Violeta went to heaven tops brazils ceara film fest imdb. The film is based on a biography by angel parra, violetas son with luis cereceda arenas. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Get phone numbers, email addresses, org charts and more from virtually everyone working in entertainment. The latest film from chiles andres wood machuca is this biopic of influential, inspiring folksinger and political activist violeta parra. Violeta went to heaven tops brazils ceara film fest. Winner of the world cinema dramatic jury prize at this years sundance film festival, woods film is screening this this week in new york city, as. Violeta went to heaven also suffers from an overtly conventional way of depicting the life events of an anythingbutconventional woman, a lazy flaw further highlighted by its brief moments of visual experimentation. Violeta went to heaven is an expressive biopic about the life and music of violeta parrafrancisca gavilan, a beloved and renowned folk singer in her native chile. Violeta went to heaven, winner of sundances world cinema dramatic jury prize, will be released in north america by kino lorber later this year. In 2012, violeta went to heaven won the world cinema dramatic jury prize in park city, went on to appear at festivals around the world including stops in miami, oslo and hamburg, and earned a goya nomination best iberoamerican film.
Violeta parra went to heaven, chilean selection for best foreign. Its no surprise that violeta went to heaven was chiles oscar submission, but unlike most awardsgrubbing biopics, this. I had done several films with miguel ioan littin and rodrigo bazaes, the. Still, knowing who you are or have heard it is not enough at all to say that we know the inside and out. A scene from violeta went to heaven, andres woods film about the chilean folk singer violeta parra. Although violeta went to heaven hints at the artistic vitality of the chilean folk heros life, the execution is too oblique to have much of an impact. The biographical bits soon feel like a distraction from the music, performed by gaviln. I think the film says everything i know about that, but grouped in 1 hour and 45 minutes of film. Most of the film is stitched together by performances of parras songs. Violeta went to heaven is a 2011 chilean biopic about singer and folklorist violeta parra, directed by andres wood. The style of the camera gives an 80s environment that makes the film look like a documentary. Violeta went to heaven tells the story of famed chilean singer and folklorist violeta parra, tracing her evolution from impoverished child to international sensation and chiles national hero, while capturing the swirling intensity of her inner contradictions, fallibilities, and passions.
Kino lorber presents violeta went to heaven, coming to select theaters march 29, 20. Violeta went to heaven, directed by andres wood the new york. Violeta went to heaven trailer 1 20 drama movie hd. Loosely based on angel parras memoirs of his mother violeta parra, the film offers a multifaceted and lyrical portrayal of an influential figure in world music and complex cultural icon of. Violeta went to heaven explores fundamental tensions in folk artist violeta parras too brief, tumultuous life. Winner of the world cinema jury prize at the 2012 sundance film festival, the chilean drama violeta went to heaven tells the extraordinary life story of the acclaimed folklorist, musician, and poet violeta parra, whose songs have become hymns for latin americans all over the world. Sundance biopic winner violeta went to heaven acquired. Violeta went to heaven movie photos and stills fandango. The extraordinary story of the iconic poet, musician and folksinger violeta parra, whose songs have become hymns for chileans and latin americans alike. Spanishlanguage fests and markets will respond favorably to chiles official oscar entry, but the likelihood of theatrical exposure elsewhere is slim. A portrait of famed chilean singer and folklorist violeta parra filled with her musical work, her. What i like is that the movie was easy to understand, charismatic, funny and very chileani mean the accent and the modern culture. Sundance winner violeta went to heaven goes to kino. To celebrate the sundance film festival violeta went to heaven can be seen this week on hulu classic.
In violeta went to heaven, a folk icons tempestuous life. A portrait of the famed chilean singer and folklorist violeta parra filled with her musical work, her memories, her loves and her hopes. Companies wood producciones title producer release date. Violeta name and violeta a dramatic film not a documentary that wom the world cinema jury prize dramatic at the 2012 sundance film festival. Filmmaker andres wood attends the violeta went to heaven premiere held at the egyptian theatre during the 2012 sundance film festival on january 20, 2012 in park city, utah. The picture is gearing to hit theaters this spring, and we have the exclusive poster below. Violeta went to heaven trailer with english subtitles youtube. Chile barely exists in the american consciousness, despite mumblings about the c. The unconventional biopic, which was selected as the chilean entry for best foreign language film at.
Drama completed 2012 write as you like, use the rhythms that come out, try different instruments, sit at the piano, destroy the metric, shout instead of singing, blow your guitar and play the horn. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Watch violeta went to heaven 2011 full movie free online. Francisca gavilan as violeta parra in violeta went to heaven. Violeta went to heaven trailer 1 20 drama movie hd a portrait of famed chilean singer and folklorist violeta parra filled with her musical work, her memories, her loves and her hopes. Violeta went to heaven premiere 2012 sundance film. The story of famed chilean singer and folklorist violeta parra, tracing her evolution from impoverished child to global sensation and national hero. Just finished watching and i cant express how it moved me. Violeta went to heaven the intense, remarkable life of the chilean singersongwriter violeta parra is explored with sensitivity and exquisite lightness of touch in andres woods violeta went to. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing violeta went to heaven near you. These are quite beautiful, as the impeccable biopic aesthetics give way to violeta s 16mm blackandwhite bolex footage and.
The film, which this year won the sundance world cinema dramatic jury prize, is. Violeta parras revival of chilean traditional music galvanized a socially and. Violeta went to heaven also suffers from an overtly conventional way of. Violeta went to heaven tells the story of famed chilean singer and folklorist violeta parra, tracing her evolution from impoverished child to international. Beasts of the southern wild the house i live in, beasts of the southern wild, the law in these parts and violeta went to heaven earn grand jury prizes audience favorites include the invisible war, the surrogate, searching for sugar man and valley of saints sleepwalk with me receives best of audience award park city, ut. Chiles official submission to the best foreign language film category of the 84th academy awards 2012. A rare chilean film that doesnt mention either the allende or pinochet regimes, violeta went to heaven is a love letter to a lost 20thcentury goddess. Fortaleza andres woods violeta went to heaven, a biopic of chilean songwriter and folklorist violeta parra, topped the ceara ibero american film fest, which closed last night at the jose. Violeta went to heaven customers who viewed this item also viewed. Loosely based on angel parras memoirs of his mother violeta parra, the film offers a.