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History and Geography (film)

History and Geography
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBernardo Quesney
Written byBernardo Quesney
Simón Soto
Produced byTomas Alzamora
Pablo Calisto
Bernardo Quesney
StarringAmparo Noguera
CinematographyMatías Illanes
Edited byValeria Hernández
Music byMartín Schlotfeldt
Production
company
Equeco
Distributed byStoryboard Media
Release dates
  • August 24, 2023 (2023-08-24) (SANFIC)
  • April 18, 2024 (2024-04-18) (Chile)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryChile
LanguageSpanish

History and Geography (Spanish: Historia y geografía) is a 2023 Chilean comedy film co-written, co-produced and directed by Bernardo Quesney.[1] Starring Amparo Noguera accompanied by Catalina Saavedra, Pablo Schwarz, Paloma Moreno, Paulina Urrutia and Steevens Benjamin.[2] It is about a remembered comedy television actress who decides to return to her hometown to put on a play with the purpose of recovering the artistic recognition that she thought she had lost, but never had.[3]

Synopsis

Gioconda Martínez is a remembered television comic actress who decides to return to her native San Felipe to put on a play based on La Araucana and, in the process, bury her past as "La huachita", a character that gave her great television popularity in full civil-military dictatorship.[4][5]

Cast

Production

Principal photography was scheduled to begin on April 4, 2020,[6] but was delayed until December of the same year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] It was filmed primarily in San Felipe, Chile.[8]

Release

The film had its world premiere on August 24, 2023, at the 19th Santiago International Film Festival,[9] then screened on November 8, 2023, at the 9th La Serena International Film Festival,[10] on January 22, 2024, at the 16th Chilean Film Festival,[11] on April 24, 2024, at the 25th Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema[12] and on August 10, 2024, at the 28th Lima Film Festival.[13] It had its commercial premiere on April 18, 2024, in Chilean theaters.[14]

Accolades

Year Award / Festival Category Recipient Result Ref.
2023 19th Santiago International Film Festival Chilean Film Competition - Best Picture History and Geography Nominated [15]
Best Director Bernardo Quesney Won
Best Performance Amparo Noguera Won[a]
2024 16th Chilean Film Festival Feature Film Competition - Best Performance Won [16]
12nd Antofagasta International Film Festival Best National Feature Film History and Geography Won [17]
28th Lima Film Festival Best Picture Nominated [18]

Notes

  1. ^ Tied with Sister & Sister

References

  1. ^ Catalán, Matías (2024-04-17). "Elenco de Historia & Geografía, una ácida comedia sobre la historia de Chile: "Es realmente insolente". ADN Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  2. ^ Puebla, Diego (2024-02-22). "Historia & Geografía: La película de comedia chilena tiene fecha de estreno". Futuro Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2024-08-15. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  3. ^ "Historia y Geografía". Santiago Festival Internacional de Cine. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  4. ^ "Historia & Geografía: La incorrecta comedia que aborda los orígenes de Chile y su identidad actual a través del mundo del teatro". Diario y Radio Universidad Chile (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  5. ^ Vogt, Nicolás (2024-04-30). "Bernardo Quesney, director de Historia y Geografía: Los chilenos somos chistosos pero de un humor muy oscuro". Solo Artistas Chilenos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2024-08-15. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  6. ^ "Suspenden rodaje de película "Historia y Geografía" a raíz de emergencia sanitaria generada por el Coronavirus". Diario Al Día.
  7. ^ García-Huidobro, Sofía. "Una tragicomedia histórica por Bernardo Quesney". Diario Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  8. ^ Trabajo, Diario El (2024-04-16). "Se estrena 'Historia y Geografía', una película filmada en las calles de San Felipe". Diario El Trabajo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  9. ^ "Historia & Geografía, estreno chileno con Amparo Noguera, en el SANFIC". ViendoMovies. Archived from the original on 2024-08-15. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  10. ^ "Festival Internacional de Cine de La Serena 2023 dio su puntapié inicial con el apoyo de la Universidad de La Serena y la Seremi de las Culturas, las Artes y el Patrimonio". Universidad de La Serena (in European Spanish). 2023-11-02. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  11. ^ "Programación". Festival de Cine Chileno. 2024-08-15. Archived from the original on 2024-08-15. Retrieved 2024-08-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  12. ^ "Historia y Geografía". Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2024-08-15. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  13. ^ "Historia y geografía". Festival de Cine de Lima.
  14. ^ Fernández, Matías (2024-03-27). "La aclamada comedia "Historia & Geografía" llega a los cines nacionales". Rock&Pop (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2024-08-15. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  15. ^ "SANFIC19 finaliza premiando a las mejores producciones nacionales e internacionales". Santiago Festival Internacional de Cine (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2024-09-06. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  16. ^ "Reconociendo al cine nacional: Conoce a los ganadores del 16° Festival de Cine Chileno FECICH". Bitácora de Cine (in Spanish). 2024-01-29. Archived from the original on 2024-09-06. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  17. ^ "Historia y Geografía gana el Festival Internacional de Antofagasta". El Mostrador (in Spanish). 2024-03-04. Archived from the original on 2024-09-06. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  18. ^ "Programación 28 FCL PUCP" (PDF). festivaldelima.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_and_Geography_(film)