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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Chile Heads to Cannes: Sebastian Lelio, Diego Céspedes, Nicolás Acuña, Julio Rojas, Present Latest Buzz Titles
Chile heads to Cannes with an ambitious lineup. The country's a proving ground for cross-industry talent, set to converge at this year's fest with illustrator Alberto Montt designing the delegation's stand, and musician Javiera Parra on-site performing songs from Sebastián Lelio's Cannes Premiere title 'The Wave.' The range of Chilean filmmakers at Cannes ranges from Lelio and Diego Cespedes to new titles from established talent — Nicolás Acuña, Julio Rojas, René Ballesteros — to emerging cineastes such as María Paz González and Constanza Majluf. More from Variety Chile Launches New Perks, Asian Outreach as it Debuts Oscar-Winning Sebastián Lelio's 'The Wave' at Cannes Cannes Launches With Muted Opening Night Short on Star Power - And Cleavage Prestige Acquires Worldwide Rights to Action Sci-Fi Film 'Heavens: The Boy and His Robot' (EXCLUSIVE) 'The Wave' (Sebastian Lelio) A world sales pickup by FilmNation playing Cannes Première, the return to Chile of Oscar laureate Lelio ('A Fantastic Woman'), a musical capturing the good-humored outrage of Chile's biggest wave of feminist protests in history. From Chilean powerhouse Fabula, headed by Pablo, Juan de Dios Larraín. 'The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo' (Diego Céspedes) Quijote Films ('The Settlers') produces the Western that centers young Lidia and her queer family, blamed for an illness gripping the town. Ignorance reigns, vengeance is imminent, in the Charades-backed feature debut from the Cannes Cinéfondation winner, now selected for Un Certain Regard. 'Box 205' (Pablo Díaz del Río) Chile's Storyboard Media produces this thriller that sees Carmen Frei unravel the investigation into the suspicious death of her father, former Chilean president Eduardo Frei Montalva. 'The Devil's Wells' (Jairo Boisier Olave) A 2023 Ventana Sur Proyecta selection, this genre-bender follows Estrella, living in a drought-stricken town. Her divine gift for locating underground water sources leads her to a sinister plot. 'To Die On Your Feet' (María Paz González) The 'Lina From Lima' director presents a warped drama following Cruz, fleeting witness to a death, as she sets out to recover tempered emotions. Quijote Films, Txintxua Films ('Intimacy'), among producers. 'Erratics' (Thomas Woodroffe) Unearthed from the Patagonian tundra, the spirit of filmmaker Lucien Castlenau nods to a trip made by Paul Castelnau and Lucien Le Saint in 1925 — documenting the region's first nations. 'The Frame Maker' (Sahand Sarhaddi) The Berlinale Talents alum calls on history to reveal truths about the 1979 Iranian revolution's cross-generational impact, piecing together a narrative using his uncle's photos. 'The Grand Illusion' (Sebastián Pereira) A hazy experimental film that centers Cuban actor Roberto, who winds down Havana's boulevards in pure hallucination — believing he's part of a Netflix series. 'Landless Children' (René Ballesteros) Daniel and Juan, adopted in Europe, unravel long-buried truths in this documentary from Ballesteros, whose feature 'La Quemadura' scooped the Joris Ivens Award at Cinéma du Réel. 'Left Unsaid' (Ricardo Valenzuela Pinilla) It's 90s rural Chile, and Margarita and her peer Cucho hawk cell phones while wryly maneuvering personal and professional hurdles amidst a slew of communication mishaps, as irony ensues en route to connection. 'The Letelier File' (Rafael Valdeavellano & Nicolás Acuña) An anticipated true crime series that explores the assassination of Pinochet adversary Orlando Letelier, unmasking a clandestine conspiracy network, penned by Julio Rojas ('Case 63') and produced by La Ventana Cine ('Chicago Boys'). 'My Independence Day' (Constanza Majluf) Independence day, 1988 — Manuela dreams of winning her school's 'best dress' competition, while her older brother takes to the streets to protest Chile's vicious dictatorship. 'No Money, No Honey' (Nicole Costa) NYC non-binary sex-worker Máxima takes a nostalgic journey after unearthing tapes from their youth. From Argentina to Miami, themes of reclamation, community and identity converge. 'The Red Hangar' (Juan Pablo Sallato) An Iberseries & Platino Industria pitch participant, the film tracks an Air Force captain ordered to take part in a coup during the Pinochet dictatorship. 'The Tiger of the East' (Jorge Acevedo Carrasco) A doc following a musically-gifted Chilean cowboy sifting through adversity to achieve his dream — journeying to Mexico to play with Los Tigres del Norte. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Cannes Hidden Gem: ‘The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo' Is a Modern Western About Family (Exclusive Clip)
Is love a danger, or will it save the day? Chilean writer-director Diego Céspedes explores that question and the theme of family and community as a refuge in his feature debut The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo, which world premieres in Cannes' Un Certain Regard section on Thursday. It tells the story of Lidia, 11, 'who grows up in a loving queer family pushed to the edge of an unwelcoming dusty mining town,' according to a synopsis. 'They are blamed for a mysterious illness that's starting to spread – said to be passed through a single gaze, when one man falls in love with another.' More from The Hollywood Reporter Cannes Fest Draws Unusually High Number of Emmy Hopefuls Entertainment Squad Takes 'Walter, Grace & The Submarine' for North America (Exclusive) Kristen Stewart Wants to "Crash and Burn" in Cannes: "We Barely Finished This Movie" Check out an exclusive clip for the movie, produced by Quijote Films in Chile and Les Valseurs in France, with sales being handled by Charades, here. The modern western, starring Tamara Cortés, Matías Catalán, and Paula Dinamarca, may be set in the Chilean desert in the 1980s, well before the 29-year-old was born. But the queer director knows the challenges his characters face, including violence, fear and hatred, from his family's experience. 'My family comes from the suburbs of Chile's capital, Santiago, and they rented this little hairdresser salon and hired gay people to cut hair. At that time, it was just gay people cutting hair,' he tells THR. 'My mother was very close to them, and all of them died of AIDS. And I remember that my mother didn't have much information about it. We just heard that it was a very dangerous thing that can be transmitted very easily. It was just scary.' That is part of the context in which Céspedes created his story. 'I was also inspired by real people and how dissidents and transgender people, when they are abandoned by society, create communities and families,' he explains. 'That is special for me and the core of the film, the creation of a real family that is not sharing blood.' Finding Lidia took a year of auditions before the creative team hit the jackpot with Cortés. 'It was her first time around trans women and such a diverse group,' the director recalls. 'But when we put them together, she was very comfortable and very natural. And she has this mix of an adult attitude and also this kind of humor.' The idea that a gaze could transmit AIDS is not one Céspedes ever heard anyone suggest. 'It's a total creation, but in real life, I have heard very similar things,' he says before sharing thoughts fit for the post-truth world. 'There was ignorance at that time, and even now. When you don't have access to information, you create explanations, because us human beings need an explanation for everything. So, I thought that in this fictional town, what they think about the disease can be something that does not confront reality. We're having sex between men, and that's the main way of transmission. But why would we say that, if we can create another explanation that fits our way of seeing life?' In that sense, The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo is a plea to face reality and others. In fact, the need for being open to encountering people who are different is a core message that Céspedes feels is very timely. 'We grow up in a generation where people are taking very hard positions on who's the bad one and who's the good one, but I think we are missing that conversation and that looking each other in the eye.' Diego Céspedes Is the filmmaker optimistic that even in a divided world, humans can build real connections? 'That's a possibility, even if we don't see it too much in our modern society,' he tells THR. 'As human beings, we can talk, and we can find agreement when we look each other in the eye. We need to talk more.' Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Goonies' Cast, Then and Now "A Nutless Monkey Could Do Your Job": From Abusive to Angst-Ridden, 16 Memorable Studio Exec Portrayals in Film and TV The 10 Best Baseball Movies of All Time, Ranked
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Chile Heads to Cannes: Sebastian Lelio, Diego Céspedes, Nicolás Acuña, Julio Rojas, Present Latest Buzz Titles
Chile heads to Cannes with an ambitious lineup. The country's a proving ground for cross-industry talent, set to converge at this year's fest with illustrator Alberto Montt designing the delegation's stand, and musician Javiera Parra on-site performing songs from Sebastián Lelio's Cannes Premiere title 'The Wave.' The range of Chilean filmmakers at Cannes ranges from Lelio and Diego Cespedes to new titles from established talent — Nicolás Acuña, Julio Rojas, René Ballesteros — to emerging cineastes such as María Paz González and Constanza Majluf. More from Variety Chile Launches New Perks, Asian Outreach as it Debuts Oscar-Winning Sebastián Lelio's 'The Wave' at Cannes Cannes Launches With Muted Opening Night Short on Star Power - And Cleavage Prestige Acquires Worldwide Rights to Action Sci-Fi Film 'Heavens: The Boy and His Robot' (EXCLUSIVE) 'The Wave' (Sebastian Lelio) A world sales pickup by FilmNation playing Cannes Première, the return to Chile of Oscar laureate Lelio ('A Fantastic Woman'), a musical capturing the good-humored outrage of Chile's biggest wave of feminist protests in history. From Chilean powerhouse Fabula, headed by Pablo, Juan de Dios Larraín. 'The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo' (Diego Céspedes) Quijote Films ('The Settlers') produces the Western that centers young Lidia and her queer family, blamed for an illness gripping the town. Ignorance reigns, vengeance is imminent, in the Charades-backed feature debut from the Cannes Cinéfondation winner, now selected for Un Certain Regard. 'Box 205' (Pablo Díaz del Río) Chile's Storyboard Media produces this thriller that sees Carmen Frei unravel the investigation into the suspicious death of her father, former Chilean president Eduardo Frei Montalva. 'The Devil's Wells' (Jairo Boisier Olave) A 2023 Ventana Sur Proyecta selection, this genre-bender follows Estrella, living in a drought-stricken town. Her divine gift for locating underground water sources leads her to a sinister plot. 'To Die On Your Feet' (María Paz González) The 'Lina From Lima' director presents a warped drama following Cruz, fleeting witness to a death, as she sets out to recover tempered emotions. Quijote Films, Txintxua Films ('Intimacy'), among producers. 'Erratics' (Thomas Woodroffe) Unearthed from the Patagonian tundra, the spirit of filmmaker Lucien Castlenau nods to a trip made by Paul Castelnau and Lucien Le Saint in 1925 — documenting the region's first nations. 'The Frame Maker' (Sahand Sarhaddi) The Berlinale Talents alum calls on history to reveal truths about the 1979 Iranian revolution's cross-generational impact, piecing together a narrative using his uncle's photos. 'The Grand Illusion' (Sebastián Pereira) A hazy experimental film that centers Cuban actor Roberto, who winds down Havana's boulevards in pure hallucination — believing he's part of a Netflix series. 'Landless Children' (René Ballesteros) Daniel and Juan, adopted in Europe, unravel long-buried truths in this documentary from Ballesteros, whose feature 'La Quemadura' scooped the Joris Ivens Award at Cinéma du Réel. 'Left Unsaid' (Ricardo Valenzuela Pinilla) It's 90s rural Chile, and Margarita and her peer Cucho hawk cell phones while wryly maneuvering personal and professional hurdles amidst a slew of communication mishaps, as irony ensues en route to connection. 'The Letelier File' (Rafael Valdeavellano & Nicolás Acuña) An anticipated true crime series that explores the assassination of Pinochet adversary Orlando Letelier, unmasking a clandestine conspiracy network, penned by Julio Rojas ('Case 63') and produced by La Ventana Cine ('Chicago Boys'). 'My Independence Day' (Constanza Majluf) Independence day, 1988 — Manuela dreams of winning her school's 'best dress' competition, while her older brother takes to the streets to protest Chile's vicious dictatorship. 'No Money, No Honey' (Nicole Costa) NYC non-binary sex-worker Máxima takes a nostalgic journey after unearthing tapes from their youth. From Argentina to Miami, themes of reclamation, community and identity converge. 'The Red Hangar' (Juan Pablo Sallato) An Iberseries & Platino Industria pitch participant, the film tracks an Air Force captain ordered to take part in a coup during the Pinochet dictatorship. 'The Tiger of the East' (Jorge Acevedo Carrasco) A doc following a musically-gifted Chilean cowboy sifting through adversity to achieve his dream — journeying to Mexico to play with Los Tigres del Norte. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
