MACHUCA d: Andrés Wood
Machuca (2004)
Direction: Andrés Wood
Screenplay: Andrés Wood, Roberto Brodsky, and Mamoun Hassan
Cast: Matías Quer, Ariel Mateluna, Manuela Martelli, Aline Küppenheim, Ernesto Malbran, Tamara Acosta, Francisco Reyes
Machuca is a generally well-made, at times moving depiction of a difficult historical period — Chile on the verge of the US-backed military coup that deposed popularly elected president Salvador Allende — as seen through the eyes of three pre-adolescents from different social classes.
Despite an excessive use of hip sounds from the ’70s that tend to be more distracting than mood enhancing, director and co-screenwriter Andrés Wood does manage to capture the feel of early 1970s Chile, especially in the street scenes.
As a plus, Wood has an excellent grip on his solid cast, eliciting several outstanding [...]
by Andre Soares | December 10, 2004
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Tags: Aline Kuppenheim, Andrés Wood, Ariel Mateluna, Chilean Cinema, Film Reviews, Machuca, Manuela Martelli, Matias Quer, Political Movies, Roberto Brodsky, Three-Star Movies
Oscar 2005: Best Foreign-Language Film Entries (Afghanistan to China)
Of the 49 films submitted for the 2005 Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award, 8 are from the Americas, 2 from Africa, 12 from Asia, and 27 from Europe.
This is the first time that Malaysia has submitted a film for the Oscars. The Princess of Mount Ledang / A Legendary Love, the story of the forbidden romance between a 15th-century Javanese Hindu princess and a Malay Muslim warrior, is the most expensive Malaysian film ever made.
Iran’s Turtles Can Fly won the Best Picture Golden Shell at the San Sebastián Film Festival. Gianni Amelio’s The House Keys was a Venice Film Festival favorite. Its failure to win any important awards led to [...]
by Andre Soares | November 15, 2004
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Tags: 2005 Oscar, Academy Awards, Andrés Wood, Days and Hours, Earth and Ashes, Far Side of the Moon, Film Awards, Foreign Language Films, Gotz Spielmann, The Alzheimer Case
