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The Summer of Flying Fish
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Wikipedia article
'The Summer of Flying Fish' is a Chilean-French film directed by Marcela Said.
The film premiered in the Directors' Fortnight at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.[http://www.latercera.com/noticia/cultura/2013/04/1453-520883-9-chile-en-cannes-la-fantasia-de-jodorowsky-el-suspenso-de-silva-y-el-conflicto.shtml Chile en Cannes]. La Tercera. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.[http://www.emol.com/noticias/magazine/2013/05/18/599347/la-psicomagia-de-jodorowsky-hipnotiza-cannes.html La Psicomagia de Jodorowsky hipnotiza Cannes]. El Mercurio online. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013. Starring Gregory Cohen, Francisca Walker, Mara Izquierdo, Roberto Cayuqueo and Bastin Bodenhfer.
Plot
Manena is on vacation in the south of Chile with her father Francisco, a capitalist landowner and wildlife hunter. Francisco is obsessed with eliminating the carp fish in his aquaculture, resorting to increasingly extreme methods such as using explosives. Manena seems to be the only one who perceives the growing tension her fathers actions provoke in the local Mapuche community, who claim access to these lands.[http://www.cinechile.cl/pelicula-2475 El verano de los peces voladores]. Cinechile.cl. Encyclopedia of Chilean film (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 May 2013.[http://www.alphaviolet.com/the-summer-of-flying-fish/ The Summer of Flying Fish]. Alpha Violet. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
Brief Review
The Chilean female director, Marcela Said, very delicately handles the theme of the storyline based on the long-standing conflict between the native Mapuche and the white land owners of European descent, and very skillfully depicts the drama and emotion in the film in a lifelike reality, which is further complemented by her choice of actors who have no experience in film acting. The overall effect of the film is a blend of both fiction and non-fiction. Apart from making an effort to give the story a graphic touch, the director appears to have tried bringing to light the gross injustice meted out by the rich white settlers to the native South American Mapuche tribesmen.
The film based on a socio-political theme may draw a distinctive section of the cinema crowd but not much on the commercial market.
The debut directorial venture of ex-documentary director, however, has had some critical reviews too on the media coverage following the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Although very successful in building up on-the-edge-of-your-seat sequences, the movie suffers from poor narrative, shallow characterization and vague motivation.
Cast
* Gregory Cohen Francisco
* Francisca Walker Manena
* Mara Izquierdo Teresa
* Roberto Cayuqueo Pedro
* Bastin Bodenhfer Carlos
* Guillermo Lorca Lorca
* Paola Lattus Ester
* Emilia Lara Isidora
* Enrique Soto Nacho
See also
* Cinema of Chile
References
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