Luna de Avellaneda (2004)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Juan José Campanella

Writers:

Juan José Campanella (writer)
Fernando Castets (writer)

Release Date:

20 May 2004 (Argentina)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Sport

Plot:

Argentine actor Ricardo Darín (Nine Queens, Son of the Bride) stars in the story of a social and sports...

Plot Keywords:

Casino | Club

Awards:

8 wins & 14 nominations

Cast

Ricardo Darín	...	Román Maldonado
Eduardo Blanco	...	Amadeo Grimberg
Mercedes Morán	...	Graciela
Valeria Bertuccelli	...	Cristina
Silvia Kutika	...	Verónica
José Luis López Vázquez	...	Don Aquiles
Daniel Fanego	...	Alejandro
Atilio Pozzobon	...	Atilio
Horacio Peña	...	Julio
María Victoria Biscay	...	Macarena
Francisco Fernández De Rosa	...	Darío
Micaela Moreno	...	Dalma
Alan Sabbagh	...	Ismael
Sofia Bertolotto	...	Yanina, Dario´s girlfiend
Claudia Santos

Also Known As:

Moon of Avellaneda (International: English title)

Runtime:

143 min

Country:

Argentina | Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Brazil:14 | Argentina:Atp | Spain:7 | Chile:TE

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Company:

100 Bares

Quotes:

Graciela: [speaking of her son in dental brackets] He's a dental retarded!

One of the best movies in my life

I have seen the movie at the Montreal Film Festival. I am not Argentine and don't speak Spanish. It is, however, one of the ten best movies I have seen in my life. Argentines can rest assured that this will be as powerful abroad as it seems to be down there. Rarely have I seen an audience enjoy a movie so much, the

laughter, the emotion, the high sense of humanity. It is certainly one of the most, if not the most, popular movie in the Festival. Intelligent, timely, human,

incredibly witty, deeply emotional. A movie that makes you happy to belong to the human race.

Please, wherever you are in the world, if this movie shows up in your local

festival, DON'T MISS IT!!! Anybody can make movies about war and misery and

poverty, but a movie that creates so much warmth and drama from small every

day situations is a gem. It had me crying and laughing and crying and laughing again. The applause at the Festival was thunderous, and so were the reviews.

I have not seen "Son Of The Bride" which was a big hit here. I do not want to miss it now. It is refreshing to see that somebody gives us the pleasure to go back to the movies to learn and enjoy life. It's been five days since I've seen it, and I still can't shake it off my mind. I find myself laughing and tearing up in the oddest situations.

One of the best movies I've seen in my life.