Luna de Avellaneda (2004)

Director:

Juan José Campanella

Writers:

Juan José Campanella (writer)
Fernando Castets (writer)

Release Date:

20 May 2004 (Argentina)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Argentine actor Ricardo Darín (Nine Queens, Son of the Bride) stars in the story of a social and sports...

Plot Keywords:

Sport | Club | Casino

Awards:

8 wins & 14 nominations

Cast

Ricardo Darín	...	Román Maldonado
Eduardo Blanco	...	Amadeo Grimberg
Mercedes Morán	...	Graciela
Valeria Bertuccelli	...	Cristina
Silvia Kutika	...	Verónica
José Luis López Vázquez	...	Don Aquiles
Daniel Fanego	...	Alejandro
Atilio Pozzobon	...	Atilio
Horacio Peña	...	Julio
María Victoria Biscay	...	Macarena
Francisco Fernández De Rosa	...	Darío
Micaela Moreno	...	Dalma
Alan Sabbagh	...	Ismael
Sofia Bertolotto	...	Yanina, Dario´s girlfiend
Claudia Santos

Also Known As:

Moon of Avellaneda (International: English title)

Runtime:

143 min

Country:

Argentina | Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Brazil:14 | Argentina:Atp | Spain:7 | Chile:TE

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Company:

100 Bares

Quotes:

Román Maldonado: Are you stealing cable TV?
Amadeo Grimberg: Yes, is great. I have 80 channels and 100 years of forgiveness.

Superb film. Top-notch acting, direction and writing

DON'T MISS THIS BEAUTY! This is, first of all, a first-rate film and probably one of the best movies to be remembered in the 21th Century. On the other hand, it certainly is Juan Jose Campanella's BEST film till now (his last of three). You simply cannot get any better than the acting (absolutely everyone!). The film is, true, very local. It depicts a very special segment of a nearby Buenos Aires (Argentina's Capital)city, the city of Avellaneda. The perfect dosage of drama and comedy (up to the hilarious, at times) mixed by Campanella is stunning. Probably, this film will be much more felt and appreciated by those living around the "Cuenca del Plata" ("River Plate Basin"), i.e. Montevideo (Uruguay), Bs.As. (Argentina) and Asuncion (Paraguay) where I was born and live. Ricardo Darin is simply put, one of the around eight best actors in the world, just like that. Some of the best moments are just a close-up of his face switching from doubt to joy with a smile and eyes getting wet. Furtheremore, I strongly recommend the DVD since with the Director Commentary on, Campanella talks profusely about his film, all along, with every possible technical detail of both his director and his writing. I wouldn't know whether the Director's Commentary is included in a USA or non-Latin America issue.