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Luna de Avellaneda
Luna de Avellaneda (2004) is an Argentine film, directed by Juan Jose Campanella, and written by Campanella, Fernando Castets and Juan Pablo Domenech. The film stars Ricardo Darin in his third collaboration with Campanella and Eduardo Blanco in his fourth collaboration, as well as Mercedes Moran and Valeria Bertuccelli.
Plot
Roman Maldonado (Ricardo Darin) has been born and bred in "Luna de Avellaneda," a social club situated in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires.
The club used to have over 8,000 members, but cuuently has little over 300. The place is decaying and the gatherings are hardly what they used to be. To top things off, Roman discovers his wife is having an affair, and their marriage finds itself at its worst.
Together with Amadeo Grimberg (Eduardo Blanco) and Graciela (Mercedes Moran), friends from the club, he must fight fight for the survival of the place before it is bought and a casino is built in its place.
The film chronicles the ups and downs of this fight, as well as Amadeo's struggling relationship with Cristina (Valeria Bertuccelli) and Roman's family crisis. In the end, the motion to keep the club standing is outvoted 33 to 26, and the main characters find themselves parting ways in a bittersweet manner. The ending is however upbeat, as Roman finds hope in finding his old club credential, and together with Amadeo hints that they will start a new one.
Cast
Ricardo Darin as Roman Maldonado
Eduardo Blanco as Amadeo Grimberg
Mercedes Moran as Graciela
Valeria Bertuccelli as Cristina
Silvia Kutika as Veronica
Jose Luis Lopez Vazquez as Don Aquiles
Daniel Fanego as Alejandro
Atilio Pozzobon as Atilio
Horacio Pena as Julio
Maria Victoria Biscay as Macarena
Francisco Fernandez De Rosa as Dario
Micaela Moreno as Dalma
Alan Sabbagh as Ismael
Sofia Bertolotto as Yanina, Dario's girlfiend
Awards
Clarin Entertainment Awards: Clarin Award, Best Supporting Actor - Film , Eduardo Blanco; 2004.
Havana Film Festival: Coral, Sound, Jose Luis Diaz; 2004.
Nominations
Goya Awards: Goya, Best Spanish Language Foreign Film (Mejor Pelicula Extranjera de Habla Hispana), Juan Jose Campanella, Argentina; 2004.
External links
Luna de Avellaneda at cinenacional.com .
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