Americano (2011)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Americano |
| Original title | Americano |
| Country of production | France |
| original language |
French English Spanish |
| Publishing year | 2011 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Mathieu Demy |
| script | Mathieu Demy |
| production | Mathieu Demy Agnès Varda Lisa Blok-Linson Luisa Gomez da Silva Corina Danckwerts Johanna Colboc Angeline Massoni |
| music |
Georges Delerue Grégoire Hetzel |
| camera | Georges Lechaptois |
| cut | Jean-Baptiste Morin |
| occupation | |
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Americano is a cinematic melodrama from France released in 2011, screenwriter and director Mathieu Demy . In addition to himself in the lead role, Geraldine Chaplin , Salma Hayek and Chiara Mastroianni can be seen in other roles . Demy's mother, Agnès Varda , who is a filmmaker herself, was involved as a producer. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2011. That same month, the film was also shown at the San Sebastián International Film Festival , where it was submitted for competition for the Kutxa New Directors Award . In October of the same year it was also shown at the 55th London Film Festival . In 2012 the film was finally shown at the Munich Film Festival .
action
Martin and Claire's relationship has reached a dead end. The sudden death of his mother suddenly brings Martin back to Los Angeles, where he has to deal with the formalities of the estate. He had also spent the first years of his childhood there. Linda, a friend of his mother's, takes him to his mother's house. As he settles down there, some memories from his childhood come to light that are a burden for Martin. After receiving some clues from a neighbor, he drives to Tijuana , Mexico, where he hopes to find Lola, a close friend of his mother's. He finally finds her at Club Americano , where Lola works as a dancer. Together they investigate what connects Martin with his mother and why she had become a stranger to him.
reception
The Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung gave the film 4 out of 6 stars and described the film as "France's film heritage in the next generation". Mathieu Demy would quote his parents Jacques Demy and Agnès Varda with a “cinematic homage” , especially from “Lola” (1960) and “The Model Shop” (1968). Despite the appearances of many companions and stars in supporting roles, the film is only "a somewhat aimless-looking road movie".
Margin notes
The memory scenes of Martin's childhood in Los Angeles come from Demy's mother Agnès Varda . Demy appears as a child in her 1981 film Documenteur .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Toronto unveils 54 festival titles . Variety. July 26, 2011
- ^ San Sebastian Film Festival Initial Lineup Announced The Hollywood Reporter. July 27, 2011
- ↑ Fifteen films to compete for the Kutxa-New Directors Award ( Memento of the original from March 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. EITB. 17th August 2011
- ↑ London Film Festival unveils 2011 programs including 13 world premieres Screen Daily. September 7, 2011
- ↑ Program 2012 Munich Film Festival ( Memento of the original from October 23, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Salma Hayek Goes Dancing In “Americano” ( Memento of the original from May 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Dark Horizons. May 12, 2011
- ↑ Exclusive: First Footage & New Pics From TIFF Entry 'Americano' Starring Salma Hayek & Mathieu Demy ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Indiewire. September 7, 2011
- ↑ Aimless road movie: Mathieu Demy quotes his parents in “Americano”. Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung, August 25, 2014, accessed on August 7, 2017 .
- ^ Americano review The Film Pilgrim. October 9, 2011
Web links
- Americano in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Americano in the online film database
- Americano at Rotten Tomatoes (English)