La cocina

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La cocina
La cocina poster.jpg
Promotional release poster
Directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios
Screenplay byAlonso Ruizpalacios
Based on The Kitchen
by Arnold Wesker
Produced by
  • Lauren Mann
  • Gerardo Gatica González
  • Ivan Orlic
  • Ramiro Ruiz
Starring
CinematographyJuan Pablo Ramirez [1]
Production
companies
Release date
Running time
139 minutes [3]
Countries
  • United States
  • Mexico
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English

La cocina ( Spanish for 'The Kitchen') is a 2024 drama film written and directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios. The film is based on the 1957 stage play The Kitchen by Arnold Wesker. [4]

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The film stars Raúl Briones Carmona, Rooney Mara, Anna Diaz, Motell Foster, Oded Fehr, Eduardo Olmos and Spenser Granese.

It had its world premiere at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival on February 16, 2024.

Premise

Set at a restaurant in Manhattan, New York. [5]

Cast

Production

In April 2022, it was announced Rooney Mara had joined the cast of the film, with Alonso Ruizpalacios directing from a screenplay he wrote. [6]

Principal photography took place in Mexico City. [7]

Release

It had its world premiere in Competition at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival on February 16, 2024. [8] [3]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 77% of 14 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.2/10. [9]

Robert Daniels of RogerEbert.com called the film, "a monumental work of righteous anger" that "aim at the grinding, chewing machinery of not only the American dream but the remnant of the failed egalitarian promise of the industrial commerce." The Hollywood Reporter's David Rooney wrote, "There’s a surging life force felt in every scene of Alonso Ruizpalacios’ superbly acted La Cocina — at times ebullient but more often on edge, if not careening dangerously toward disaster or violence. [10] " Indiewire's David Ehrlich gave the film a B, writing, "The more that “La Cocina” alternates between operatic long-takes and grease-stained close-ups, the more you can feel its characters fighting to retain their souls in the face of a parable that’s eager to cast them as collateral damage. [11] " In a more critical review, Screen International's Lee Marshall wrote, "This constant striving for symbolic import sums up the issues of a maximalist drama that is full of drive, ideas and ambition, but charts no satisfying dramatic arc, and too often feels simply strident. [12] "

Accolades

The film was selected in Competition at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, thus it was nominated to compete for Golden Bear award.

AwardDateCategoryRecipientResultRef.
Berlin International Film Festival 25 February 2024 Golden Bear Alonso Ruizpalacios Nominated [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Juan Pablo Ramirez". Juan Pablo Ramirez. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  2. ↑ "La Cocina". Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía . Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "La Cocina". Berlinale . Archived from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  4. ↑ Ehrlich, David (February 16, 2024). "'La Cocina' Review: Rooney Mara and Raúl Briones Spice Up a Furious Drama Set in the Kitchen of a Times Square Tourist Trap". Indiewire. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  5. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (January 23, 2024). "HanWay Boards Rooney Mara Berlin Competition Title 'La Cocina'; Fifth Season & WME Rep North America — EFM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  6. ↑ Raup, Jordan (April 22, 2022). "Rooney Mara to Lead Alonso Ruizpalacios' New Film La Cocina". The Film Stage. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  7. ↑ Booth, Ned (April 25, 2022). "Rooney Mara To Star In Alonso Ruizpalacios' New NYC Kitchen Movie 'La Cocina'". The Playlist. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  8. ↑ Vivarelli, Nick; Shafer, Ellise (January 22, 2024). "Berlin Film Festival Unveils Full Lineup: 'La Cocina' Starring Rooney Mara, 'Another End' With Gael García Bernal Among Competition Titles". Variety . Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  9. ↑ "La Cocina | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  10. ↑ Rooney, David (2024-02-16). "'La Cocina' Review: Rooney Mara in Explosive Account of Immigrant Restaurant Workers Chasing the American Dream". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  11. ↑ Ehrlich, David (2024-02-16). "'La Cocina' Review: Rooney Mara and Raúl Briones Spice Up a Furious Drama Set in the Kitchen of a Times Square Tourist Trap". IndieWire. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  12. ↑ Marshall2024-02-16T21:15:00+00:00, Lee. "'La Cocina': Berlin Review". Screen. Retrieved 2024-02-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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