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Adrián Caetano
Israel Adrián Caetano (born 1969 in Montevideo, Uruguay), known as Adrián Caetano, is an Uruguayan film director, Film producer, producer and screenwriter. Biography He's often credited as Adrián Caetano. He works mainly in the cinema of Argentina and at times, he obtains funding for his films in Europe. He lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina. At age of sixteen, his family moved to Córdoba, Argentina. When he was older, he shot several short videos including ''Visite Carlos Paz,'' and ''Calafate''. In 1995, Caetano won a prize in a script contest he entered. The money won allowed him to film the short ''Down Hill'' (''Cuesta abajo''), his first work filmed in 35mm movie film, 35mm. ''Pizza, Beer, and Cigarettes (film), Pizza, Beer, and Cigarettes'' (1998, co-directed with Bruno Stagnaro) followed. The film was well received at the various film festivals where it screened. In 1996, Caetano won a Media Arts scholarship, Fellowship, funded by the Rockefeller Foundation in New Yo ...
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Montevideo
Montevideo (, ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2023 census, the city proper has a population of 1,302,954 (about 37.2% of the country's total population) in an area of . Montevideo is situated on the southern coast of the country, on the northeastern bank of the Río de la Plata. A Portuguese garrison was established in the place where today is the city of Montevideo in November 1723. The Portuguese garrison was expelled in February 1724 by a Spanish soldier, Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst the Spanish people, Spanish-Portuguese people, Portuguese dispute over the Río de la Plata Basin, platine region. There is no official document establishing the foundation of the city, but the "Diario" of Bruno Mauricio de Zabala officially mentions the date of 24 December 1726 as the foundation, corroborated by presential witnesses. The complete independence from Buenos Aires as a real city was not ...
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Bolivia (film)
''Bolivia'' is a 2001 Argentine and Dutch drama film directed by Israel Adrián Caetano, his first feature-length film. The screenplay is written by Caetano, based upon the Romina Lafranchini story, about his wife. The motion picture features Freddy Flores and Rosa Sánchez, among others. The film was photographed in "gritty" 16mm black-and-white, and was shot by cinematographer Julián Apezteguia. ''Bolivia'' was filmed entirely in Buenos Aires. Plot The mostly plot-free film is confined to a café-bar in the lower-middle class Buenos Aires neighborhood of Villa Crespo, with few trips outside. ''Bolivia'' tells the story of Freddy ( Freddy Flores), a Bolivian with a gentle disposition, who, after Americans burn down the coca fields where he is employed, loses his job. With little work opportunities in Bolivia, he leaves his wife and three daughters and travels to Argentina to search for employment as an undocumented worker. He hopes to make money and later return to his fam ...
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The Lost Brother
''The Lost Brother'' () is a 2017 thriller drama film directed by Israel Adrián Caetano based on the novel ''Bajo este sol tremendo'' by Carlos Busqued which stars Leonardo Sbaraglia and Daniel Hendler. Plot Upon the murder of his mother and brother, unemployed Cetarti returns to his hometown of Lapachito in the Chaco, aiming to collect the insurance for his relatives' deaths and start off a new life in Brazil. He comes across psychopathic Duarte. Cast Release The film was presented at the 20th Málaga Film Festival on 19 March 2017. Argentine and Uruguayan theatrical release dates were programmed for, respectively, 30 March 2017 and 12 April 2017. Production The film is an Argentine-Uruguayan-Spanish-French co-production by Rizoma alongside Oriental Features, MOD Producciones and Gloria Films. It had backing from INCAA, , ICAA, Ibermedia, and CNC's Aide aux Cinémas du Monde. Shooting locations included San Antonio de Areco, in the province of Buenos Aires. Rec ...
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Mala (2013 Film)
''Mala'' (''Bad'' or ''Evil'') is a 2013 Argentine crime film directed by Adrián Caetano and starring Ana Celentano, Brenda Gandini, Florencia Raggi, Juana Viale, Julián Krakov, Liz Solari, María Duplaá and Rafael Ferro. The plot revolves around Rosario, an assassin Assassination is the willful killing, by a sudden, secret, or planned attack, of a personespecially if prominent or important. It may be prompted by political, ideological, religious, financial, or military motives. Assassinations are orde ... who only kills men who mistreat or abuse women. Cast * Florencia Raggi as Rosario (II) * Juana Viale as Angélica * Liz Solari as Rosario (I) * María Duplaa as Rosario (III) * Brenda Gandini as Rosario (IV) * Rafael Ferro as Rodrigo * Ana Celentano as María * Julián Krakov as Carlos Javier * Arturo Goetz * Daniel Valenzuela * Susana Pampín * Laura Espínola * Rubén Noceda * Rogelio Gracia * Erasmo Olivera * Alejandro Ciancio References ...
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Francia (film)
''Francia'' is a 2009 Argentine film directed by Uruguayan Adrián Caetano, starring Natalia Oreiro Natalia Marisa Oreiro Iglesias (; born 19 May 1977) is a Uruguayan actress, singer, songwriter, model, television presenter and fashion designer. She began her career in telenovelas but since 2008 she has switched to work primarily in films. O .... Summary Mariana (Milagros Caetano), a young schoolgirl who goes by the name Gloria and always keeps her headphones handy to escape from troubles, shares her outlook on the past and present lives of her parents (played by Natalia Oreiro and Lautaro Delgado). Her parents separated when she was very young. Mariana's father, having moved out of his current partner's apartment, considers the option of renting a room to his ex-wife. Through Mariana's eyes, we observe the underlying tensions between Cristina and Carlos, their personal stories, the unwavering love they have for her, and their determined efforts to overcome challenging financ ...
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Crónica De Una Fuga
''Chronicle of an Escape'' (), also known as ''Buenos Aires, 1977'', is a 2006 Argentine historical drama film directed by Israel Adrián Caetano. The screenplay is written by Caetano, Esteban Student, and Julián Loyola, based on the autobiographical book ''Pase libre – la fuga de la Mansion Seré'' written by Claudio Tamburrini. The film was produced by Oscar Kramer and Hugo Sigman, and stars Rodrigo de la Serna, Pablo Echarri and Nazareno Casero. The film tells the true story of four men who narrowly escaped death at the hands of a military death squad during Argentina's National Reorganization Process, last civil-military dictatorship (1976-1983). Winner of the Silver Condor Award for Best Film, it was Argentina's entry for the 2007 Golden Globes Awards for the Best Foreign Language Film, and director Israel Adrián Caetano was nominated at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival for a Golden Palm. Plot On 23 November 1977, during Argentina's National Reorganization Process, last civi ...
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A Red Bear (film)
''Un oso rojo'' ("Red Bear" or "A Red Bear") is a 2002 Argentine, Spanish, and French neo-Western action drama film directed by Israel Adrián Caetano. The film was produced by Lita Stantic, and the screenplay was written by Caetano and Graciela Speranza, from the story penned by Romina Lafranchini. The picture features Julio Chávez, Soledad Villamil, Luis Machín, and Agostina Lage, among others. In a survey of the 100 greatest films of Argentine cinema carried out by the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken in 2000, the film reached the 38th position. Plot Oso ( Julio Chávez) is sent to prison for a robbery and a murder. After seven years, he is released from prison, and in a flashback, the robbery is seen that led to his arrest. His daughter, Alicia (Agostina Lage), was a year old on the day of the robbery. As a consequence, Alicia never got a chance to get to know her father. Oso returns to his hometown, a depressed suburb of Buenos Aires, fully aware that his wife ...
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Un Oso Rojo
''Un oso rojo'' ("Red Bear" or "A Red Bear") is a 2002 Argentine, Spanish, and French neo-Western action drama film directed by Israel Adrián Caetano. The film was produced by Lita Stantic, and the screenplay was written by Caetano and Graciela Speranza, from the story penned by Romina Lafranchini. The picture features Julio Chávez, Soledad Villamil, Luis Machín, and Agostina Lage, among others. In a survey of the 100 greatest films of Argentine cinema carried out by the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken in 2000, the film reached the 38th position. Plot Oso ( Julio Chávez) is sent to prison for a robbery and a murder. After seven years, he is released from prison, and in a flashback, the robbery is seen that led to his arrest. His daughter, Alicia (Agostina Lage), was a year old on the day of the robbery. As a consequence, Alicia never got a chance to get to know her father. Oso returns to his hometown, a depressed suburb of Buenos Aires, fully aware that his wife, Na ...
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16mm
16 mm film is a historically popular and economical gauge of film. 16 mm refers to the width of the film (about inch); other common film gauges include 8 mm and 35 mm. It is generally used for non-theatrical (e.g., industrial, educational, television) film-making, or for low-budget motion pictures. It also existed as a popular amateur or home movie-making format for several decades, alongside 8 mm film and later Super 8 film. Eastman Kodak released the first 16 mm "outfit" in 1923, consisting of a Ciné-Kodak camera, Kodascope projector, tripod, screen and splicer, for US$335 (). RCA-Victor introduced a 16 mm sound movie projector in 1932, and developed an optical sound-on-film 16 mm camera, released in 1935. History Eastman Kodak introduced 16 mm film in 1923, as a less expensive alternative to 35 mm film for amateurs. The same year the Victor Animatograph Corporation started producing their own 16 mm cameras and proje ...
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Pizza, Birra, Faso
''Pizza, Beer, and Cigarettes'' (; also known as ''Pizza, Beer & Smokes'') is a 1998 Argentine crime drama film written and directed by Israel Adrián Caetano and Bruno Stagnaro and starring Héctor Anglada, Jorge Sesan and Pamela Jordán. The film tells the story of a gang of marginalized adolescents who survive on the streets of Buenos Aires carrying out low-level robberies. ''Pizza, Beer, and Cigarettes'' is the film that's known as "the spark that ignited the New Argentine Cinema when it premiered at the international Mar del Plata Film Festival." It was filmed entirely in Buenos Aires. In a survey of the 100 greatest films of Argentine cinema carried out by the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken in 2000, the film reached the 10th position. In a new version of the survey organized in 2022 by the specialized magazines ''La vida útil'', ''Taipei'' and ''La tierra quema'', presented at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival, the film reached the 8th position. Plot Thi ...
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Allmovie
AllMovie (previously All Movie Guide) is an online database with information about films, television programs, television series, and screen actors. , AllMovie.com and the AllMovie consumer brand are owned by RhythmOne. History AllMovie was founded by popular-culture archivist Michael Erlewine, who also founded AllMusic and AllGame. The AllMovie database was licensed to tens of thousands of distributors and retailers for point-of-sale systems, websites and kiosks. The AllMovie database is comprehensive, including basic product information, cast and production credits, plot synopsis, professional reviews, biographies, relational links and more. AllMovie data is accessed on the web at the AllMovie website. It was also available via the AMG LASSO media recognition service, which can automatically recognize DVDs. In late 2007, TiVo Corporation acquired AMG for a reported $72 million. The AMG consumer facing web properties AllMusic, AllMovie and AllGame were sold by Rov ...
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