Marcelo Figueras’ novel “ Kamchatka” is his first to be translated into English. It’s the story of a family – Harry, Midget and their parents — as they go into hiding. The foursome takes on new identities at the beginning of Argentina’s Dirty War in 1976; the 309-page book is told from Harry’s perspective and takes its title from a key territory in the board game Risk.
Figueras grew up in Argentina and currently lives in Barcelona. The 49-year-old author was...
Figueras grew up in Argentina and currently lives in Barcelona. The 49-year-old author was...
- 5/17/2011
- by Erin Mendell
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
First comes Oscar. If you follow my charts and this race each year it's impossible to escape Argentinian movie star Ricardo Darín. Not only is he continually employed but whichever body chooses Argentina's Oscar submission each year has a huge crush. He's the star of their 2001 nominee Son of the Bride and their 2009 winner The Secret in Their Eyes and he's also principle cast in their submission titles that weren't nominated from 2002 (Kamchatka), 2005 (El Aura) and 2007 (Xxy).
<--- Portrait of a Busy Actor.
The charts have been updated to include new submissions from Argentina, Costa Rica, Hong Kong and Portugal. The latter chose a transsexual film from the controversy baiting director João Pedro Rodrigues of O Fantasma (2000) fame. If you've ever seen that one, and if this one feels like it's coming from the same mind, you'll understand this is a brave if impossible choice.
Here are the trailers for...
<--- Portrait of a Busy Actor.
The charts have been updated to include new submissions from Argentina, Costa Rica, Hong Kong and Portugal. The latter chose a transsexual film from the controversy baiting director João Pedro Rodrigues of O Fantasma (2000) fame. If you've ever seen that one, and if this one feels like it's coming from the same mind, you'll understand this is a brave if impossible choice.
Here are the trailers for...
- 10/2/2010
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
TEL AVIV, Israel -- Marcelo Pineyro's Kamcahtka (Argentina) will open the 2nd Eilat International Film Festival, set to run March 17-20, festival organizers said Tuesday. The festival, substantially expanded since its first edition to 41 films from 21 countries, will present full-length feature films completed in the past two years and will include a section for children's and youth films and a tribute to Chilean cinema. The festival is also introducing two competitions. The best foreign film competition will feature 37 films, and three local films will compete for best Israeli film, which carries a $19,000 prize.
MADRID -- Spanish production house Alquimia is joining Argentina's Patagonik and TV channel Telefe on the feature Cleopatra, to be directed by Eduardo Mignogna, Alquimia founder and president Francisco Ramos said Wednesday. The $2 million-budgeted Cleopatra, set to shoot in March, will star Norma Aleandro (The Son of the Bride) and Natalia Oreiro. The project once again teams Ramos with Telefe, which co-produced with Alquimia No Debes Estar Aqui (You Shouldn't Be Here) and Apasionados and is the second Alquimia-Patagonik co-venture after the Cecilia Roth starrer Kamchatka, due out later this year. At the same time, Alquimia is adding a handful of new films to its upcoming slate. Los Malos Vicios, a coming-of-age story of family and change, will be directed by Manuel Toledano and is set to shoot in March. No cast has been announced yet.
- 10/10/2002
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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