Miguel Gomes (Portugal)
ficción, 35mm, color, 147 min, 2008
Portugal/Francia

Sinopsis/Synopsis:
En el corazón de Portugal, entre las montañas, el mes de agosto es un alboroto de gente y actividad. Emigrantes vuelven a casa, disparan fuegos artificiales, controlan incendios, cantan karaoke, se tiran de los puentes, cazan jabalíes, beben cerveza y hacen bebés. Si el director y el equipo de filmación se hubieran avocado al asunto, resistiendo la tentación de unirse a las festividades, la sinopsis se reduciría a: Aquel Querido Mes de Agosto” sigue la relación afectiva entre padre e hija, y el primo de ésta, todos músicos en una banda de baile. Así que entonces, amor y música.

Créditos/Credits:
original title: Aquele Querido Mês de Agosto
country: Portugal, France
year: 2008
genre: fiction
directed by: Miguel Gomes
film run: 147'
screenplay: Miguel Gomes, Mariana Ricardo
cast: Sónia Bandeira, Fábio Oliveira, Joaquim Carvalho
cinematography by: Rui Poças
film editing: Miguel Gomes, Churro, Miguel Gomes
art director: Bruno Duarte
costumes designer: Mariana Ricardo
producer: Sandro Aguilar, Luís Urbano
production: O Som E A Fúria, Shellac

Festivales y premios/Festival and awards:
• 40th Director’s Fortnight [Cannes – France, 2008]
• 15th Valdivia International Film Festival [Chile, 2008]: Best International Film and Critics Award
• Viennale – Vienna International Film Festival, Special Miguel Gomes [Austria, 2008]: FIPRESCI Award
• 32nd São Paulo International Film Festival [Brazil, 2008]: Critics Award for Best Film
• 12th Festival de Cinema Luso-Brasileiro de Santa Maria da Feira [Portugal, 2008]: Jury Special Award, Critic’s Award, Audience Award, Film Club Society Award
• Las Palmas International Film Festival [Gran Canaria – Spain, 2009]: Lady Harimaguada de Prata Award, José Rivero award for Best Young Director
• FICG 24 – International Film Festival in Guadalajara – Competition for Ibero-American Feature Film [Mexico, 2009]: Jury’s Special Award, Special Mention for the sound
• 11th BAFICI – Buenos Aires International Festival of independent Cinema, Special Miguel Gomes [Argentina, 2009]: Best Film Award (Official International Competition)
• 14th Golden Globes Awards SIC/ Caras [Portugal, 2009]: Best Film Award
• Doc’s Kingdom – International Seminary on Documentary Cinema [Serpa – Portugal, 2008]
• 1th Festival International du Documentaire de Marseille, International Competition [France, 2008]
• 16th Vila do Conde International Film Festival, Work In Progress [Portugal, 2008]
• 20th États Généraux du Film Documentaire de Lussas [France, 2008]
• 24th Rencontres Cinéma de Gindou [France, 2009]
• 2nd Chungmuro International Film Festival, Celebrating 40th Director’s Fortnight [Corea, 2008]
• Reprise de la Quinzaine des Réalisateurs au Théâtre Poitiers [France, 2008]
• Corsica.Doc – Festival International du Documentaire [France, 2008]
• Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival [Brazil, 2008]
• 27th Vancouver International Film Festival [Canada, 2008]
• 11th Festival Cinéma Lusophone [Nantes – France, 2008]
• 3rd Rencontres Cinématographiques de Carros – Cinéalma 2008 [France, 2008]
• 30th Festival du Cinéma Méditerranéen de Montpellier [France, 2008]
• CPH:DOX – Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival [Denmark, 2008]
• 49th Festival dei Popoli [Italy, 2008]
• Filmer À Tout Prix [Belgium, 2008]
• 21st Festival Transméditérranée [Grasse – France, 2008]
• 25th Festival de Bastia – Arte Maré [France, 2008]
• Bucharest French Film Festival – Director’s Fortnight [Romania, 2008]
• 17th Festival du Film de Vendôme [France, 2008]
• 11st Istanbul International Meeting of Cinema & History [Turkey, 2008]
• 38th Rotterdam International Film Festival [Netherlands, 2009]
• Wisconsin Film Festival (USA, 2009)
• EuroCine 27 Bruxelles and Rome [Belgium and Italy, 2009]
• 52nd San Francisco International Film Festival [USA, May 2009]
• 35th Seatlle International Film Festival [USA, May 2009]
• 11th Provincetown International Film Festival [EUA, June 2009]
• European Film Promotion presents 4 New European Films at the Summer Edition of the New York Industry Screenings [EUA, June 2009]
• 15th Los Angeles Film Festival [USA, June 2009]
• 7th Quito Film Festival “Cero Latitud” [Ecuador, July 2009]
• 27th Filmfest München [Germany, June 2009]
• 41st Auckland International Film Festival [New Zealand, July 2009]
• 38th Wellington Film Festival, Australia [New Zealand, July 2009]
• 57th Jecheon International Music&Film Festival [Korea, August 2009]
• 4th International Film Festival Cinematik [Slovakia, September 2009]
• 19th Ljubljana International Film Festival [Slovenia, November 2009]

Críticas/Reviews:
The Guardian
FIRPESCI
All Voices

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