El Hijo de la Novia
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| Son of the Bride | |
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| Directed by | Juan José Campanella |
| Produced by | Adrián Suar |
| Written by | Juan José Campanella Fernando Castets |
| Starring | Ricardo Darín Héctor Alterio Norma Aleandro |
| Music by | Ángel Illaramendi |
| Cinematography | Daniel Shulman |
| Editing by | Camilo Antolini |
| Distributed by | Patagonik Film Group Pol-Ka |
| Release date(s) | August 16, 2001 |
| Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
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El Hijo de la Novia (English: Son of the Bride) is an Argentine 2001 film, directed by Juan José Campanella, and written by Campanella and Fernando Castets.[1]
The film was executive produced by Juan Vera and Juan Pablo Galli, and produced by Adrián Suar.
The movie stars Ricardo Darín, Héctor Alterio, and Norma Aleandro.
The picture was nominated for an Academy Award, for Best Foreign Language Film.
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[edit] Plot
The film tells of Rafael Belvedere (Ricardo Darín) a 42 year old divorced man with a young daughter.
He's fielding offers to buy the restaurant he runs in Buenos Aires. Then, all of a sudden, he suffers a heart attack.
As he recovers, Rafael is forced to examine his life and to decide his priorities.
[edit] Exhibition
The film opend wide in Argentina on August 16, 2001. Later it was presented at the Montréal Film Festival on August 29, 2001.
The picture was screened at various film festivals, including: the Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain; the Havana Film Festival, Cuba; the Muestra de Cine Mexicano en Guadalajara, Mexico; the Latin America Film Festival, Poland; the Copenhagen International Film Festival, Denmark; and others.
It opened in the United States on a limited basis on March 22, 2002.
[edit] Cast and ratings
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| Argentina: | 13 |
| Austria: | 6 |
| Belgium: | KT |
| Brazil: | Livre |
| Canada (Maritime): | PG |
| Chile: | TE |
| Denmark: | 7 |
| France: | U |
| Hong Kong: | IIA |
| Italy: | T |
| Mexico: | B |
| Netherlands: | AL |
| Peru: | 14 |
| Poland: | 15 |
| Singapore: | PG |
| Spain: | T |
| United Kingdom: | 15 |
| United States: | R |
- Ricardo Darín as Rafael Belvedere
- Héctor Alterio as Nino Belvedere
- Norma Aleandro as Norma Belvedere
- Eduardo Blanco as Juan Carlos
- Natalia Verbeke as Naty
- Gimena Nóbile as Vicky
- David Masajnik as Nacho
- Claudia Fontán as Sandra
- Atilio Pozzobon as Francesco
- Adrián Suar as Dodi
- Juan José Campanella as Médico
- Alfredo Alcón as Himself
- Antonio Caride as Padre Naty
- Diego Mackenzie as Rosales
- Pablo Ingercher Casas as Walter
- Rogelio Romano as Gavilán
- Gabriela Arista as Médica de guardia
- Gabriel Eisbruch as Monaguillo
- León Dogodny as Polo
- Juan José Campanella as Médico
- Fernando Alcalde as Joven zarpado
- Lucas de Diego as Rafael Belvedere (niño)
- Daniel Kazimierski as Juan Carlos (niño)
- Ariel Caravaggio as Chico malo
[edit] Awards
Wins
- Havana Film Festival: Audience Award; OCIC Award; both for Juan José Campanella; 2001.
- Montréal World Film Festival: Best Latin-American Feature Film; Special Grand Prize of the Jury; both for Juan José Campanella; 2001.
- Valladolid International Film Festival: Silver Spike, Juan José Campanella; 2001.
- Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor; Best Actor, Ricardo Darín; Best Director, Juan José Campanella; Best Editing, Camilo Antolini; Best Film; Best New Actress, Claudia Fontán; Best Original Screenplay, Juan José Campanella and Fernando Castets; Best Supporting Actor, Eduardo Blanco; Best Supporting Actress, Norma Aleandro; 2002.
- Cartagena Film Festival: OCIC Award, Juan José Campanella; 2002.
- Gramado Film Festival: Audience Award Latin Film Competition, Juan José Campanella; Golden Kikito Latin Film Competition - Best Actress, Norma Aleandro; Kikito Critics Prize Latin Film Competition, Juan José Campanella; 2002.
- Lima Latin American Film Festival: Elcine First Prize, Juan José Campanella; 2002.
Nominations
- Academy Awards: Oscar Best Foreign Language Film, Argentina; 2002.
[edit] Footnotes
[edit] External links
- El Hijo de la Novia at the cinenacional.com (Spanish).
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