Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata

# Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata

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Interview with Zara Jian: Sergei Parajanov Takes Us to the Present

In March 1965, “Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors” had its world premiere at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival. It was Sergei Parajanov’s debut feature drama, but the director himself couldn’t attend. Known for his eccentric genius and strong personality, the then-40-year-old Parajanov declared excitedly, “I will go to Argentina and never return to the Soviet Union.” Predictably, given the restrictions of the Soviet era, he was denied a visa to Argentina. Poster of “Shadows of Forgotten

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Interview with Zara Jian: Sergei Parajanov Takes Us to the Present

'Evil Does Not Exist' is a beautiful and sad portrait of kindness and community | Mar del Plata 2023

BY JERÓNIMO CASCO NOVEMBER 13, 2023, 4:30 PM | UTC-GMT -3 'Evil Does Not Exist' is a beautiful and sad portrait of kindness and community | Mar del Plata 2023 We are no longer at the Mar del Plata festival but the great titles that it left us continue to echo in the world of cinephilia. In this case we have to bring you our opinion on what was probably the most beautiful and saddest film of the festival at the same time, Evil Does Not Exist. The latest film by acclaimed Japanese director Ryusuke

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‘There Was, There Was Not’: The Vanished Republic of Artsakh

After the 44-day Patriotic War in 2020, four women decided to leave their homeland very temporarily.Yet with their departure, their homeland—Artsakh, a “nation” with severely limited recognition—vanished from history. The Republic of Artsakh, also known as the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, was a de facto state that existed for over 30 years with limited international recognition. It was also the battleground that briefly overtook pandemic headlines in recent years. After the dissolution of the S

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‘There Was, There Was Not’: The Vanished Republic of Artsakh

My first day in Mar del Plata, Palestine, Israel and Architecture

My journey at the 39th Mar del Plata International Film Festival unfolded with a documentary about architecture, an Israeli drama, and a Palestinian experimental film. How do you usually get to know a foreign city? Do you study travel guides and meticulously prepare a well-planned itinerary? Or do you watch recommended short videos by social media influencers? Would you (keep your smartphone at bay and) deliberately get lost in the city? Or would you rely on your impressions and imaginings of th

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My first day in Mar del Plata, Palestine, Israel and Architecture

Regarding 'Eureka' (2023), the new film by Lisandro Alonso premiered in Mar del Plata 2023

BY JERÓNIMO CASCO NOVEMBER 28, 2023, 12.27 PM | UTC-GMT -3 Regarding 'Eureka' (2023), the new film by Lisandro Alonso premiered in Mar del Plata 2023 An indigenous man calls his ancestors from the seashore with a song. He bids farewell to the force of water by climbing a hill and watching a nun carrying a cowboy. To my surprise, that cowboy is played by Viggo Mortensen… The nun leaves him somewhere with the excuse that “it is the furthest she can take him.” This cowboy has to go to a small town

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Interview with Zara Jian: Sergei Parajanov Takes Us to the Present

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

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