The Blue Star (film)

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The Blue Star
The Blue Star (film) poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
SpanishLa estrella azul
Directed byJavier Macipe
Screenplay byJavier Macipe
Produced by
  • Simón de Santiago
  • Amelia Hernández Causapé
  • Hernán Musaluppi
Starring
  • Pepe Lorente
  • Cuti Carabajal
  • Mariela Carabajal
  • Noelia Verenice López
  • Demi Carabajal
  • Marc Rodríguez
  • Bruna Cusí
  • Catalina Sopelana
  • Aitor Domingo
  • Coya Chavero
  • Pablo Carabajal
CinematographyÁlvaro Medina
Edited byNacho Blasco
Music by
  • Alicia Morote
  • Peteco Carabajal
Production
companies
  • MOD Producciones
  • El Pez Amarillo
  • Cimarrón
  • La Charito Films
  • Prisma
Distributed byWanda Visión
Release dates
  • 25 September 2023 (2023-09-25)(Zinemaldia)
  • 23 February 2024 (2024-02-23)(Spain)
  • 12 September 2024 (2024-09-12)(Argentina)
Running time
129 minutes
Countries
  • Spain
  • Argentina
LanguageSpanish

The Blue Star (Spanish: La estrella azul) is a 2023 Spanish-Argentine drama film directed by Javier Macipe (in his directorial debut feature) inspired by the life of Aragonese musician Mauricio Aznar which stars Pepe Lorente.

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Plot

Set in the 1990s, [1] the plot follows the plight of Spanish rocker Mauricio, who leaves his band and wanders around Latin America seeking to rediscover his musical vocation. He becomes acquainted with folk genres such as the chacarera in Santiago del Estero, and teams up with old musician Don Carlos  [ es ]. [2] [3] [4]

Cast

Production

The project was born as a commission from Mauricio Aznar's mother to Javier Macipe 18 years before the theatrical release of the film. [7] The film is a Spanish-Argentine co-production by MOD Producciones, El Pez Amarillo and Cimarrón, alongside La Charito Films and Prisma. [4] Filming began in 2020 in Zaragoza. [8] It was interrupted in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] It resumed in Argentina in late 2022, shooting in locations such as Santiago del Estero. [8]

Release

The film was selected for the 'New Directors' section of the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival, [4] premiering on 25 September 2023. [9] Its festival run also included screenings at the Warsaw Film Festival, the Seville European Film Festival, the Mar del Plata International Film Festival, [10] [11] and the 39th Santa Barbara International Film Festival. It was released theatrically in Spain on 23 February 2024. [12]

The theatrical release in Argentina and Uruguay was set for 12 September 2024. [13]

Reception

Philipp Engel of Cinemanía rated the film 4½ out of 5 stars deeming it to be "pure cinephile craftmanship, the emotion about a finely done work" in the verdict, while writing that the film has "a universal reach, infinitely broader than the band's fan club". [14]

Alberto Olmos of El Confidencial rated the film 5 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be "a very beautiful film, of good people, of sacred sadness" and "the best cinema possible". [15]

Paula Arantzazu Ruiz  [ es ] of Ara rated the film 4 out of 5 stars writing that "everything is diaphanous and poetic at the same time" in the film, while the biographical account "is imbued with a truly authentic emotion". [16]

Alejandro Lingenti of La Nación rated the film 4 out of 5 stars ('very good'), writing that the fiction "intersects opportunely with the documentary to enhance the affective community that existed between the Spanish musician and his warm hosts [from Santiago del Estero]". [17]

In September 2024, the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain selected The Blue Star for a shortlist of 3 films to determine their final submission for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards. [18]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
2024
 39th Santa Barbara International Film Festival Nueva Vision Award for Spain / Latin America CinemaWon [19]
42nd Uruguay International Film Festival Audience AwardWon [20]
Young Jury AwardWon
30th Forqué Awards Best Film Nominated [21]
Best Actor in a FilmPepe LorenteNominated
Cinema and Education in ValuesNominated
2025
 12th Feroz Awards Best Drama Film Pending [22]
Best Screenplay in a Film Javier MacipePending
Best Main Actor in a Film Pepe LorentePending
Best Film PosterLaura PerePending

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