Casa de remolienda (lit. 'Regrind house') is a 2007 Chilean drama film directed by Joaquín Eyzaguirre and written by Cynthia Rimsky & Gonzalo San Martín.[1] Starring Amparo Noguera, Alfredo Castro, Tamara Acosta and Daniel Muñoz.[1] It is based on the play La Remolienda by Alejandro Sieveking.[2] It premiered on August 30, 2007, in Chilean theaters.[3]
| Casa de remolienda | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Joaquín Eyzaguirre |
| Screenplay by | Cynthia Rimsky Gonzalo San Martín |
| Based on | La Remolienda by Alejandro Sieveking |
| Produced by | Carmen Pantoja Jorge Benítez |
| Starring | Amparo Noguera Alfredo Castro Tamara Acosta Daniel Muñoz |
| Cinematography | David Bravo |
| Edited by | Sophie França |
| Music by | Andreas Bodenhöfer |
Production company | Cinembargo Comunicaciones Cine Televisión |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Chile |
| Language | Spanish |
Synopsis
editIn the 50s, in a town in the south of Chile, a recently widowed peasant woman decides to go down to the town to marry her 3 children. His sister lives in the village, whom he has not seen for 20 years. The latter, Rebeca, has a house regrind affair that Nicolasa is unaware of. Rebeca has 3 young prostitutes whom she decides to dress as young ladies who are housed in this supposed boarding house. Electric light is being installed in town, an obvious symbol of progress, and the engineer in charge is Renato, an old love of Rebeca's, whom he abandoned 20 years ago.[4]
Cast
editThe actors participating in this film are:[5][6]
- Amparo Noguera as Nicolasa
- Paulina García as Rebeca
- Tamara Acosta as María Mercedes (Ronca)
- Luz Valdivieso as Isaura
- Daniel Muñoz as Valentín
- Alfredo Castro as Renato
- Daniela Lhorente as Yola
- Claudio Arredondo as Oscar Badilla
- Francisca Eyzaguirre as Chepa
- Luis Gnecco as Mauricio Valdebenito
- Claudio Valenzuela as Remolacha Sanhueza
- Álvaro Espinoza as Graciano Morales
- Andrés Eyzaguirre as Nicolás Morales
- Luis Bravo as Gilberto Morales
- Carlos Belmar as Drunk Sad
- Wilson Fuentes as Employee
- Osvaldo Salom as Don Eutanasio (Matarifé)
- Jorge Topp as Don Chalo
- Consuelo Castillo as Prostitute 2
- Pamela Pacheco as Prostitute 3
- Carlos Montenegro as Employee at Casa de Remolienda
- Loreto Vuskovic as Bar Waitress
Reception
editBox-office
editIn its first week on the billboard it debuted in third place, attracting 14,465 viewers increasing to 26,077 viewers in its second week, displacing The Simpsons Movie.[7] In its third week, it continued to lead by raising $40,992.[8] For its fourth week, the film attracted 13,887 viewers for a total of 50,970 viewers.[9] After 11 weeks on the billboard, it caught a total of 74.244 viewers, collecting $176.532.660 Chilean pesos, becoming the fourth most successful national film of that year.[10]
Accolades
edit| Year | Award / Festival | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Pedro Sienna Awards | Best Picture | Casa de remolienda | Nominated | [11][12] |
| Best Actress | Amparo Noguera | Nominated | |||
| Paulina Garcia | Nominated | ||||
| Best Cinematography | David Bravo | Won | |||
| Best Art Direction | Hugo Tripodi | Won | |||
| Best Costume Design | Loreto Vuskovic | Won | |||
| Best Makeup | Taly Waisberg | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ a b "Casa de Remolienda". CineConChile. 2007-08-30. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ^ "Casa de remolienda". Normandie (in Spanish). 2012-02-02. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ^ "LatAm cinema » "Casa de Remolienda" se convierte en el cuarto estreno chileno del año". Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ^ "Casa de remolienda". Cinechile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ^ "Reparto de Casa de remolienda (película 2007). Dirigida por Joaquín Eyzaguirre". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2023-08-02. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ^ "Reparto Completo de Casa de Remolienda (Cine.com)". cine.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ^ "LatAm cinema » "Casa de remolienda", de Joaquín Eyzaguirre, lidera la taquilla chilena". Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ^ "Taquilla latina: Tres repiten, una arrasa en la primera mordida y otra sube de peso". noticine.com. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ^ ""Casa de remolienda" supera los 50 mil espectadores". Emol (in Spanish). 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-07-26. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ^ "LA VIDA ME MATA" ACAPARÓ NOMINACIONES AL PREMIO "PEDRO SIENNA 2008". 2016-03-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ^ "Filme "La Vida Me Mata" ganó en los Sienna". 2016-03-13. Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2023-08-02.