Era el Cielo
Director: Marco Dutra
Writers: Lucia Puenzo, Caetano Gotardo, Sergio Bizzio
Brazilian director Marco Dutra‘s first feature (review), 2011’s Hard Labor (co-directed by Juliana Rojas) premiered in Un Certain Regard at Cannes and finally reached theatrical release in the Us several months ago courtesy of Kino Lorber. Since then, he directed the solo feature Era el Cielo (When I Was Alive), and will be ready with his third film, It Was Heaven in 2016. Dutra directs from a script co-authored by Hard Labor writer Caetano Gotardo and the team behind Xxy (2007), Sergio Bizzio and Argentinean director Lucia Puenzo. His first Spanish language production concerns “questioning masculinity roles, sexuality, and barriers of intimacy,” in a narrative about a man who comes home to see his wife violated by two strangers. Paralyzed, he doesn’t come to her rescue and she doesn’t realize he’s witnessed the attack. She...
Director: Marco Dutra
Writers: Lucia Puenzo, Caetano Gotardo, Sergio Bizzio
Brazilian director Marco Dutra‘s first feature (review), 2011’s Hard Labor (co-directed by Juliana Rojas) premiered in Un Certain Regard at Cannes and finally reached theatrical release in the Us several months ago courtesy of Kino Lorber. Since then, he directed the solo feature Era el Cielo (When I Was Alive), and will be ready with his third film, It Was Heaven in 2016. Dutra directs from a script co-authored by Hard Labor writer Caetano Gotardo and the team behind Xxy (2007), Sergio Bizzio and Argentinean director Lucia Puenzo. His first Spanish language production concerns “questioning masculinity roles, sexuality, and barriers of intimacy,” in a narrative about a man who comes home to see his wife violated by two strangers. Paralyzed, he doesn’t come to her rescue and she doesn’t realize he’s witnessed the attack. She...
- 1/8/2016
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Exclusive: The Match Factory has signed a raft of deals for Sam Garbarski’s Vijay And I and David Wnendt’s Wetlands ahead of their world premieres in Locarno.
Garbarski’s romantic comedy, starring Patricia Arquette, Moritz Bleibtreu and Danny Pudi, has been sold to the Cis and Baltic states (Project Manometr) and Taiwan (Encore Film), with negotiations currently underway for “a number of territories“, including Italy and Korea.
The world premiere of the Belgium-Luxembourg-Germany co-production is due to be held on Locarno’s Piazza Grande open-air venue on Thursday evening (Aug 8) after the presentation of a Pardo alla carriera to Italian actor-director Sergio Castellitto, who starred in Vijay And I co-producer Pandora Film’s Mostly Martha which premiered on the Piazza Grande in 2001.
In addition, sales have been finalised on Wnendt’s Wetlands to Switzerland (Filmcoopi), Austria (Filmladen) and for a pan-Scandinavian deal (Future Film), with further deals under negotiation.
The adaptation...
Garbarski’s romantic comedy, starring Patricia Arquette, Moritz Bleibtreu and Danny Pudi, has been sold to the Cis and Baltic states (Project Manometr) and Taiwan (Encore Film), with negotiations currently underway for “a number of territories“, including Italy and Korea.
The world premiere of the Belgium-Luxembourg-Germany co-production is due to be held on Locarno’s Piazza Grande open-air venue on Thursday evening (Aug 8) after the presentation of a Pardo alla carriera to Italian actor-director Sergio Castellitto, who starred in Vijay And I co-producer Pandora Film’s Mostly Martha which premiered on the Piazza Grande in 2001.
In addition, sales have been finalised on Wnendt’s Wetlands to Switzerland (Filmcoopi), Austria (Filmladen) and for a pan-Scandinavian deal (Future Film), with further deals under negotiation.
The adaptation...
- 8/7/2013
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Weekly Box Office Wrap January 28-30 2011
There was a little strange movement in the past weekend box office. Two new films jumped into the top 3 and an oldie jumped back in to number 10. Warner Brothers new release The Rite, starring Sir Anthony Hopkins, took possession of the top spot with $14,789,393 in 2,985 theaters with an average of $4,955 per location. The remake of the 1972 Charles Bronson flick The Mechanic, released by CBS and starring the rugged Jason Statham, put the hit out on the number three spot. Since it was a fairly slow weekend at the movies, it pulled in only $11,422,006 in 2,703 theaters averaging $4,226 per theater. Surprisingly, The Dilemma and Yogi Bear are still in the top ten. Perhaps the amount of theatres they are still in can account for this? One can only hope.
The remaining new releases for the weekend are not in the top ten, but a couple were close.
There was a little strange movement in the past weekend box office. Two new films jumped into the top 3 and an oldie jumped back in to number 10. Warner Brothers new release The Rite, starring Sir Anthony Hopkins, took possession of the top spot with $14,789,393 in 2,985 theaters with an average of $4,955 per location. The remake of the 1972 Charles Bronson flick The Mechanic, released by CBS and starring the rugged Jason Statham, put the hit out on the number three spot. Since it was a fairly slow weekend at the movies, it pulled in only $11,422,006 in 2,703 theaters averaging $4,226 per theater. Surprisingly, The Dilemma and Yogi Bear are still in the top ten. Perhaps the amount of theatres they are still in can account for this? One can only hope.
The remaining new releases for the weekend are not in the top ten, but a couple were close.
- 2/2/2011
- by Allison Ritcher
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Born and based in Ecuador, filmmaker Sebastián Cordero was actually bitten by the cinema bug while living in France as a child, before moving to Los Angeles to attend film school at USC. His 1999 debut Ratas, Ratones, Rateros premiered at Venice, his 2004 follow-up Crónicas screened in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes, and his new film Rage (natively known as Rabia) is currently playing in New York:
Based on a novel by Sergio Bizzio, Rage tells the suspenseful story of a pair of Latin American immigrants who fall in love in Spain. José María (Gustavo Sánchez Parra), a hot-headed builder, and Rosa, a housekeeper, embark in a passionate relationship. When a violent confrontation with José María's foreman results in the other man's death, José María flees to the mansion where Rosa works, telling no one. Hidden even from her, he watches Rosa be mistreated by her boss as...
Based on a novel by Sergio Bizzio, Rage tells the suspenseful story of a pair of Latin American immigrants who fall in love in Spain. José María (Gustavo Sánchez Parra), a hot-headed builder, and Rosa, a housekeeper, embark in a passionate relationship. When a violent confrontation with José María's foreman results in the other man's death, José María flees to the mansion where Rosa works, telling no one. Hidden even from her, he watches Rosa be mistreated by her boss as...
- 1/31/2011
- GreenCine Daily
Reviewed by Bryan Buss
(January 2011)
Directed/Written by: Sebastián Cordero, based on the novel by Sergio Bizzio
Starring: Gustavo Sánchez Parra, Martina García, Concha Velasco, Xavier Elorriaga, Alex Brendemühl and Icíar Bollaín
A South American immigrant construction worker living in Spain, José María (Gustavo Sánchez Parra) has an anger problem. He’s not respected, he can’t get a leg up in the world, and he’s broke. The only good thing in his life is his sweet and beautiful Colombian girlfriend, Rosa (Martina García), who works as a maid for the wealthy Torreses (Xavier Elorriaga and the incomparable Concha Velasco). She’s out of his league, and he knows it, and everyone else knows it, which makes him insanely jealous and insecure.
All he wants is a simple life with Rosa, but his rage threatens to deny him even that because his jealousy and defensiveness often get out of...
(January 2011)
Directed/Written by: Sebastián Cordero, based on the novel by Sergio Bizzio
Starring: Gustavo Sánchez Parra, Martina García, Concha Velasco, Xavier Elorriaga, Alex Brendemühl and Icíar Bollaín
A South American immigrant construction worker living in Spain, José María (Gustavo Sánchez Parra) has an anger problem. He’s not respected, he can’t get a leg up in the world, and he’s broke. The only good thing in his life is his sweet and beautiful Colombian girlfriend, Rosa (Martina García), who works as a maid for the wealthy Torreses (Xavier Elorriaga and the incomparable Concha Velasco). She’s out of his league, and he knows it, and everyone else knows it, which makes him insanely jealous and insecure.
All he wants is a simple life with Rosa, but his rage threatens to deny him even that because his jealousy and defensiveness often get out of...
- 1/27/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Reviewed by Bryan Buss
(January 2011)
Directed/Written by: Sebastián Cordero, based on the novel by Sergio Bizzio
Starring: Gustavo Sánchez Parra, Martina García, Concha Velasco, Xavier Elorriaga, Alex Brendemühl and Icíar Bollaín
A South American immigrant construction worker living in Spain, José María (Gustavo Sánchez Parra) has an anger problem. He’s not respected, he can’t get a leg up in the world, and he’s broke. The only good thing in his life is his sweet and beautiful Colombian girlfriend, Rosa (Martina García), who works as a maid for the wealthy Torreses (Xavier Elorriaga and the incomparable Concha Velasco). She’s out of his league, and he knows it, and everyone else knows it, which makes him insanely jealous and insecure.
All he wants is a simple life with Rosa, but his rage threatens to deny him even that because his jealousy and defensiveness often get out of...
(January 2011)
Directed/Written by: Sebastián Cordero, based on the novel by Sergio Bizzio
Starring: Gustavo Sánchez Parra, Martina García, Concha Velasco, Xavier Elorriaga, Alex Brendemühl and Icíar Bollaín
A South American immigrant construction worker living in Spain, José María (Gustavo Sánchez Parra) has an anger problem. He’s not respected, he can’t get a leg up in the world, and he’s broke. The only good thing in his life is his sweet and beautiful Colombian girlfriend, Rosa (Martina García), who works as a maid for the wealthy Torreses (Xavier Elorriaga and the incomparable Concha Velasco). She’s out of his league, and he knows it, and everyone else knows it, which makes him insanely jealous and insecure.
All he wants is a simple life with Rosa, but his rage threatens to deny him even that because his jealousy and defensiveness often get out of...
- 1/27/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
"Rabia"; with Alfredo "El Turco" Guiter, Amador Granados, Emilio "El Alteno" Franco; directed by Sebastian Cordero
By Lita Robinson - January 18, 2011
Director Sebastian Cordero’s third film, “Rage” (“Rabia”), follows two immigrants in a hostile, xenophobic Spain as they try to scrape together a living. After José Maria (Gustavo Sanchez Parra), the origin of the eponymous rage, accidentally kills his boss on a construction site, he takes refuge inside the huge mansion where Rosa (Martina Garcia) works as a housekeeper. The rest of the film follows Rosa’s travails as José Maria silently watches, starving in the shadowy attic, until they’re finally reunited.
Although Cordero’s film ends rather predictably, its strength can be found in its period of limbo, during which Rosa doesn’t know what’s happened to her boyfriend or what she’s going to do with her life. Her feelings of uncertainty only get worse...
By Lita Robinson - January 18, 2011
Director Sebastian Cordero’s third film, “Rage” (“Rabia”), follows two immigrants in a hostile, xenophobic Spain as they try to scrape together a living. After José Maria (Gustavo Sanchez Parra), the origin of the eponymous rage, accidentally kills his boss on a construction site, he takes refuge inside the huge mansion where Rosa (Martina Garcia) works as a housekeeper. The rest of the film follows Rosa’s travails as José Maria silently watches, starving in the shadowy attic, until they’re finally reunited.
Although Cordero’s film ends rather predictably, its strength can be found in its period of limbo, during which Rosa doesn’t know what’s happened to her boyfriend or what she’s going to do with her life. Her feelings of uncertainty only get worse...
- 1/18/2011
- by Screen Comment
- Screen Comment
While there are no mainstream horror releases this week, it's a Huge week for fans of under-the-radar titles, vintage frights, indie and international horror.
There's quite a few re-issues, some titles hitting Blu-ray for the first time, and several collections hitting stores. Below the jump you can view the full list of genre DVD & Blu-Ray titles arriving tomorrow, Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 in this weekly version of the famous Fangoria Chopping List - updated with all the last minute additions and deletions.
The 10th Victim
It is the 21st Century, and society's lust for violence is satisfied by "The Big Hunt," an international game of legalized murder. But when the sport's two top assassins (Marcello Mastroianni and Ursula Andress) are pitted against each other, they find that love is the most dangerous game of all. As the world watches, the hunt is on. Who will become The 10th Victim?
The 10th...
There's quite a few re-issues, some titles hitting Blu-ray for the first time, and several collections hitting stores. Below the jump you can view the full list of genre DVD & Blu-Ray titles arriving tomorrow, Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 in this weekly version of the famous Fangoria Chopping List - updated with all the last minute additions and deletions.
The 10th Victim
It is the 21st Century, and society's lust for violence is satisfied by "The Big Hunt," an international game of legalized murder. But when the sport's two top assassins (Marcello Mastroianni and Ursula Andress) are pitted against each other, they find that love is the most dangerous game of all. As the world watches, the hunt is on. Who will become The 10th Victim?
The 10th...
- 7/27/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)
- Fangoria
A Heaven of Horror Sergio Bizzio’s Animalada (2001) Synapse films. What is the greatest love story ever told? Is it the one where dad delivered a pizza to the girl next door only to then realize he had been living next door to the love of his life without even knowing it? Or, maybe it’s the story Aunt Jane tells about her Mexican lover, who treated her like a princess for three months, writing a page about his love for her in a diary that he’d later give to her on the day they were married. Or maybe it’s not as peachy clean as that, as mom and dad, as Jane and Mexico, as picture perfect so to speak. Maybe it’s a much more obscure tale of love, filled with the cottony softness of a Snuggles commercial packing the hard hitting bluntness of the raping of a brick.
- 7/20/2009
- by Detroit
- SoundOnSight
Director: Sergio Bizzio. Review: Tim Irwin. Animalada is an Argentinean soap opera. It's full of jealousy, rape, murder, cheating lovers, worried families, and crazy people. The main difference is that here the main love interest is a sheep. In fact, the tagline pretty much sums it up. "A Man. A Sheep. It's Complicated." Those few words tell you most of what you need to know about the movie. Synapse Films has somehow found this and made it available on R1 DVD, and for that, at least, I'm thankful. Not that I necessarily think there is a need for more films about zoophilia, but rather it's an interesting slice of a film culture I still haven't been exposed to much. It's also a pretty enjoyable and funny film. It's got a dry, dark sense of humor. This is primarily because it plays everything so straight. We're introduced to Alfredo and his wife,...
- 7/12/2009
- 24framespersecond.net
Synapse Films gave Fango the first look at the cover art for its DVD release of Header, which streets June 30. Company topper Don May Jr. also revealed that a twisted flick called Animalada is coming August 25, and provided the cover for that one too.
Extras are currently being finalized for Header, which May last discussed with us here; retail price will be $19.95. Sick Girl, also covered in that item, is due out July 28. And then there’s Animalada…an extremely bizarre and ultimately gory black comedy by Argentinean writer/director Sergio Bizzio. The story concerns an unhappily married man named Alberto (Carlo Roffe) who, while on vacation at his ranch, falls in love with a sheep, even staging a marriage ceremony for the two of them. When the relationship is understandably opposed by others, Alberto kills them, mixing the ground-up body parts into his new partner’s feed. Disc details have yet to be determined,...
Extras are currently being finalized for Header, which May last discussed with us here; retail price will be $19.95. Sick Girl, also covered in that item, is due out July 28. And then there’s Animalada…an extremely bizarre and ultimately gory black comedy by Argentinean writer/director Sergio Bizzio. The story concerns an unhappily married man named Alberto (Carlo Roffe) who, while on vacation at his ranch, falls in love with a sheep, even staging a marriage ceremony for the two of them. When the relationship is understandably opposed by others, Alberto kills them, mixing the ground-up body parts into his new partner’s feed. Disc details have yet to be determined,...
- 2/13/2009
- Fangoria
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