Trenque Lauquen (film)

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Trenque Lauquen
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Directed by Laura Citarella
Screenplay by
  • Laura Citarella
  • Laura Paredes
StarringLaura Paredes
CinematographyAgustín Mendilaharzu
Music byGabriel Chwojnik
Production
company
El Pampero Cine
Distributed byGrandfilm
Release date
  • 7 September 2022 (2022-09-07)(Venice)
Running time
260 minutes (two parts)
Countries
  • Argentina
  • Germany
LanguageSpanish

Trenque Lauquen is a 2022 Argentine-German mystery-drama film directed by Laura Citarella, and starring Laura Paredes, who co-wrote the screenplay with Citarella. A sequel to Citarella's Ostende (2011), the film premiered in the Orizzonti section of the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival. It was theatrically released in two parts.

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Plot

A woman disappears and two men go out on the road to look for her: they both love her. While looking for her, they wonder why did she leave, and although each man has their own suspicions about the real reason, they keep their thoughts hidden from each other, all the while never really becoming rivals. The sudden escape becomes the hidden core of a series of vignettes that the film delicately weaves: the secret of another woman's heart, also lost, many years ago; the secret of the life of a town in the countryside, governed by a supernatural incident that no one seems to perceive; the secret of their region's plains, which never cease to spread and devour everything, like the mysterious shadows that invade the world after the hour of twilight.

Cast

Release

The film had its world premiere in the Orizzonti section of the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival. [1] [2] It was later screened at various festivals including San Sebastián International Film Festival and the New York Film Festival. [2] In the US, it was released in two parts on 21 April 2023. [3]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 95% based on 20 reviews, with an average rating of 8.7/10. [4] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 91 out of 100, based on 7 critics' reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [5]

Trenque Lauquen was ranked first on Cahiers du Cinéma 's top 10 films of 2023 list. [6]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for Trenque Lauquen
AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
Venice Film Festival 10 September 2022 Orizzonti Award for Best Film Laura Citarella Nominated [7]
San Sebastián International Film Festival 24 September 2022 Zabaltegi-Tabakalera PrizeTrenque LauquenNominated [8]
Film Fest Gent 22 October 2022Grand Prix for Best FilmNominated [9]
Mar del Plata International Film Festival 12 November 2022Astor Piazzolla Award for Best Feature Length Film – Latin American CompetitionWon [10]
[11]
Alta Definición Argentina Award to the Best Film in the Latin American CompetitionWon
Eva Landeck Award Laura Citarella Won
International Cinephile Society Awards 12 February 2023Best PictureTrenque LauquenWon [12]
Best Director (Tied with Albert Serra) Laura Citarella Won
Best Screenplay Laura Citarella, Laura ParedesWon
Best EnsembleCast of Trenque LauquenWon

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