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Wikipedia article
'Historias mnimas' (; released internationally as 'Intimate Stories') is a 2002 Argentine drama film directed by Carlos Sorn and written by Pablo Solarz. The film was produced by Martin Bardi, Leticia Cristi, and Jos Mara Morales. It features, among others, Javier Lombardo, Antonio Benedicti and Javiera Bravo.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0291988/ 'Historias mnimas'] at the Internet Movie Database.
This road movie chronicles three individual yet intertwined stories of ordinary people striving to follow their dreams in life. The picture unfolds in the southern Argentine region of Patagonia, and it was filmed in the Santa Cruz Province, Patagonia. The film captures many small details that make a realistic and moving depiction of life in southern Argentina.
Synopsis
The story follows three different persons travelling the Argentine Patagonia. The first is Don Justo, an elderly man who hands over the running of his grocery store to his overbearing son and daughter-in-law and escapes to search for his lost dog, named Badface. The second, Roberto, is a love-struck obsessive-compulsive traveling salesman who drives to San Julin, to surprise one of his clients by bringing a cake for her child's birthday. Finally, Mara Flores is a lower class woman who travels to San Julin with her daughter because she has won a spot on "Multicoloured Casino", a fusty TV game show.
Cast
* Javier Lombardo as Roberto
* Antonio Benedicti as Don Justo Benedictis
* Javiera Bravo as Mara Flores
* Julia Solomonoff as Julia
* Laura Vagnoni as Estela
* Enrique Otranto as Carlos
* Mariela Daz as Mara's friend
* Mara Rosa Cianferoni as Ana
* Mara del Carmen Jimnez as Female Baker
* Csar Garca as Garca
* Armando Grimaldi as El mesero
* Mario Splanguo as Panadero
* Rosa Valsecchi as Panadera #2
* Anbal Maldonado as Fermn
Production
Casting
In a neo-realist fashion, the film director used mostly non-professional actors; the only professional actor was Javier Lombardo (Roberto).Distribution
The film was first presented at the Donostia-San Sebastin International Film Festival, Spain on September 26, 2002, and was released in Argentina on October 24, 2002.
It was featured at various film festivals, including the International Film Festival Rotterdam; the Latin America Film Festival, Poland; the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, Czech Republic; the Copenhagen International Film Festival, Denmark; the Bergen International Film Festival, Norway; the Spanish Film Festival, Philippines; Havana Film Festival, Cuba; the Cartagena Film Festival, Colombia; the Festria - Tria International Film Festival, Portugal; the Fribourg International Film Festival, Switzerland; the Troms International Film Festival, Norway, and the Uruguay International Film Festival, Uruguay.
In the United States it was shown at the Sundance Film Festival in January, 2003, then released in New York City on March 4, 2005.
Critical reception
Tom Dawson, film critic for the BBC wrote, "Patagonian landscapes with the modesty of his characters' aspirations, Sorn has crafted an appealing portrait of this remote region, where television provides the inhabitants with their main link to the wider world. Convincingly acted by the mainly non-professional cast, 'Historias mnimas' is further proof of the diversity and strength of contemporary Argentine cinema."[https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2003/07/22/historias_minimas_2003_review.shtml Dawson, Tom]. 'BBC,' film review, July 22, 2003.
Ed Gonzales, a critic for 'Slant Magazine,' liked Carlos Sorn's directorial work, and the film reminded him of some well-regarded American directors: "It's the film's crisscrossing narrative and sense of community that brings to mind Altman's 'Short Cuts,' but the pursuit of enlightenment and the poetic texture of Sorn's images similarly evokes Lynch's 'The Straight Story.' Quiet and unpretentious, the film's humanism isn't confrontational exactly but it's intense nonetheless."[http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/film_review.asp?ID=1224 Gonzales, Ed] . 'Slant Magazine,' film review, 2004.
Awards
'Wins'
* Donostia-San Sebastin International Film Festival: FIPRESCI Prize Special Mention (Carlos Sorn); SIGNIS Award Special Mention (Carlos Sorn); and Special Prize of the Jury (Carlos Sorn); 2002.
* Havana Film Festival: Grand Coral Second Prize (Carlos Sorn); Martin Luther King Memorial Center Award (Carlos Sorn); 2002.
* Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor for best director (Carlos Sorn); Best Film; Best Music (Nicols Sorn); Best Male (Antonio Benedicti); Best Original Script (Pablo Solarz); Best Artistic Direction (Margarita Jusid); Best Cinematography (Hugo Colace); and Best Sound (Carlos Abbate and Jos Luis Daz); 2003.
* Cartagena Film Festival: Special Jury Prize (Carlos Sorn); 2003.
* Festria - Tria International Film Festival: Golden Dolphin (Carlos Sorn); 2003.
* Fribourg International Film Festival: 'Grand Prix' (Carlos Sorn); 2003.
* Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival: Best Film; 2003.
* Troms International Film Festival: Aurora Award Special Mention (Carlos Sorn); 2003.
* Uruguay International Film Festival: Best Film; 2003.
* Uruguayan Film Critics Association Awards 2003: Best Latinamerican film; 2003.
* Goya Awards: Best foreign Spanish language film; 2004.
'Nominations'
* San Sebastin International Film Festival: Golden Seashell, Carlos Sorn; 2002.
* Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor, Best Editing, Mohamed Rajid; Best New Actress, Javiera Bravo; Best New Actress, Julia Solomonoff; Best Supporting Actor, Javier Lombardo; 2003.
* Cartagena Film Festival: Golden India Catalina, Best Film, Carlos Sorn; 2003.
* Ariel Awards, Mexico: Silver Ariel, Best Latin-American Film, Carlos Sorn, Argentina; 2004.
References
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