Veteran auteur Mario Martone, whose Naples-set drama “Nostalgia” launched last year from Cannes, has quite a lot in common with Massimo Troisi, Italy’s beloved late comic actor-director who is best known internationally as the star of Oscar-winning film “Il Postino.”
Which is why Martone was well-suited to direct the multi-layered doc about Troisi’s legacy “Somebody Down There Likes Me” that is screening in the Berlinale Special sidebar.
For starters, they are both Neapolitan, and were born only a few years a part. Troisi – who in “Il Postino” played the simple postman who rides his bicycle on a sandy Italian island to deliver mail to his sole client, the Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda – died tragically of congenital heart failure at age 41 in June 1994, the day after “Il Postino” finished shooting at Rome’s Cinecittà studios.
Martone in Berlin spoke to Variety about capturing Troisi’s combination of humor,...
Which is why Martone was well-suited to direct the multi-layered doc about Troisi’s legacy “Somebody Down There Likes Me” that is screening in the Berlinale Special sidebar.
For starters, they are both Neapolitan, and were born only a few years a part. Troisi – who in “Il Postino” played the simple postman who rides his bicycle on a sandy Italian island to deliver mail to his sole client, the Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda – died tragically of congenital heart failure at age 41 in June 1994, the day after “Il Postino” finished shooting at Rome’s Cinecittà studios.
Martone in Berlin spoke to Variety about capturing Troisi’s combination of humor,...
- 2/22/2023
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
The Berlin Film Festival today announced eight titles that have been added to its Berlinale Special program. The new crop of films includes Golda, starring Helen Mirren, Camille Cottin, and Liev Schreiber.
Directed by Guy Nattiv from a screenplay by Nicholas Martin, the pic follows the intensely dramatic and high-stakes responsibilities and decisions that Golda Meir, former Israeli prime minister, faced during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Mirren stars as Meir. Jane Hooks and Michael Kuhn are producers on the pic. Embankment is handling sales.
Other titles added to the program include Netflix’s Kill Boksoon. Jeon Do-Yeon, who won the best actress award at Cannes in 2007 for Secret Sunshine, stars in the pic, which follows a single mother and renowned hired killer who struggles to find a balance between her personal and work life.
Also selected is Andrea Di Stefano’s Last Night of Amore, starring Pierfrancesco Favino, Linda Caridi,...
Directed by Guy Nattiv from a screenplay by Nicholas Martin, the pic follows the intensely dramatic and high-stakes responsibilities and decisions that Golda Meir, former Israeli prime minister, faced during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Mirren stars as Meir. Jane Hooks and Michael Kuhn are producers on the pic. Embankment is handling sales.
Other titles added to the program include Netflix’s Kill Boksoon. Jeon Do-Yeon, who won the best actress award at Cannes in 2007 for Secret Sunshine, stars in the pic, which follows a single mother and renowned hired killer who struggles to find a balance between her personal and work life.
Also selected is Andrea Di Stefano’s Last Night of Amore, starring Pierfrancesco Favino, Linda Caridi,...
- 1/13/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Film
Netflix is teaming with the Larraín brothers’ indie production outfit Fabula to produce its second Chilean original, a feature-length adaptation of Antonio Skármeta’s “Burning Patience,” sometimes referred to as “The Postman,” adapted by one of Chile’s highest-profile screenwriters in Guillermo Calderón and helmed by “Sex With Love” director Boris Quercia. According to Fabula, a wide casting call will be announced soon, with shooting set for next year.
The book tells the fictional story of Mario, a young fisherman who dreams of becoming a poet. To that end, the young man gets a job as the postman to Pablo Neruda when the legendary writer, poet and diplomat moves there after being exiled from Chile. The Netflix adaptation has big shoes to fil. In 1996, Michael Radford’s adaptation of the story was nominated for five Academy Awards including best picture, best actor (Massimo Troisi), best director and best adapted screenplay,...
Netflix is teaming with the Larraín brothers’ indie production outfit Fabula to produce its second Chilean original, a feature-length adaptation of Antonio Skármeta’s “Burning Patience,” sometimes referred to as “The Postman,” adapted by one of Chile’s highest-profile screenwriters in Guillermo Calderón and helmed by “Sex With Love” director Boris Quercia. According to Fabula, a wide casting call will be announced soon, with shooting set for next year.
The book tells the fictional story of Mario, a young fisherman who dreams of becoming a poet. To that end, the young man gets a job as the postman to Pablo Neruda when the legendary writer, poet and diplomat moves there after being exiled from Chile. The Netflix adaptation has big shoes to fil. In 1996, Michael Radford’s adaptation of the story was nominated for five Academy Awards including best picture, best actor (Massimo Troisi), best director and best adapted screenplay,...
- 11/9/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
No; Beyond the Hills; Warm Bodies; Beautiful Creatures; Hitchcock; To the Wonder
A gripping combination of political history and personal intrigue, Pablo Larraín's No (2012, Network, 15) dramatically recounts the campaign to remove General Pinochet from power during the 1988 Chilean referendum. Based on a stage play by Antonio Skármeta, the action centres on René Saavedra (Gael García Bernal), an advertising executive enlisted to sell the "No" campaign to a nation with the slogan "Happiness is coming", to the displeasure of the hard-line politicos who believe he's belittling their cause.
The completion of a thematic trilogy (following Tony Manero and Post Mortem), No benefits from Larraín's bold use of boxy, grainy U-matic video stock, which enables him to blend latterday recreations with authentic archival TV footage. The result is a seamless mix of fact and fiction, brought together through a unifying aesthetic in which the medium perfectly fits the message.
At times...
A gripping combination of political history and personal intrigue, Pablo Larraín's No (2012, Network, 15) dramatically recounts the campaign to remove General Pinochet from power during the 1988 Chilean referendum. Based on a stage play by Antonio Skármeta, the action centres on René Saavedra (Gael García Bernal), an advertising executive enlisted to sell the "No" campaign to a nation with the slogan "Happiness is coming", to the displeasure of the hard-line politicos who believe he's belittling their cause.
The completion of a thematic trilogy (following Tony Manero and Post Mortem), No benefits from Larraín's bold use of boxy, grainy U-matic video stock, which enables him to blend latterday recreations with authentic archival TV footage. The result is a seamless mix of fact and fiction, brought together through a unifying aesthetic in which the medium perfectly fits the message.
At times...
- 6/15/2013
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
Chicago – The controversy swirling around Pablo Larraín’s Oscar-nominee “No” is typical of the outrage garnered by many a historical drama. Since the film focuses solely on one crucial segment of the activism that ousted Chilean dictator Pinochet during the 1988 plebiscite, some viewers will complain that not every hero in the tale is represented. Of course, that’s what encyclopedias are for.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
Just as Spielberg’s “Lincoln” brilliantly explored the complicated, occasionally deceptive efforts that were vital in achieving slavery’s abolishment with the passage of the 13th Amendment, Larraín’s “No” focuses on the marketing campaign that built support for the anti-Pinochet movement. Both films are invaluable portraits of tenacious trailblazers who were able to win over the hearts and minds of timid voters. Yet whereas “Lincoln” was shot in widescreen, painterly compositions, “No” adopts the exact style of the game-changing ads its film celebrates.
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Rating: 4.0/5.0
Just as Spielberg’s “Lincoln” brilliantly explored the complicated, occasionally deceptive efforts that were vital in achieving slavery’s abolishment with the passage of the 13th Amendment, Larraín’s “No” focuses on the marketing campaign that built support for the anti-Pinochet movement. Both films are invaluable portraits of tenacious trailblazers who were able to win over the hearts and minds of timid voters. Yet whereas “Lincoln” was shot in widescreen, painterly compositions, “No” adopts the exact style of the game-changing ads its film celebrates.
Read Matt Fagerholm...
- 3/8/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chilean writer and director Pablo Larraín’s thought-provoking and captivating No, which is loosely based on an unpublished play written by Antonio Skármeta, focuses on the media campaign that played a significant part in military dictator Augusto Pinochet’s downfall from Chilean rulership. It sharply brings to a close Larraín’s trilogy of Pinochet-centric films, which also includes Tony Manero and Post Mortem.
In 1988, a referendum is called for to decide whether or not Pinochet will remain in power for an additional eight year run. The leaders of the opposition appoint keen advertising exec and regular skateboarder René Saavedra (Gael Garcia Bernal) to spearhead their “No” campaign, which includes nightly fifteen-minute long television adverts. With only limited time and resources at their disposal, René devises a bold and daring plan to convince voters of Pinochet’s immoral ways.
Filmed with a U-matic camera that captures the coarse aesthetic of the late 80s,...
In 1988, a referendum is called for to decide whether or not Pinochet will remain in power for an additional eight year run. The leaders of the opposition appoint keen advertising exec and regular skateboarder René Saavedra (Gael Garcia Bernal) to spearhead their “No” campaign, which includes nightly fifteen-minute long television adverts. With only limited time and resources at their disposal, René devises a bold and daring plan to convince voters of Pinochet’s immoral ways.
Filmed with a U-matic camera that captures the coarse aesthetic of the late 80s,...
- 2/8/2013
- by Jamie Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Director: Pablo Larraín; Screenwriter: Pedro Peirano; Starring: Gael García Bernal, Alfredo Castro, Antonia Zegers, Luis Gnecco, Marcial Tagle; Running time: 118 mins; Certificate: 15
Advertising becomes a force for good in the absorbing Chilean drama No. Gael García Bernal stars as René, a Don Draperish ad exec who helps shape the 1988 campaign to unseat dictator Augusto Pinochet, but the retro cool look and fashionable cynicism that invites comparison to Mad Men is merely an undercurrent, threatening to pull René down while he strives for higher ideals.
Early scenes inside the boardroom also evoke the AMC series, but with a wry nod to today's more sophisticated audience. René presents a typically '80s cola commercial, filled with young, beautiful people randomly prancing about, flicking their hair and grinning ecstatically. A cut to a mime makes the client squirm, begging the question: is this the American dream, or a nightmare?
René is nonetheless successful.
Advertising becomes a force for good in the absorbing Chilean drama No. Gael García Bernal stars as René, a Don Draperish ad exec who helps shape the 1988 campaign to unseat dictator Augusto Pinochet, but the retro cool look and fashionable cynicism that invites comparison to Mad Men is merely an undercurrent, threatening to pull René down while he strives for higher ideals.
Early scenes inside the boardroom also evoke the AMC series, but with a wry nod to today's more sophisticated audience. René presents a typically '80s cola commercial, filled with young, beautiful people randomly prancing about, flicking their hair and grinning ecstatically. A cut to a mime makes the client squirm, begging the question: is this the American dream, or a nightmare?
René is nonetheless successful.
- 2/4/2013
- Digital Spy
Title: No Sony Pictures Classics Director: Pablo Larraín Screenwriter: Pedro Peirano, from Antonio Skarmeta’s play “Referendum” Cast: Gael García Bernal, Alfredo Castro, Luis Gnecco, Antonia Zegers, Marcial Tagle, Nestor Cantillana, Jaime Vadell Screened at: Sony, NYC, 1/25/13 Opens: February 15, 2013 When I interviewed Salvador Allende in 1967 as part of a group operating under a Fulbright fellowship, I considered him to be the most charismatic guy I’d ever met. But then, somehow, people of radical political persuasions do seem bolder than most politicians with a more moderate bent. He arrived in a motorcycle, wearing a leather jacket, and could have passed for a young, hip dude despite his being [ Read More ]
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- 1/26/2013
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
In 1988, Michael Jackson's Moonwalk biography was released, as was the baseball classic Bull Durham starring Susan Sarandon, and Iran Air Flight 655 was shot down by U.S. missiles. Pablo Larrain's masterful Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Film, No, however, has chosen to concentrate on the Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet and his overthrow by an advertising executive, Rene Saavedra.
You see, after Pinochet and his thugs tortured and slaughtered several thousand of his citizens with the implicit approval of the United States and other international powers, the world at large developed a conscience of sorts and pressured the Chilean leader to hold a plebiscite on his presidency. The populace was to vote "Yes" in support of Pinochet or "No" to get rid of the tyrant. But how fair could such a referendum be? After all, Pinochet controlled the media and the streets.
Well, to be cordial, let's supply the...
You see, after Pinochet and his thugs tortured and slaughtered several thousand of his citizens with the implicit approval of the United States and other international powers, the world at large developed a conscience of sorts and pressured the Chilean leader to hold a plebiscite on his presidency. The populace was to vote "Yes" in support of Pinochet or "No" to get rid of the tyrant. But how fair could such a referendum be? After all, Pinochet controlled the media and the streets.
Well, to be cordial, let's supply the...
- 1/16/2013
- by Brandon Judell
- www.culturecatch.com
Debuting at Cannes last year to immaculate early reviews, Pablo Larraín’s No recently became the first Oscar-nominated film from Chile, making itself felt in the Best Foreign Language Film category last week.
Gael García Bernal (The Motorcycle Diaries) takes the lead here, and Network Releasing have put out an altered UK trailer in recognition of the film’s Oscar nomination.
“In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency. The country will vote Yes or No to Pinochet extending his rule for another eight years. Opposition leaders for the No persuade a brash young advertising executive, Rene Saavedra (Gael Garcia Bernal), to spearhead their campaign. Against all odds, with scant resources and under scrutiny by the despot’s minions, Saavedra and his team devise an audacious plan to win the election and set Chile free.”
Starring alongside García Bernal is Alfredo Castro,...
Gael García Bernal (The Motorcycle Diaries) takes the lead here, and Network Releasing have put out an altered UK trailer in recognition of the film’s Oscar nomination.
“In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency. The country will vote Yes or No to Pinochet extending his rule for another eight years. Opposition leaders for the No persuade a brash young advertising executive, Rene Saavedra (Gael Garcia Bernal), to spearhead their campaign. Against all odds, with scant resources and under scrutiny by the despot’s minions, Saavedra and his team devise an audacious plan to win the election and set Chile free.”
Starring alongside García Bernal is Alfredo Castro,...
- 1/15/2013
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
As part of an early look at next year’s Oscars, Prize Fighter — in an ongoing series — is highlighting several of the directors and official entries submitted by a whopping 71 countries competing for the Academy Award for best foreign language film.
No. No. No!
For such a small word, it packs incredible, immediate power shouted in the name of freedom, as in Chile’s official Oscar foreign film entry No, directed by Pablo Larraín (Tony Manero, Post Mortem) and starring Gael García Bernal.
Based on a pivotal moment in Chile’s history, the movie delves into the dueling “Yes” and...
No. No. No!
For such a small word, it packs incredible, immediate power shouted in the name of freedom, as in Chile’s official Oscar foreign film entry No, directed by Pablo Larraín (Tony Manero, Post Mortem) and starring Gael García Bernal.
Based on a pivotal moment in Chile’s history, the movie delves into the dueling “Yes” and...
- 12/20/2012
- by Solvej Schou
- EW - Inside Movies
Get ready to hustle to the nearest art-house cinema, because No is headed to the states.
Directed by Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín (Prófugos, Post Mortem), the movie details the landmark 1988 marketing campaign that helped unseat Chile’s notorious military dictator, Augusto Pinochet. Indie flick staple Gael Garcia Bernal (The Motorcycle Diaries, Y Tu Mamá También) stars as René Saavedra, an ad man who develops the campaign’s signature aesthetic and its slogan, “Chile, la alegría ya viene” (“Chile, joy is coming”). It is based on the play El Plebiscito by Antonio Skármeta and was shot using period-appropriate videotape, allowing for...
Directed by Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín (Prófugos, Post Mortem), the movie details the landmark 1988 marketing campaign that helped unseat Chile’s notorious military dictator, Augusto Pinochet. Indie flick staple Gael Garcia Bernal (The Motorcycle Diaries, Y Tu Mamá También) stars as René Saavedra, an ad man who develops the campaign’s signature aesthetic and its slogan, “Chile, la alegría ya viene” (“Chile, joy is coming”). It is based on the play El Plebiscito by Antonio Skármeta and was shot using period-appropriate videotape, allowing for...
- 12/18/2012
- by Josh Stillman
- EW - Inside Movies
Pablo Larrain‘s latest project No, which won the top prize at Cannes 44th Directors’ Fortnight, finally opens this February, and today we’re here to share the latest trailer for the whole thing. In other words – make sure you check out Gael Garcia Bernal who stars as a young advertising executive aka the man who encouraged the Chilean public to vote no to Pinochet leading the nation for another eight years.
Larrain directed the movie from a script written by Pedro Peirano which is based on Antonio Skarmeta‘s play El Plebiscito.
Based on true events, film centers on an ad man named Rene Saavedra who, when Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet staged a referendum in 1988 to gain a further eight-year term in office, launched a brilliantly upbeat ad campaign which, against all odds, ousted Pinochet from power.
Beside Garcia Bernal, No also stars Alfredo Castro, Antónia Zegers, Marcial Tagle,...
Larrain directed the movie from a script written by Pedro Peirano which is based on Antonio Skarmeta‘s play El Plebiscito.
Based on true events, film centers on an ad man named Rene Saavedra who, when Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet staged a referendum in 1988 to gain a further eight-year term in office, launched a brilliantly upbeat ad campaign which, against all odds, ousted Pinochet from power.
Beside Garcia Bernal, No also stars Alfredo Castro, Antónia Zegers, Marcial Tagle,...
- 12/18/2012
- by Jeanne Standal
- Filmofilia
#31. No Director: Pablo LarraínWriter(s): Pedro Peirano Producers: Daniel Marc Dreifuss, Juan de Dios and Pablo LarraínDistributor: Rights Available The Gist: Inspired in part by "Referendum," an unpublished play by Antonio Skarmeta and based on true events, "No" takes place before the 1988 referendum staged by Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet to gain a further eight-year term in office. Adopting a brilliantly upbeat advertising campaign, the "No" campaign won the plebiscite, ousting Pinochet...(more) Cast: Gael Garcia Bernal (and hopefully a small appearance from Alfredo Castro?) List Worthy Reasons...: Huge fans of both his second (Tony Manero) and third (Post Mortem) features, we hope that Larrain's subversive, edgy style in all things related to his beloved, politically challenged Chile somehow continue with this project -- which appears lighter in tone and boasts the good-natured Gael Garcia Bernal (an actor we like best when working with more challenging, auteur-driven material as...
- 1/8/2012
- IONCINEMA.com
Mexican thesp Gael Garcia Bernal is set to team with Chilean director Pablo Larrain ("Post Mortem," "Tony Manero") for a political satire which will see the actor play an advertising executive who "changes the course of history." Inspired by the real life 1988 referendum in Chile called by Augusto Pinochet, and a subsequent play by Antonio Skarmeta titled "Referendum," the script comes courtesy of Pedro Peirano and follows a brilliantly upbeat political campaign that managed to oust Pinochet and deny him another eight years in office. "Garcia Bernal's character will be the guy who had the idea of using a…...
- 9/12/2011
- The Playlist
Chilean helmer Pablo Larrain's No political thriller casts Gael Garcia Bernal Gael Garcia Bernal will star as an advertising executive who changes the course of history in the story inspired by true events. No Takes place prior to the 1988 referendum staged by Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in order to gain another eight years in office. By using an upbeat advertising campaign, the No campaign won the plebiscite and ousted Pinochet. Variety reports the script comes from Pedro Peirano, inspired in partly by Antonio Skarmeta's unpublished play "Referendum." Antonio Skarmeta's "Ardent Patience" 1985 novel was adapted into Il Postino by Michael Radford.
- 9/11/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Chilean helmer Pablo Larrain's No political thriller casts Gael Garcia Bernal Gael Garcia Bernal will star as an advertising executive who changes the course of history in the story inspired by true events. No Takes place prior to the 1988 referendum staged by Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in order to gain another eight years in office. By using an upbeat advertising campaign, the No campaign won the plebiscite and ousted Pinochet. Variety reports the script comes from Pedro Peirano, inspired in partly by Antonio Skarmeta's unpublished play "Referendum." Antonio Skarmeta's "Ardent Patience" 1985 novel was adapted into Il Postino by Michael Radford.
- 9/11/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Chicago – Foreign film fans and art house aficionados rejoice! The Annual European Union Film Festival is back at the Siskel Film Center, offering Chicagoans a rare and illuminating journey through contemporary world cinema. Sifting through five dozen titles may prove to be formidable for moviegoers deciding what to see. Let us guide the way.
This year’s edition, running from March 5th to April 1st, includes high profile films from world renowned filmmakers like Peter Greenaway, Jacques Rivette, Neil Jordan, Catherine Breillat, Amos Gital, Bruno Dumont, Jan Hrebejk and Caroline Link. Moviegoers should take note of the fact that several of these titles won’t be screened outside of the EU festival in Chicago, making their appearance here all the more priceless.
The 13th Annual European Union Film Festival includes 59 feature films, all of which are making their Chicago premiere. If you’ve had your fill with Hollywood, or are...
This year’s edition, running from March 5th to April 1st, includes high profile films from world renowned filmmakers like Peter Greenaway, Jacques Rivette, Neil Jordan, Catherine Breillat, Amos Gital, Bruno Dumont, Jan Hrebejk and Caroline Link. Moviegoers should take note of the fact that several of these titles won’t be screened outside of the EU festival in Chicago, making their appearance here all the more priceless.
The 13th Annual European Union Film Festival includes 59 feature films, all of which are making their Chicago premiere. If you’ve had your fill with Hollywood, or are...
- 3/4/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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