Blondi (film)

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Blondi
Directed byDolores Fonzi
Screenplay by
  • Dolores Fonzi
  • Laura Paredes
Produced by
  • Santiago Mitre
  • Dolores Fonzi
  • Agustina Llambí Campbell
  • Santiago Carabante
Starring
CinematographyJavier Juliá
Edited bySusana Leunda
Music byPedro Osuna
Production
companies
  • La Unión de los Ríos
  • Setembro Cine
  • Gran Via Productions
Release dates
  • 22 April 2023 (2023-04-22) (BAFICI)
  • 1 June 2023 (2023-06-01) (Argentina)
Countries
  • Argentina
  • Spain
  • United States
LanguageSpanish

Blondi is a 2023 comedy-drama film directed, co-written, produced, and starred by Dolores Fonzi in her directorial debut feature.

Plot

The plot follows the sibling-like relationship of single mother Rita with her 20-year-old son Mirko, as well with Blondi's other relatives Pepa (mother), Martina (elder sister), and Eduardo (brother-in-law).[1]

Cast

Production

Blondi was written by

Amazon Studios.[4]

Release

Blondi had its world premiere on 22 April 2023 at Cine Gaumont [es] during the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema (BAFICI).[5] It was released theatrically in Argentina on 1 June 2023.[6]

Reception

Ezequiel Boetti of

Página|12 rated Blondi with 8 points, deeming it to be a film with "a minimal anecdote" but carrying "an emotional weight uncommon for Argentine cinema".[7]

Alfonso Rivera of Cineuropa wrote that the film "[is] brimming with life, [is full with] with hilarious dialogues and [features] a dedicated and marvelously harmonized cast".[4]

Belén Vázquez Prieto of La Nación gave the film a 'very good' rating, writing that it displays "a genuine enthusiasm for storytelling and at the same time avoids the easy path of turning his characters into mere expressions of their ideas".[2]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2024
 11th Platino Awards Best Ibero-American Debut Film Nominated [8]
Best Actress Dolores Fonzi Nominated
Best Original Score Pedro Osuna Nominated

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Bertino, Andrea (7 July 2023). "La película Blondi y su maternidad diferente". La Diaria.
  2. ^ a b Vázquez Prieto, Paula (1 June 2023). "En Blondi, Dolores Fonzi demuestra su mejor pulso como directora en una comedia llena de vida". La Nación.
  3. ^ Hopewell, John (1 November 2022). "Film Factory Swoops on Dolores Fonzi's 'Blondi' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  4. ^ a b Rivera, Alfonso (24 September 2023). "Crítica: Blondi". Cineuropa.
  5. ^ Gómez, Noelia (26 April 2023). "Dolores Fonzi debuta como directora en "Blondi", una "película feliz"". Infobae.
  6. ^ "Dolores Fonzi y Carla Peterson salieron a festejar el éxito de la película 'Blondi'". Pronto. 12 July 2023.
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