Searching-4 Tabernero
| Searching-4 Tabernero | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Spanish | Buscando a Tabernero |
| Directed by | Eduardo Montes-Bradley |
| Written by | Eduardo Montes-Bradley |
| Produced by | Henry Weinschenk, Eduardo Montes-Bradley, Soledad Liendo, Rodolfo Durán |
| Narrated by | Eduardo Montes-Bradley |
| Edited by | Eduardo Montes-Bradley |
| Music by | Eduardo Montes-Bradley, Gabriel Bajarlía |
Production companies | Heritage Film Project, Soy Cine |
| Distributed by | Heritage Film Project |
Release date |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Countries | Argentina United States |
| Languages | Spanish German English |
Searching-4 Taberno (Spanish: Buscando a Tabernero) is a 2020 Argentine-American documentary film directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley and produced by Heritage Film Project.[1]
The film traces the origins of German cinematographer Peter Paul Weinschenk before he arrived in Buenos Aires in October 1937 after four years as a cameraman in Madrid and Barcelona. Once in Argentina, Weinschenk enjoyed great success under the pseudo-name Pablo Tabernero. Tabernero is a literal translation from German of Weinschenk.
Searching-4 Taberno premiered at the 34th annual Mar del Plata International Film Festival, on November 26, 2020.[2][3]
Synopsis
Montes-Bradley joins Tabernero's eldest son (Enrique Faustino Weinschenk (1940), for the film. Together they traced Weinschenk's steps from his birth in Zehlendorf to his arrival in Buenos Aires.[4] The documentary includes previously unseen color footage of La Boca filmed in 1941 and footage of Tabernero walking with the troops of Buenaventura Durruti as they move forward to attack the troops loyal to Francisco Franco.
Development
Searching-4 Tabernero was filmed in Berlin, Trouville-sur-Mer, Barcelona, Madrid, New York, Charlottesville, Buenos Aires, and Mendoza.[5]
Reception
La Nación and Caligari both reviewed the movie favorably, the former calling it a tribute to Weinschenk.[6] Ámbito also gave Searching-4 Tabernero a favorable review, stating that the movie left them wanting to know more.[7]
References
- ^ ""Buscando a Tabernero": la película de un fotógrafo que escapó de la Alemania nazi". Radio JAI (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-09.
- ^ Amarillo, Ignacio Andres. "Sobreviviente del siglo XX". El Litoral. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
- ^ Montes-Bradley está "Buscando a Tabernero" en una exploración sobre el cine y el siglo. Telam November 25, 2020
- ^ Montes-Bradley, Eduardo. Homenajes IV. “Habeas Corpus: Peter Paul Weinschenk, alias Pablo Tabernero” 34to. Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata, Ediciones, 2019. p117.
- ^ Beamurguia, Martin (24 November 2020). ""Buscando a Pablo Tabernero" de Eduardo Montes Bradley. Crítica". Cinema Argentina Hoy.
- ^ Linguenti, Alejandro (November 25, 2020). "Tabernero, un nombre importante y poco recordado del cine argentino". La Nación. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Tras los pasos de un genio de la fotografía". Ámbito. Retrieved 9 December 2020.