Monobloc
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| Directed by | Luis Ortega |
| Produced by | Executive Producer: Mariano Fernández Producers: Micaela Buye Martín Feldman Villa Vicio |
| Written by | Carolina Fal Luis Ortega |
| Music by | Leandro Chiappe |
| Cinematography | Octavio Lobisolo Jorge Pastorino |
| Editing by | César Custodio |
| Distributed by | Villa Vicio |
| Release date(s) | June 9, 2005 |
| Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
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Monobloc is an Argentine 2005 film, directed by Luis Ortega, and written by Ortega and Carolina Fal.[1] The film is Ortega's second feature.
The film stars Graciela Borges, Rita Cortese, Carolina Fal, and others.
Plot
The film tells of three women who live a nondescript apartment block in a chaotic world.
Perla (Graciela Borges), her disabled daughter, Nena (Carolina Fal), and their next-door neighbour, Madrina (Rita Cortese) spend their days engaged in unrealistic conversations.
For example, Perla dreams of resuming her study of the French language although she is in constant need of blood transfusions to delay her imminent death.
The tranfusions, are performed by a mysterious female staff member in a surreal stark-white hospital room, and provide rare glimpses of the world outside the block.
Exhibition
The film opened wide in Argentina on June 9, 2005.
The film was shown at various film festivals, including: the Toronto Film Festival, Canada; the Indianapolis International Film Festival, USA; and others.
Critical reception
The film was well received.
Critic Diana Sanchez liked Ortaga's direction. She said, "What I like best about Monobloc is that Ortega is not afraid to take risks; he creates an unknown environment using normally straightforward cinematographic elements like sound, camera movements and seemingly impossible locations. He aims to jar the audience from complacency and elicit a reaction. Although it portrays a universe very different from our own, the film asks: are not some of our preoccupations equally absurd? Does our world really make any sense? The ever-present tension that permeates the film hints at a bleak vision of a society that is hurtling towards self-destruction."[2]
Cast
- Graciela Borges as Perla
- Rita Cortese as Madrina
- Carolina Fal as Nena
- Evangelina Salazar
- Silvia Süller
Awards
Wins
- Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema: Special Mention, Luis Ortega; 2005.
- Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival: Horizons Award - Special Mention; Luis Ortega; 2005.
Footnotes
- ^ Monobloc at the Internet Movie Database.
- ^ Sanchez, Diana. Film review from the Toronto Film Festival, September, 2005
External links
- Monobloc at the cinenacional.com (Spanish).
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