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Amapola (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Amapola' is a 2014 Argentine-American romantic comedy fantasy film written and directed by Eugenio Zanetti and starring Camilla Belle, Franois Arnaud, Lito Cruz, Leonor Benedetto and Geraldine Chaplin. It is the first film as a director of Zanetti, who was previously known for his work in art direction, as well as set designer and theater/opera director.
Synopsis
During the turbulent years that changed Argentina - between 1966's Coup d'tat and its subsequent dictatorship, the Malvinas/Falklands War in 1982 and the return to democracy in 1983 - a young woman who lives with a family of artists is magically transported to the future, where she discovers the decadence that fell upon her family, their estate and herself. She decides to return to her present in an effort to change the future, keep her family united, save her happiness and find her true love.
Cast
* Camilla Belle as Amapola
* Franois Arnaud as Luke
* Geraldine Chaplin as Mem
* Lito Cruz as Amapola's father
* Leonor Benedetto as Clara
* Esmeralda Mitre as Sisy
* Elena Roger
* Nicols Pauls as Ariel
* Luciano Cceres as Tincho
* Nicols Scarpino as Lalo
* Liz Solari as Lola
* Juan Luppi as Juan
* Santiago Caamao as Gston
* Juan Acosta as Saporitti
Production
'Amapola' was for a long time a dream project for Argentine Eugenio Zanetti, who gained international recognition for his work in many Hollywood films such as 'Flatliners' (1990), 'Last Action Hero' (1993), 'What Dreams May Come' (1998) and 'The Haunting' (1999), and won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction in 1995 for the film 'Restoration'. Zanetti also participated as the film's production designer.
Camilla Belle took some time before filming for learning to speak Castilian, a variant of the Spanish language and Argentina's official language (as well as the most popularly talked in the country), and to do so with a "Porteo" (people from Buenos Aires City) accent.
Reception
Released in Argentina on June 5, 2014, the film received mixed reviews from Argentinian critics.[http://www.todaslascriticas.com.ar/pelicula/amapola 'Amapola' reviews] Todas Las Crticas
See also
* Time travel in fiction
References
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