El Fondo del Mar
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| Directed by | Damián Szifrón |
| Produced by | Executive Producers: Sebastian Aloi Nathalie Cabiron Damián Cukierkorn |
| Written by | Damián Szifrón |
| Starring | Daniel Hendler Dolores Fonzi Gustavo Garzón |
| Music by | Guillermo Guareschi |
| Cinematography | Lucio Bonelli |
| Editing by | Nicolás Goldbart |
| Release date(s) | March 11, 2003 |
| Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
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El Fondo del Mar (English: The Bottom of the Sea) is a 2003 Argentine film directed by Damián Szifrón.[1]
The picture was executive produced by Sebastian Aloi, Nathalie Cabiron, and Damián Cukierkorn. The associate producers were: Diana Frey and Guillermo Otero.
The movie stars Daniel Hendler, Dolores Fonzi, and Gustavo Garzón.
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[edit] Plot
A slighly neurotic architecture student, Ezequiel Toledo (Daniel Hendler), drops by his girlfriend Ana's (Dolores Fonzi) home and finds Aníbal (Gustavo Garzón) hiding under her bed.
He begins to suspect Ana and jealousy fill him. He decides to follow Aníbal, whom he's sure is having an affair with Ana.
The film follows a night's odyssey as he trails his suspect and starts to gather small details about Aníbal identity.
At one point Ezequiel sets fire to Aníbal's car and threatens his life.
The story ultimately deals with jealousy and the maturity required to overcome that jealousy.
[edit] Exhibition
The film was first presented at the Mar del Plata Film Festival at the March 11, 2003. It opened wide in Argentina on August 28, 2003.
The film has been screened at some film festivals, including: the Toulouse Latin America Film Festival, France; the Latin America Film Festival, Poland; the Lleida Latin-American Film Festival, Spain; the Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival, Spain; and others.
[edit] Critical reception
The film was generally well received by film critics.
Critic Gustavo J. Castagna, reporting from the Mar del Plata Film Festival for FIPRESCI liked the film. He said, "El Fondo del Mar is clearly directed to the box office crowds when made through the use of mixed genres, but it does not fall into any false intents; closer to the aesthetics of Fabian Bielinsky's Nine Queens, El Fondo del Mar shows that a cinema made with pleasure and formal rigor is still possible."[2]
Neil Young thought the film was an "unassuming but very likeable little comedy with dramatic touches...writer-director makes a very old set-up seem fresh, funny and surprising." Yet, Young thought director Damián Szifrón lost his way at the end.[3]
[edit] Cast
- Daniel Hendler as Ezequiel Toledo
- Dolores Fonzi as Ana
- Gustavo Garzón as Aníbal
- Ramiro Agüero as Altclas
- Ignacio Mendi as Rolandelli
- José Palomino Cortez as Máximo
- Rafael Filipelli as Filipelli
- Mercedes Halfon as Voz en el teléfono
- Diego Peretti as Cómico 1
- Alejandro Fiore as Cómico 2
- Gabriel Fernández as Joven Arquitecto
- Daniel Valenzuela as Valenzuela
- Claudio Rissi as Taxista
[edit] Awards
Wins
- Clarin Entertainment Awards: Clarin Award Best Film Actor, Gustavo Garzón; Best Film Director, Damián Szifron; Best Film; Best Film Screenplay, Damián Szifron; 2003.
- Mar del Plata Film Festival: Audience Award, Damián Szifron; Best Ibero-American Film, Damián Szifron; FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention Best Latin-American Film, Damián Szifron; 2003.
- Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival: Horizons Award - Special Mention, Damián Szifron, 2003.
- Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor; Best Supporting Actor, Gustavo Garzón; 2004.
- Lleida Latin-American Film Festival: Best Actor, Daniel Hendler; Best First Work, Damián Szifron; 2004.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ El Fondo del Mar at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Castagna, Gustavo J. FIPRESCI film review, 2003.
- ^ Young, Neil. Neil Young's Film Lounge, reporting from the Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival, September 25, 2003.
[edit] External links
- El Fondo del Mar at the cinenacional.com (Spanish).
