I had to play stereotypes, I tried to find the character’s humanity, a sense of complicity, so that audiences felt what my character felt and whilst they’re watching, don’t forget who I am and where I come from.,” he said. “What’s important is to share more than be divided,” he added.
- 4/22/2023
- by Pablo Sandoval and John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Yosi, The Regretful Spy will go deeper into the international intelligence world on Amazon Prime Video.
The streamer has given the green light to a second season of the show, which is from Daniel Burman’s Mediapro Studios-owned production company Oficina Burman (Pequeña Victoria).
Set in 1994, the second season will deal with the attack on the Amia building, the bloodiest ever terrorist attack in Argentina, which left hundreds of people dead and injured. Protagonist Yosi has become a fugitive determined to go public with the help of a famous journalist, when the Israeli intelligence service asks him to investigate the best kept secret of Argentine arms traffickers: the Condor missile.
Israel’s Moran Rosenblatt (Fauda, Hit & Run) and Itzik Cohen (Fauda) join the Argentina and Uruguay cast, which includes Natalia Oreiro, Gustavo Bassani, Mercedes Moran, Alejandro Awada and Carla Quevedo. Burman will return as Showrunner, sharing directing duties with Sebastian Borensztein,...
The streamer has given the green light to a second season of the show, which is from Daniel Burman’s Mediapro Studios-owned production company Oficina Burman (Pequeña Victoria).
Set in 1994, the second season will deal with the attack on the Amia building, the bloodiest ever terrorist attack in Argentina, which left hundreds of people dead and injured. Protagonist Yosi has become a fugitive determined to go public with the help of a famous journalist, when the Israeli intelligence service asks him to investigate the best kept secret of Argentine arms traffickers: the Condor missile.
Israel’s Moran Rosenblatt (Fauda, Hit & Run) and Itzik Cohen (Fauda) join the Argentina and Uruguay cast, which includes Natalia Oreiro, Gustavo Bassani, Mercedes Moran, Alejandro Awada and Carla Quevedo. Burman will return as Showrunner, sharing directing duties with Sebastian Borensztein,...
- 5/27/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
The program announcements continue for this year’s Berlin International Film Festival, with the Series and Generation strands both unveiling today, as well as the line-up for the Co-Production Market. Scroll down for the lists of titles.
The Berlinale Series selection, which is increasingly becoming a more high-profile part of the festival, again boasts several buzzy titles.
Premiering in Berlin will be Amazon Prime Video’s Argentinian series Yosi, The Regretful Spy, the Swedish show Lust from HBO Max, Sky’s UK series The Rising, and Lone Scherfig Danish show The Shift, which comes from local broadcaster TV2.
The Generation strand, which features youth-focused cinema, includes 14 features this year. The selection marks the last of long-time Generation head Maryanne Redpath.
Elsewhere, the European Film Market has confirmed titles for its Co-Production Market, which like the rest of the industry activity will take place virtually this year.
The Berlinale runs February 10-20 this year,...
The Berlinale Series selection, which is increasingly becoming a more high-profile part of the festival, again boasts several buzzy titles.
Premiering in Berlin will be Amazon Prime Video’s Argentinian series Yosi, The Regretful Spy, the Swedish show Lust from HBO Max, Sky’s UK series The Rising, and Lone Scherfig Danish show The Shift, which comes from local broadcaster TV2.
The Generation strand, which features youth-focused cinema, includes 14 features this year. The selection marks the last of long-time Generation head Maryanne Redpath.
Elsewhere, the European Film Market has confirmed titles for its Co-Production Market, which like the rest of the industry activity will take place virtually this year.
The Berlinale runs February 10-20 this year,...
- 1/14/2022
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Natalia Oreiro (“I’m Gilda”), Gustavo Bassani (“Separados”) and Mercedes Moran (“Spider) head the cast of Argentine Amazon Original “Iosi, El Espía Arrepentido,” one of Amazon Prime Original’s biggest bets to date in Latin America.
The series, an espionage thriller, will be available exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
Showrun by Daniel Burman, a leading light of the New Argentine Cinema and recent Cannes Un Certain Regard jury member, “Iosi, El Espía Arrepentido” is produced by Oficina Burman, part of The Mediapro Studio, whose credits include “Pequeña Victoria” and “Pequeñas victorias, perdidxs en la Tierra,” both produced with Vis, with the latter acquired for Latin America by Amazon Prime Video.
Burman serves a series creator and showrunner on a banner project for the writer-director, which was one of the two he presented in person at Berlin Festival in 2017 when Mediapro confirmed it had taken a substantial stake in Oficina Burman.
The series, an espionage thriller, will be available exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
Showrun by Daniel Burman, a leading light of the New Argentine Cinema and recent Cannes Un Certain Regard jury member, “Iosi, El Espía Arrepentido” is produced by Oficina Burman, part of The Mediapro Studio, whose credits include “Pequeña Victoria” and “Pequeñas victorias, perdidxs en la Tierra,” both produced with Vis, with the latter acquired for Latin America by Amazon Prime Video.
Burman serves a series creator and showrunner on a banner project for the writer-director, which was one of the two he presented in person at Berlin Festival in 2017 when Mediapro confirmed it had taken a substantial stake in Oficina Burman.
- 7/26/2021
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Argentina’s StoryLab and Telecom SVOD platform Flow have announced that the country’s first new post-covid 19 series, “Post Mortem,” will be available to stream on Oct. 8.
Starring Julieta Zylberberg (“Wild Tales”), Esteban Pérez and Alejandro Awada (“Nine Queens”), “Post Mortem” is created and produced by Nacho Viale and Diego Palacio for StoryLab in co-production with TECtv, the channel of Argentina’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. Palacio directs the screenplays written by Lucas Molteni and Luciana Porchietto.
“’Post Mortem’ is a strong bet by StoryLab, and we are proud to be able to launch a fiction series of this quality at a time and in a place where we badly need to tell new stories and see actors back on screen. This was a great team effort that we can now celebrate together with Flow,” said Palacio.
“Post Mortem” turns on a pair of Buenos Aires journalists, Florencia...
Starring Julieta Zylberberg (“Wild Tales”), Esteban Pérez and Alejandro Awada (“Nine Queens”), “Post Mortem” is created and produced by Nacho Viale and Diego Palacio for StoryLab in co-production with TECtv, the channel of Argentina’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. Palacio directs the screenplays written by Lucas Molteni and Luciana Porchietto.
“’Post Mortem’ is a strong bet by StoryLab, and we are proud to be able to launch a fiction series of this quality at a time and in a place where we badly need to tell new stories and see actors back on screen. This was a great team effort that we can now celebrate together with Flow,” said Palacio.
“Post Mortem” turns on a pair of Buenos Aires journalists, Florencia...
- 10/1/2020
- by Jamie Lang and John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
The Berlin International Film Festival announced 13 additions to its 2017 line-up, including the international premiere of Danny Boyle’s hotly anticipated “Trainspotting” follow-up, “Trainspotting: T2,” and the world premiere of James Mangold’s “Logan,” the third in the growing “Wolverine” franchise, starring Hugh Jackman. Both films will play out of competition.
Read More: ‘Logan’ Trailer: Hugh Jackman’s Final Wolverine Movie Mixes The Superhero Genre With The Western
Hong Sangsoo’s “On the Beach Alone at Night” will make its world premiere at the festival, the latest from the idiosyncratic Korean director whose last film, “Right Now, Wrong Then,” garnered attention at festivals in 2016.
Other promising titles include the world premiere of “The Tin Drum” director Volker Schlöndorff’s “Return To Montauk,” starring Stellan Skarsgård, and “Viceroy’s House,” a period drama from the woman behind “Bend it Like Beckham,” Gurinder Chadha. The Austrian actor Josef Hader also will make...
Read More: ‘Logan’ Trailer: Hugh Jackman’s Final Wolverine Movie Mixes The Superhero Genre With The Western
Hong Sangsoo’s “On the Beach Alone at Night” will make its world premiere at the festival, the latest from the idiosyncratic Korean director whose last film, “Right Now, Wrong Then,” garnered attention at festivals in 2016.
Other promising titles include the world premiere of “The Tin Drum” director Volker Schlöndorff’s “Return To Montauk,” starring Stellan Skarsgård, and “Viceroy’s House,” a period drama from the woman behind “Bend it Like Beckham,” Gurinder Chadha. The Austrian actor Josef Hader also will make...
- 1/10/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
X-Men spinoff and Trainspotting sequel to play Out of Competition.
A further 13 films have been invited to screen in the Competition and Berlinale Special section at the 67th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival.
The festival has added commercial clout to its Out Of Competition lineup in the shape of Danny Boyle’s T2 Trainspotting and X-Men spinoff Logan.
There are also competition berths for new films by Hong Sangsoo, Thomas Arslan, Volker Schlöndorff, Sabu, Álex de la Iglesia and Josef Hader.
Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha’s latest, Viceroy’s House, will have its world premiere out of competition at the festival. Starring Hugh Bonneville alongside Gillian Anderson, the period drama set in 1947 India depicts Lord Mountbatten, the man charged with handing India back to its people.
Also having its world premiered out of competition will be Álex de la Iglesia’s The Bar, a comedy-thriller about a group of strangers who get...
A further 13 films have been invited to screen in the Competition and Berlinale Special section at the 67th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival.
The festival has added commercial clout to its Out Of Competition lineup in the shape of Danny Boyle’s T2 Trainspotting and X-Men spinoff Logan.
There are also competition berths for new films by Hong Sangsoo, Thomas Arslan, Volker Schlöndorff, Sabu, Álex de la Iglesia and Josef Hader.
Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha’s latest, Viceroy’s House, will have its world premiere out of competition at the festival. Starring Hugh Bonneville alongside Gillian Anderson, the period drama set in 1947 India depicts Lord Mountbatten, the man charged with handing India back to its people.
Also having its world premiered out of competition will be Álex de la Iglesia’s The Bar, a comedy-thriller about a group of strangers who get...
- 1/10/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman) tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
After an initial line-up that included Aki Kaurismäki‘s The Other Side of Hope, Oren Moverman‘s Richard Gere-led The Dinner, Sally Potter‘s The Party, and Agnieszka Holland‘s Spoor, the Berlin International Film Festival have added more anticipated premieres. Highlights include one of two (maybe three) new Hong Sang-soo films this year, On the Beach at Night Alone, along with Volker Schlöndorff‘s Return to Montauk with Stellan Skarsgård and Nina Hoss, as well as the high-profile world premiere of James Mangold‘s Logan and the international premiere of Danny Boyle‘s T2: Trainspotting.
With Paul Verhoeven serving as jury president for the 67th edition of the festival, check out the new additions below.
Competition
Bamui haebyun-eoseo honja (On the Beach at Night Alone)
South Korea
By Hong Sangsoo (Nobody’s Daughter Haewon, Right Now, Wrong Then)
With Kim Minhee, Seo Younghwa, Jung Jaeyoung, Moon Sungkeun,...
With Paul Verhoeven serving as jury president for the 67th edition of the festival, check out the new additions below.
Competition
Bamui haebyun-eoseo honja (On the Beach at Night Alone)
South Korea
By Hong Sangsoo (Nobody’s Daughter Haewon, Right Now, Wrong Then)
With Kim Minhee, Seo Younghwa, Jung Jaeyoung, Moon Sungkeun,...
- 1/10/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Children’s fantasy movie The Games Maker started shooting this winter in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is based off the eponymous Argentine novel by Pablo de Santis and it’s being directed by Juan Pablo Buscarini, the filmmaker behind the animated family movies The Hairy Tooth Fairy (El ratón Pérez, 2006) and The Ark (El arca, 2007). The film, however, is very much live-action and stars Joseph Fiennes in the villainous role, as well as a mostly American cast in this Argentine-Canadian co-production.
Set in Argentina, the film revolves around Ivan Drago, played by David Mazouz (Kiefer Sutherland’s clairvoyant kid in the TV series Touch). Ivan enters a competition to create a new board game and finds himself enveloped in a fantasy world ruled by Fiennes’ character. The film also features Edward Asner as Ivan’s grandfather, and employs local celebrities in minor roles, such as Alejandro Awada and Vando Villamil. The movie is being distributed by Disney’s Buena Vista and is scheduled for release in 2014.
Please visit Filming in Argentina: The blog of San Telmo Productions...
Set in Argentina, the film revolves around Ivan Drago, played by David Mazouz (Kiefer Sutherland’s clairvoyant kid in the TV series Touch). Ivan enters a competition to create a new board game and finds himself enveloped in a fantasy world ruled by Fiennes’ character. The film also features Edward Asner as Ivan’s grandfather, and employs local celebrities in minor roles, such as Alejandro Awada and Vando Villamil. The movie is being distributed by Disney’s Buena Vista and is scheduled for release in 2014.
Please visit Filming in Argentina: The blog of San Telmo Productions...
- 10/18/2013
- by Benjamín Harguindey
- Sydney's Buzz
On Sunday, April 25, the 26th annual Chicago Latin Film Festival had a special screening of the Argentinean film Felicitas, which included an appearance from the director and the Consul General of Argentina. After the film’s presentation, the director fielded questions during a brief Q&A with the audience.
Felicitas
Directed by: Teresa Costantini
Cast: Sabrina Garciarena, Gonzalo Heredia, Alejandro Awada
Running Time: 2 hrs
Rating: Nr
Release Date: Tbd
Overall
Here is a story of romance where the “true love” relationship at the core of tragedy is less interesting than those of which the lead character considers to be “distractions.” Felicitas is a seemingly average love story with an even duller dude trying to play Prince Charming. Played by Gonzalo Heredia, he’s only presented through her eyes, and her perspective is somewhat the way a girl may dream about marrying their high school quarterback boyfriend.
The movie isn’t terrible,...
Felicitas
Directed by: Teresa Costantini
Cast: Sabrina Garciarena, Gonzalo Heredia, Alejandro Awada
Running Time: 2 hrs
Rating: Nr
Release Date: Tbd
Overall
Here is a story of romance where the “true love” relationship at the core of tragedy is less interesting than those of which the lead character considers to be “distractions.” Felicitas is a seemingly average love story with an even duller dude trying to play Prince Charming. Played by Gonzalo Heredia, he’s only presented through her eyes, and her perspective is somewhat the way a girl may dream about marrying their high school quarterback boyfriend.
The movie isn’t terrible,...
- 4/30/2010
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
PARK CITY -- Argentine director Fabian Bielinsky follows up his critically acclaimed debut feature "Nine Queens" with "The Aura", a film in a similar mode but more elliptical. Crime is still the focus. But instead of a con game, we have a heist at the center of this story.
Yet Bielinsky's screenplay is at least as concerned with character nuances and the impact of an isolated rural environment on his people. The film is Argentina's submission for the foreign-language Oscar category.
The major point of similarity with "Nine Queens" is the jigsaw-puzzle nature of the story, where every piece will eventually fit by movie's end. The protagonist is an almost Borges-like character, a man who remembers everything he sees -- numbers on scraps of paper or snatches of a conversation that suddenly make sense. The man ("Nine Queen"'s star Ricardo Darin) has the potential to be a criminal mastermind. In his head, he often plans and executes robberies perfectly. Every contingency is anticipated and analyzed.
But only in his head. For our hero -- the man's name is never spoken -- is a shy, repressed and taxidermist. Simply starting a conversation is a chore. Oh, and one more thing: The man suffers from epilepsy. Just before attacks, he experiences an "aura," a feeling of both helplessness and, strangely, freedom. There is nothing he can do other than submit to the disorientation followed by a momentary blackout.
When a casual acquaintance (Alejandro Awada) invites him on a hunting trip in the Patagonian forest -- it's more a challenge than an invitation -- a series of highly unexpected events thrust the taxidermist into an unusual situation. First a casino in the area is closing that weekend so all the hotels are fully booked. This forces the two men to stay in a rustic cabin in the forest run by an old coot and his young and much too beautiful wife (Dolores Fonzi).
She has a sullen younger brother (Nahuel Perez Biscayart) and we surmise the marriage is an unhappy one. Then the taxidermist's companion is unexpectedly called home. And then two tough-looking characters (Pablo Cedron and Jorge D'Elia) turn up at the forest camp.
Without giving away too many surprises, let's say the astute and most observant man soon realizes that the absent husband, the two toughs and perhaps even the sullen brother are involved in a scheme to commit a major robbery. Without meaning to, the "criminal mastermind" finds himself in the midst of one of his fantasies -- only this one is real and he must outwit everyone including his accomplices.
Like his hero, Bielinsky is a meticulous craftsman. Every moment has a payoff. A car stalls so two characters can have a conversation. Our hero happens by a window at just the right moment. There is even a perfectly reasonable explanation for why cell phones work so well in this remote area.
Bielinsky also is a most expressive director, achieving considerable nuances and depths of emotion with characters' looks, gestures, body language and silences. Darin brings subtle complexity to this very quiet role while Fonzi paints a finely detailed portrait in stoic resignation.
Cinematographer Checo Varese mutes his colors, layering a grayness over both forest and a rude nearby town that ideally suits this environment. The story's rising tensions are further underscored by Lucio Godoy's score of ominous low chords and an occasional melancholy piano. What Bielinsky achieves here is an aura of palpable tension.
THE AURA
Patagonik Film Group/Tornasol Films/Davis Films Prods.
Credits:
Screenwriter-director: Fabian Bielinsky
Producers: Pablo Bossi, Samuel Hadida, Gerardo Herrero, Mariela Besuievsky
Executive producers: Cecilia Bossi, Victor Hadida, Ariel Saul
Director of photography: Checo Varese
Art director: Mercedes Alfonsin
Music: Lucio Godoy
Costumes: Marisa Urruti
Editors: Alejandro Carrillo Penovi, Fernando Pardo
Cast:
Taxidermist: Ricardo Darin
Diana: Delores Fonzi
Sontag: Alejandro Awada
Sosa: Pablo Cedron
Urien: Jorge D'Elia
Julio: Nahuel Perez Biscayart
No MPAA rating
Running time -- 134 minutes...
Yet Bielinsky's screenplay is at least as concerned with character nuances and the impact of an isolated rural environment on his people. The film is Argentina's submission for the foreign-language Oscar category.
The major point of similarity with "Nine Queens" is the jigsaw-puzzle nature of the story, where every piece will eventually fit by movie's end. The protagonist is an almost Borges-like character, a man who remembers everything he sees -- numbers on scraps of paper or snatches of a conversation that suddenly make sense. The man ("Nine Queen"'s star Ricardo Darin) has the potential to be a criminal mastermind. In his head, he often plans and executes robberies perfectly. Every contingency is anticipated and analyzed.
But only in his head. For our hero -- the man's name is never spoken -- is a shy, repressed and taxidermist. Simply starting a conversation is a chore. Oh, and one more thing: The man suffers from epilepsy. Just before attacks, he experiences an "aura," a feeling of both helplessness and, strangely, freedom. There is nothing he can do other than submit to the disorientation followed by a momentary blackout.
When a casual acquaintance (Alejandro Awada) invites him on a hunting trip in the Patagonian forest -- it's more a challenge than an invitation -- a series of highly unexpected events thrust the taxidermist into an unusual situation. First a casino in the area is closing that weekend so all the hotels are fully booked. This forces the two men to stay in a rustic cabin in the forest run by an old coot and his young and much too beautiful wife (Dolores Fonzi).
She has a sullen younger brother (Nahuel Perez Biscayart) and we surmise the marriage is an unhappy one. Then the taxidermist's companion is unexpectedly called home. And then two tough-looking characters (Pablo Cedron and Jorge D'Elia) turn up at the forest camp.
Without giving away too many surprises, let's say the astute and most observant man soon realizes that the absent husband, the two toughs and perhaps even the sullen brother are involved in a scheme to commit a major robbery. Without meaning to, the "criminal mastermind" finds himself in the midst of one of his fantasies -- only this one is real and he must outwit everyone including his accomplices.
Like his hero, Bielinsky is a meticulous craftsman. Every moment has a payoff. A car stalls so two characters can have a conversation. Our hero happens by a window at just the right moment. There is even a perfectly reasonable explanation for why cell phones work so well in this remote area.
Bielinsky also is a most expressive director, achieving considerable nuances and depths of emotion with characters' looks, gestures, body language and silences. Darin brings subtle complexity to this very quiet role while Fonzi paints a finely detailed portrait in stoic resignation.
Cinematographer Checo Varese mutes his colors, layering a grayness over both forest and a rude nearby town that ideally suits this environment. The story's rising tensions are further underscored by Lucio Godoy's score of ominous low chords and an occasional melancholy piano. What Bielinsky achieves here is an aura of palpable tension.
THE AURA
Patagonik Film Group/Tornasol Films/Davis Films Prods.
Credits:
Screenwriter-director: Fabian Bielinsky
Producers: Pablo Bossi, Samuel Hadida, Gerardo Herrero, Mariela Besuievsky
Executive producers: Cecilia Bossi, Victor Hadida, Ariel Saul
Director of photography: Checo Varese
Art director: Mercedes Alfonsin
Music: Lucio Godoy
Costumes: Marisa Urruti
Editors: Alejandro Carrillo Penovi, Fernando Pardo
Cast:
Taxidermist: Ricardo Darin
Diana: Delores Fonzi
Sontag: Alejandro Awada
Sosa: Pablo Cedron
Urien: Jorge D'Elia
Julio: Nahuel Perez Biscayart
No MPAA rating
Running time -- 134 minutes...
- 1/24/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
PARK CITY -- Argentine director Fabian Bielinsky follows up his critically acclaimed debut feature "Nine Queens" with "The Aura", a film in a similar mode but more elliptical. Crime is still the focus. But instead of a con game, we have a heist at the center of this story.
Yet Bielinsky's screenplay is at least as concerned with character nuances and the impact of an isolated rural environment on his people. The film is Argentina's submission for the foreign-language Oscar category.
The major point of similarity with "Nine Queens" is the jigsaw-puzzle nature of the story, where every piece will eventually fit by movie's end. The protagonist is an almost Borges-like character, a man who remembers everything he sees -- numbers on scraps of paper or snatches of a conversation that suddenly make sense. The man ("Nine Queen"'s star Ricardo Darin) has the potential to be a criminal mastermind. In his head, he often plans and executes robberies perfectly. Every contingency is anticipated and analyzed.
But only in his head. For our hero -- the man's name is never spoken -- is a shy, repressed and taxidermist. Simply starting a conversation is a chore. Oh, and one more thing: The man suffers from epilepsy. Just before attacks, he experiences an "aura," a feeling of both helplessness and, strangely, freedom. There is nothing he can do other than submit to the disorientation followed by a momentary blackout.
When a casual acquaintance (Alejandro Awada) invites him on a hunting trip in the Patagonian forest -- it's more a challenge than an invitation -- a series of highly unexpected events thrust the taxidermist into an unusual situation. First a casino in the area is closing that weekend so all the hotels are fully booked. This forces the two men to stay in a rustic cabin in the forest run by an old coot and his young and much too beautiful wife (Dolores Fonzi).
She has a sullen younger brother (Nahuel Perez Biscayart) and we surmise the marriage is an unhappy one. Then the taxidermist's companion is unexpectedly called home. And then two tough-looking characters (Pablo Cedron and Jorge D'Elia) turn up at the forest camp.
Without giving away too many surprises, let's say the astute and most observant man soon realizes that the absent husband, the two toughs and perhaps even the sullen brother are involved in a scheme to commit a major robbery. Without meaning to, the "criminal mastermind" finds himself in the midst of one of his fantasies -- only this one is real and he must outwit everyone including his accomplices.
Like his hero, Bielinsky is a meticulous craftsman. Every moment has a payoff. A car stalls so two characters can have a conversation. Our hero happens by a window at just the right moment. There is even a perfectly reasonable explanation for why cell phones work so well in this remote area.
Bielinsky also is a most expressive director, achieving considerable nuances and depths of emotion with characters' looks, gestures, body language and silences. Darin brings subtle complexity to this very quiet role while Fonzi paints a finely detailed portrait in stoic resignation.
Cinematographer Checo Varese mutes his colors, layering a grayness over both forest and a rude nearby town that ideally suits this environment. The story's rising tensions are further underscored by Lucio Godoy's score of ominous low chords and an occasional melancholy piano. What Bielinsky achieves here is an aura of palpable tension.
THE AURA
Patagonik Film Group/Tornasol Films/Davis Films Prods.
Credits:
Screenwriter-director: Fabian Bielinsky
Producers: Pablo Bossi, Samuel Hadida, Gerardo Herrero, Mariela Besuievsky
Executive producers: Cecilia Bossi, Victor Hadida, Ariel Saul
Director of photography: Checo Varese
Art director: Mercedes Alfonsin
Music: Lucio Godoy
Costumes: Marisa Urruti
Editors: Alejandro Carrillo Penovi, Fernando Pardo
Cast:
Taxidermist: Ricardo Darin
Diana: Delores Fonzi
Sontag: Alejandro Awada
Sosa: Pablo Cedron
Urien: Jorge D'Elia
Julio: Nahuel Perez Biscayart
No MPAA rating
Running time -- 134 minutes...
Yet Bielinsky's screenplay is at least as concerned with character nuances and the impact of an isolated rural environment on his people. The film is Argentina's submission for the foreign-language Oscar category.
The major point of similarity with "Nine Queens" is the jigsaw-puzzle nature of the story, where every piece will eventually fit by movie's end. The protagonist is an almost Borges-like character, a man who remembers everything he sees -- numbers on scraps of paper or snatches of a conversation that suddenly make sense. The man ("Nine Queen"'s star Ricardo Darin) has the potential to be a criminal mastermind. In his head, he often plans and executes robberies perfectly. Every contingency is anticipated and analyzed.
But only in his head. For our hero -- the man's name is never spoken -- is a shy, repressed and taxidermist. Simply starting a conversation is a chore. Oh, and one more thing: The man suffers from epilepsy. Just before attacks, he experiences an "aura," a feeling of both helplessness and, strangely, freedom. There is nothing he can do other than submit to the disorientation followed by a momentary blackout.
When a casual acquaintance (Alejandro Awada) invites him on a hunting trip in the Patagonian forest -- it's more a challenge than an invitation -- a series of highly unexpected events thrust the taxidermist into an unusual situation. First a casino in the area is closing that weekend so all the hotels are fully booked. This forces the two men to stay in a rustic cabin in the forest run by an old coot and his young and much too beautiful wife (Dolores Fonzi).
She has a sullen younger brother (Nahuel Perez Biscayart) and we surmise the marriage is an unhappy one. Then the taxidermist's companion is unexpectedly called home. And then two tough-looking characters (Pablo Cedron and Jorge D'Elia) turn up at the forest camp.
Without giving away too many surprises, let's say the astute and most observant man soon realizes that the absent husband, the two toughs and perhaps even the sullen brother are involved in a scheme to commit a major robbery. Without meaning to, the "criminal mastermind" finds himself in the midst of one of his fantasies -- only this one is real and he must outwit everyone including his accomplices.
Like his hero, Bielinsky is a meticulous craftsman. Every moment has a payoff. A car stalls so two characters can have a conversation. Our hero happens by a window at just the right moment. There is even a perfectly reasonable explanation for why cell phones work so well in this remote area.
Bielinsky also is a most expressive director, achieving considerable nuances and depths of emotion with characters' looks, gestures, body language and silences. Darin brings subtle complexity to this very quiet role while Fonzi paints a finely detailed portrait in stoic resignation.
Cinematographer Checo Varese mutes his colors, layering a grayness over both forest and a rude nearby town that ideally suits this environment. The story's rising tensions are further underscored by Lucio Godoy's score of ominous low chords and an occasional melancholy piano. What Bielinsky achieves here is an aura of palpable tension.
THE AURA
Patagonik Film Group/Tornasol Films/Davis Films Prods.
Credits:
Screenwriter-director: Fabian Bielinsky
Producers: Pablo Bossi, Samuel Hadida, Gerardo Herrero, Mariela Besuievsky
Executive producers: Cecilia Bossi, Victor Hadida, Ariel Saul
Director of photography: Checo Varese
Art director: Mercedes Alfonsin
Music: Lucio Godoy
Costumes: Marisa Urruti
Editors: Alejandro Carrillo Penovi, Fernando Pardo
Cast:
Taxidermist: Ricardo Darin
Diana: Delores Fonzi
Sontag: Alejandro Awada
Sosa: Pablo Cedron
Urien: Jorge D'Elia
Julio: Nahuel Perez Biscayart
No MPAA rating
Running time -- 134 minutes...
- 1/22/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
PARK CITY -- Argentine director Fabian Bielinsky follows up his critically acclaimed debut feature "Nine Queens" with "The Aura", a film in a similar mode but more elliptical. Crime is still the focus. But instead of a con game, we have a heist at the center of this story.
Yet Bielinsky's screenplay is at least as concerned with character nuances and the impact of an isolated rural environment on his people. The film is Argentina's submission for the foreign-language Oscar category.
The major point of similarity with "Nine Queens" is the jigsaw-puzzle nature of the story, where every piece will eventually fit by movie's end. The protagonist is an almost Borges-like character, a man who remembers everything he sees -- numbers on scraps of paper or snatches of a conversation that suddenly make sense. The man ("Nine Queen"'s star Ricardo Darin) has the potential to be a criminal mastermind. In his head, he often plans and executes robberies perfectly. Every contingency is anticipated and analyzed.
But only in his head. For our hero -- the man's name is never spoken -- is a shy, repressed and taxidermist. Simply starting a conversation is a chore. Oh, and one more thing: The man suffers from epilepsy. Just before attacks, he experiences an "aura," a feeling of both helplessness and, strangely, freedom. There is nothing he can do other than submit to the disorientation followed by a momentary blackout.
When a casual acquaintance (Alejandro Awada) invites him on a hunting trip in the Patagonian forest -- it's more a challenge than an invitation -- a series of highly unexpected events thrust the taxidermist into an unusual situation. First a casino in the area is closing that weekend so all the hotels are fully booked. This forces the two men to stay in a rustic cabin in the forest run by an old coot and his young and much too beautiful wife (Dolores Fonzi).
She has a sullen younger brother (Nahuel Perez Biscayart) and we surmise the marriage is an unhappy one. Then the taxidermist's companion is unexpectedly called home. And then two tough-looking characters (Pablo Cedron and Jorge D'Elia) turn up at the forest camp.
Without giving away too many surprises, let's say the astute and most observant man soon realizes that the absent husband, the two toughs and perhaps even the sullen brother are involved in a scheme to commit a major robbery. Without meaning to, the "criminal mastermind" finds himself in the midst of one of his fantasies -- only this one is real and he must outwit everyone including his accomplices.
Like his hero, Bielinsky is a meticulous craftsman. Every moment has a payoff. A car stalls so two characters can have a conversation. Our hero happens by a window at just the right moment. There is even a perfectly reasonable explanation for why cell phones work so well in this remote area.
Bielinsky also is a most expressive director, achieving considerable nuances and depths of emotion with characters' looks, gestures, body language and silences. Darin brings subtle complexity to this very quiet role while Fonzi paints a finely detailed portrait in stoic resignation.
Cinematographer Checo Varese mutes his colors, layering a grayness over both forest and a rude nearby town that ideally suits this environment. The story's rising tensions are further underscored by Lucio Godoy's score of ominous low chords and an occasional melancholy piano. What Bielinsky achieves here is an aura of palpable tension.
THE AURA
Patagonik Film Group/Tornasol Films/Davis Films Prods.
Credits:
Screenwriter-director: Fabian Bielinsky
Producers: Pablo Bossi, Samuel Hadida, Gerardo Herrero, Mariela Besuievsky
Executive producers: Cecilia Bossi, Victor Hadida, Ariel Saul
Director of photography: Checo Varese
Art director: Mercedes Alfonsin
Music: Lucio Godoy
Costumes: Marisa Urruti
Editors: Alejandro Carrillo Penovi, Fernando Pardo
Cast:
Taxidermist: Ricardo Darin
Diana: Delores Fonzi
Sontag: Alejandro Awada
Sosa: Pablo Cedron
Urien: Jorge D'Elia
Julio: Nahuel Perez Biscayart
No MPAA rating
Running time -- 134 minutes...
Yet Bielinsky's screenplay is at least as concerned with character nuances and the impact of an isolated rural environment on his people. The film is Argentina's submission for the foreign-language Oscar category.
The major point of similarity with "Nine Queens" is the jigsaw-puzzle nature of the story, where every piece will eventually fit by movie's end. The protagonist is an almost Borges-like character, a man who remembers everything he sees -- numbers on scraps of paper or snatches of a conversation that suddenly make sense. The man ("Nine Queen"'s star Ricardo Darin) has the potential to be a criminal mastermind. In his head, he often plans and executes robberies perfectly. Every contingency is anticipated and analyzed.
But only in his head. For our hero -- the man's name is never spoken -- is a shy, repressed and taxidermist. Simply starting a conversation is a chore. Oh, and one more thing: The man suffers from epilepsy. Just before attacks, he experiences an "aura," a feeling of both helplessness and, strangely, freedom. There is nothing he can do other than submit to the disorientation followed by a momentary blackout.
When a casual acquaintance (Alejandro Awada) invites him on a hunting trip in the Patagonian forest -- it's more a challenge than an invitation -- a series of highly unexpected events thrust the taxidermist into an unusual situation. First a casino in the area is closing that weekend so all the hotels are fully booked. This forces the two men to stay in a rustic cabin in the forest run by an old coot and his young and much too beautiful wife (Dolores Fonzi).
She has a sullen younger brother (Nahuel Perez Biscayart) and we surmise the marriage is an unhappy one. Then the taxidermist's companion is unexpectedly called home. And then two tough-looking characters (Pablo Cedron and Jorge D'Elia) turn up at the forest camp.
Without giving away too many surprises, let's say the astute and most observant man soon realizes that the absent husband, the two toughs and perhaps even the sullen brother are involved in a scheme to commit a major robbery. Without meaning to, the "criminal mastermind" finds himself in the midst of one of his fantasies -- only this one is real and he must outwit everyone including his accomplices.
Like his hero, Bielinsky is a meticulous craftsman. Every moment has a payoff. A car stalls so two characters can have a conversation. Our hero happens by a window at just the right moment. There is even a perfectly reasonable explanation for why cell phones work so well in this remote area.
Bielinsky also is a most expressive director, achieving considerable nuances and depths of emotion with characters' looks, gestures, body language and silences. Darin brings subtle complexity to this very quiet role while Fonzi paints a finely detailed portrait in stoic resignation.
Cinematographer Checo Varese mutes his colors, layering a grayness over both forest and a rude nearby town that ideally suits this environment. The story's rising tensions are further underscored by Lucio Godoy's score of ominous low chords and an occasional melancholy piano. What Bielinsky achieves here is an aura of palpable tension.
THE AURA
Patagonik Film Group/Tornasol Films/Davis Films Prods.
Credits:
Screenwriter-director: Fabian Bielinsky
Producers: Pablo Bossi, Samuel Hadida, Gerardo Herrero, Mariela Besuievsky
Executive producers: Cecilia Bossi, Victor Hadida, Ariel Saul
Director of photography: Checo Varese
Art director: Mercedes Alfonsin
Music: Lucio Godoy
Costumes: Marisa Urruti
Editors: Alejandro Carrillo Penovi, Fernando Pardo
Cast:
Taxidermist: Ricardo Darin
Diana: Delores Fonzi
Sontag: Alejandro Awada
Sosa: Pablo Cedron
Urien: Jorge D'Elia
Julio: Nahuel Perez Biscayart
No MPAA rating
Running time -- 134 minutes...
- 1/20/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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