“The Son of the Bride” ( Spanish: El hijo de la novia ) is a film directed by Juan José Campanelli . Eight Silver Condor Prizes, an Oscar nomination , and another 20 prestigious awards at international film festivals [1] .
| Son of the bride | |
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| El hijo de la novia | |
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| Genre | romantic comedy melodrama |
| Producer | Juan Jose Campanella |
| Producer | |
| Author script | Juan Jose Campanella Fernando Caste |
| In the main cast | Ricardo Darin Hector Alterio Norma Aleandro |
| Operator | Daniel Shulman |
| Film company | Patagonik film group Pol-ka |
| Duration | 123 min |
| A country |  Argentina  Spain |
| Tongue | Spanish |
| Year | 2001 |
| IMDb | ID 0292542 |
Content
Story
An elderly couple of Nino and Norma Bilvedere (Alterio, Aleandro) are planning to get married in a church. Many years ago, at the very beginning of life together, Nino made such a promise to his beloved. For everyday worries, the opportunity to fulfill it was provided only now, when Norma was struck by an incurable disease and placed in a hospice . Their son Rafael (Darin) is experiencing a psychological crisis for forty-two years. All his life he has been in the shadow of his father, he feels guilty for very rare meetings with his mother. The ex-wife (Fountain) complains that he does not devote enough time to his daughter Vicki (Nobile). In addition, he cannot figure out a relationship with his new lover (Verbeke). All these troubles lead him to a heart attack. A disease that passed without serious complications brings him back together with his childhood friend Juan Carlos (Blanco), who helps Raphael to reconsider his past and look at the present in a new way.
Cast
- Ricardo Darin - Rafael Bilvedere
- Hector Alterio - Nino Bilvedere, father of Raphael
- Norma Aleandro - Norma Bilvedere, mother of Raphael
- Eduardo Blanco - Juan Carlos
- Claudia Fountain - Sandra, ex-wife
- Natalia Verbeke - Nati
- Jimena Nobile - Vicki, daughter
- David Masanic - Nacho
Artistic Features
Awards and nominations
The picture won the following victories:
- Silver Condor: Best Actor - Ricardo Darin, Best Director - Juan Jose Campanella, Best Editing , Best Film , Best Actress Debut - Claudia Fontan, Best Original Screenplay - Juan Jose Campanella and Fernando Caste; Best Supporting Actor - Eduardo Blanco, Best Supporting Actress - Norma Aleandro.
- Gramado Film Festival (Brazil): Audience Award - Juan Jose Campanella, Golden Kikito : Best Actress - Norma Aleandro; Kikito critics - Juan Jose Campanella.
- Havana Film Festival: Audience Award , Critics Award - Juan Jose Campanella.
- Montreal Film Festival: Best Latin American Feature Film ; Grand Prix of the jury - Juan Jose Campanella.
- International Valladolid Film Festival : Silver Spike - Juan Jose Campanella.
The film was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Foreign Film ; has 12 more awards and 9 nominations for international cinema competitions.
Criticism
- The Washington Post : “Basically, with some charming retreats, this is Cinema. ... This is a film about a man’s best friends: his everyday problems. Well, you know: love, loyalty, success, work, hope for the future, regrets about the past ... ” [2] .
- Chicago Tribune : “This is a fresh, funny, sarcastic, dynamic and insightful film about people and their problems” [3] .
- Mountain Xpress ( Asheville, North Carolina) : “This Oscar-nominated film is a crafty, humorous look at a fairly typical situation: a midlife crisis. In fact, it can be compared to American Beauty , although such a comparison would have done Campanella a disservice. “The bride’s son” cannot be particularly deep, cannot offer something fundamentally new, but he is generously filled with spirituality, which is more humane and pleasant than that proposed by “American Beauty” [4] .
Cultural Influence
Notes
- ↑ Awards for "El hijo de la novia" at IMDb
- ↑ Stephen Hunter. Waking Up From the Argentinian Dream (inaccessible link - history ) . The Washington Post (04/28/2002). Date of treatment October 23, 2011.
- ↑ Michael Wilmington. Critic Reviews for El Hijo de la novia (Son of the Bride ) . Chicago Tribune (07.20.2002). Date of treatment October 23, 2011.
- ↑ Ken Hanke. The Son of the Bride . Mountain Xpress (independent newspaper) (10/12/2008). Date of treatment October 23, 2011. Archived September 1, 2012.
Links
- "The Son of the Bride" on the Internet Movie Database
- "The Son of the Bride" (English) on the site Allrovi
- The Son of the Bride on the Rotten Tomatoes website