Fiestapatria

2007 Chilean film
  • April 26, 2007 (2007-04-26) (Chile)
  • September 2007 (2007-09) (SSIFF)
  • March 29, 2008 (2008-03-29) (Toulouse)
Running time
102 minutesCountriesChile
PeruLanguageSpanish

Fiestapatria (lit. 'National holiday') is a 2007 Chilean-Peruvian[1] drama film written, directed and produced by Luis R. Vera.[2] Starring Adela Secall.[3] The film competed for the Colon de Oro at the 2007 Havana New Latin American Film Festival.[4]

Synopsis

Two families meet in a country house to celebrate national holidays and the engagement of their children, Macarena and Alvaro. Just before the party reaches its expected happy ending, young Macarena finds out about the family's best kept secret.[5]

Cast

The actors participating in this film are:[6][7]

  • Adela Secall as Macarena
  • Nelson Brodt as Antonio
  • Marcela Osorio as Isabel
  • Tiago Correa as Álvaro
  • Patricio Contreras as Ernesto
  • Tatiana Astengo as Maruca
  • Sergio Hernández as Don Álvaro
  • Maricarmen Arrigorriaga as Irma
  • Daniel Muñoz as Ray
  • Katty Kowaleczko as Lorena
  • Fernando Larraín as Manuel Eduardo
  • Alex Zisis as Cesár
  • Heidrun Breier as Jane
  • Rosa Ramírez as Fresia
  • Roxana Campos as Mercedes
  • Koke Santa Ana as Enrique
  • Carmen Disa Gutiérrez as Maggie
  • Víctor Mix as Oldman Matías
  • Jorge Gajardo as Pablo
  • Mónica Carrasco as María Inés
  • Marés González as Gabriela's Grandmother
  • Viviana Herrera as Francisca
  • Alfonso G. Santisteban as Father Sergio

Production

Principal photography began in September 2005 and ended in January 2006 in the Valparaíso Region.[8]

Release

It premiered on April 26, 2007, in Chilean theaters,[9] and at the end of that month it had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival.[10] Later, the film was screened at the end of September 2007 in the Horizontes Latinos section of the 55th San Sebastián International Film Festival[11] and on March 29, 2008, at the Toulouse Latin America Film Festival.[12]

Reception

Box-office

After 9 weeks on the billboard, it caught a total of 8.794 viewers, collecting $20.905.956 Chilean pesos.[13]

Accolades

Year Award / Festival Category Recipient Result Ref.
2007 San Sebastián International Film Festival Horizons Award Fiestapatria Nominated [14][15]
Ibero-American Film Festival of Santa Cruz Best Actress Marcela Osorio Won [16]
Trieste Latin American Film Festival Best Director Luis R. Vera Won [5][17]
Havana New Latin American Film Festival Colón de Oro Fiestapatria Nominated [4]
2008 Pedro Sienna Awards Best Actress Marcela Osorio Won [18][19]
Best Supporting Performance Patricio Contreras Nominated
Best Costume Design Cristina Villar Nominated
Cartagena Film Festival Best Film Luis R. Vera Nominated [20]

References

  1. ^ "Chile y Perú coproducen una película". El Universo (in Spanish). 2005-06-05. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  2. ^ "Luis Vera: "El cine chileno ha hecho muy poco por el pasado"". El Mostrador (in Spanish). 2006-09-03. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  3. ^ "La película Fiestapatria, del director Luis Vera, también incluirá a Tatiana Astengo". Benjamín Vicuña. 2005-06-04. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  4. ^ a b "LatAm cinema » Un centenar de películas competirán en el 29º Festival del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana". Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  5. ^ a b "Fiestapatria". Cinechile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  6. ^ "Reparto de Fiestapatria (película 2007). Dirigida por Luis R. Vera". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2023-08-03. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  7. ^ "Reparto Completo de Fiesta Patria (Cine.com)". cine.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  8. ^ "Adela Secall protagonizará "FiestaPatria", cinta coproducida con Perú". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  9. ^ "LatAm cinema » "Fiestapatria", de Luis Vera, se convierte en el primer estreno chileno del año". Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  10. ^ "Cine latino en Tribeca". www.lahora.com.ec (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  11. ^ "San Sebastián, una vidriera del cine político". Diario Río Negro | Periodismo en la Patagonia (in Spanish). 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  12. ^ "RFI - Luis R. Vera en el Festival de Toulouse". www1.rfi.fr. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  13. ^ "PELÍCULAS CHILENAS "ESTRENADAS" POR AÑO: AÑOS 2001 A 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-07-26. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  14. ^ "Festival de San Sebastián - Selección Horizontes". sansebastianfestival (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  15. ^ "Festival de San Sebastián". sansebastianfestival (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  16. ^ "LatAm cinema » Nuevo galardón para "El violín" en el Festival Iberoamericano de Santa Cruz". Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  17. ^ "Cineteca di film dall'archivio del Festival del Cinema Ibero-Latino Americano di Trieste". Festival del Cinema Ibero-Latino Americano a Trieste (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  18. ^ "LA VIDA ME MATA" ACAPARÓ NOMINACIONES AL PREMIO "PEDRO SIENNA 2008". 2016-03-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  19. ^ "Filme "La Vida Me Mata" ganó en los Sienna". 2016-03-13. Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  20. ^ "Los ganadores del Festival de Cine de Cartagena". Semana.com Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo (in Spanish). 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2023-08-02.

External links

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