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El Faro
El faro (1998) is an Argentine and Spanish drama film directed by Eduardo Mignogna. The film is also known is Spain as El faro del sur.
The screenplay was a collaborative efffort of Graciela Aguirre, Jose Antonio Felez, Eduardo Mignogna, and Santiago Carlos Oves. It features Ingrid Rubio, Jimena Baron, among others.
The film won numerous awards including the Goya Awards for Best Foreign Film.
Plot
Two Argentine sisters, Meme and Aneta, are devastated when their mother dies in a fatal car crash. Meme, the elder, is also left lame with one badly scarred leg. The orphaned girls move to Uruguay to stay with their aunts. The sisters often argue, but they are actually very close. Meme flirts but has no luck with boys because of her injury.
On their own now, Meme works as a waitress where she gets to know Andy (Ricardo Darin).
Returning to Montevideo, they meet Dolores (Norma Aleandro), a friend of their late mother. Meme's affair with a man complicates her relationship with her sister. Then Andy invites the pair to his seaside retreat, a lighthouse where their rivalry continues.
Exhibition
The film opened wide in Argentina on April 16, 1998. In Spain it opened on May 22, 1998.
It was screened in the United States at the Miami Hispanic Film Festival, Miami, Florida.
Cast
Ingrid Rubio as Carmela (nicknamed Meme)
Jimena Baron as Aneta as a child
Norberto Diaz as Fernando
Ricardo Darin as Andy
Jorge Marrale as Miguel
Norma Aleandro as Dolores
Boy Olmi as Richard
Mariano Martinez as Javier
Ina Casares as Angelita
Florencia Bertotti as Aneta
Alejandra Aleano as Dolores
Roberto Vallejos as Michi
Oscar Ferrigno Jr. as Priest
Elcira Olivera Garces as Encarna
Carmen Renard as Conserje
Awards
Wins
Montreal World Film Festival: Best Actress, Ingrid Rubio, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Eduardo Mignogna; 1998.
Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor, Best Actress (Mejor Actriz), Ingrid Rubio; Best Director (Mejor Director), Eduardo Mignogna; Best New Actress (Mejor Revelacion Femenina), Jimena Baron; 1999.
Goya Awards: Goya, Best Spanish Language Foreign Film (Mejor Pelicula Extranjera de Habla Hispana), Eduardo Mignogna, Argentina; 1999.
Oslo Films from the South Festival: Audience Award, Eduardo Mignogna; 1999.
Nominations
Butaca Awards, Barcelona, Spain: Butaca, Best Catalan Film Actress (Millor actriu catalana de cinema), Ingrid Rubio; 1998.
Montreal World Film Festival: Grand Prix des Ameriques, Eduardo Mignogna; 1998.
Festroia - Troia International Film Festival: Golden Dolphin, Eduardo Mignogna; 1999.
Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor, Best Art Direction/Production Design (Mejor Direccion Artistica/Escenografia), Abel Facello; Best Cinematography (Mejor Fotografia), Marcelo Camorino; Best Film (Mejor Pelicula); Best Music (Mejor Musica), Baby Lopez Furst; Best New Actress (Mejor Revelacion Femenina), Florencia Bertotti; Best Screenplay, Original (Mejor Guion Original), Eduardo Mignogna, Santiago Carlos Oves, Graciela Aguirre, and Jose Antonio Felez; 1999.
DVD release
The DVD of El Faro was released on September 21, 2004 by Venevision.
External links
El faro at the cinenacional.com .
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