Chavela (film)

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Chavela
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Directed by Catherine Gund
Daresha Kyi
Produced by Catherine Gund
Daresha Kyi
CinematographyNatalia Cuevas
Catherine Gund
Paula Gutiérrez Orio
Edited byCarla Gutierrez
Music byGil Talmi
Release date
  • February 9, 2017 (2017-02-09)(Berlin)
Running time
93 minutes
CountriesMexico
Spain
LanguagesEnglish
Spanish

Chavela is a 2017 American documentary film, directed by Catherine Gund and Daresha Kyi. [1] The film is a portrait of Mexican singer and actress Chavela Vargas. [2]

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The film premiered at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival on February 9, 2017, in the Panorama Dokumente program. [3] It was picked up for international distribution by Latido Films. [3]

The film was a GLAAD Media Award nominee for Outstanding Documentary at the 29th GLAAD Media Awards. [4] The film was screened at the 2017 Inside Out Film and Video Festival, where it won the Audience Award for Best Documentary, [5] and at the 2018 Queer North Film Festival, where it won the Audience Choice award for Best Women's Film. [6] The film also won a Pink Dragon Audience Award for the best film at the 2017 Ljubljana LGBT Film Festival. [7]

Critical reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 95% of 40 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7/10.The website's consensus reads: "Chavela pays affecting tribute to its subject with an absorbing documentary that outlines her remarkable life while effectively communicating the power and lingering impact of her art." [8] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 68 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "'Chavela': Film Review | Berlin 2017". The Hollywood Reporter , February 12, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Review: ‘Chavela’ Recalls the Life of the Ranchera Singer Chavela Vargas". The New York Times , October 3, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Daresha Kyi’s ‘Chavela’ Taken by Latido Films". Variety , February 9, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Netflix Tops GLAAD Media Awards Nominations". Broadcasting & Cable , January 1, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Rebels on Pointe takes best Canadian feature at Inside Out". Playback , June 6, 2017.
  6. ↑ "pINCO Triangle takes three Queer North awards". Sudbury Star , June 20, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Nagrade". 33. festival LGBT filma. Društvo ŠKUC. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "Chavela". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "Chavela". Metacritic . Retrieved 21 April 2024.
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