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Lionsgate Goes 'All-Inclusive'
Filed under: Foreign Language », Lionsgate Films », Distribution », Cinematical Indie »
In my recent celebratory rant about the new Latin American cinema classics, I failed to mention any films from Chile. This was not my intention, but admittedly I am not familiar with that country's film production, as most Americans are not. The most well-known contemporary Chilean filmmaker is probably Raoul Ruiz (or Raúl Ruiz), who is likely more associated with French cinema and is considered even more generally to be an international filmmaker. Like Ruiz, a lot of Chile's filmmakers left their country 35 years ago when Pinochet came to power. Fortunately, since Chile became a democracy again in 1990, film production there has been on the rise and will fortunately one day be as big as neighboring Argentina's film industry.Chilean cinema could have a boost thanks to Lionsgate, which has just picked up Rodrigo Ortuzar's All Inclusive for U.S. distribution. The film, about a family trapped at a resort when a Hurricane hits its Yucatan location and co-starring Street Kings' Martha Higareda (pictured), is set in and was co-produced by Mexico, which is fine considering the association allows the film to be lumped with recent partially Mexican films like Under the Same Moon and the Spanish-language work of Guillermo Del Toro. Lionsgate also handled distribution for last year's U.S.-produced Spanish-language film Bandoleros, Lionsgate has yet to announce a release date for All Inclusive.
Del Toro Heeds The Call of the Sea
Filed under: Foreign Language », Horror », Deals », Mystery & Suspense », Newsstand », Cinematical Indie »
With the recent arrival of its executive producers,
Chilean horror film The Call of the Sea sudden has a much
higher profile. The trades are reporting this morning that Mexican master of the creepy, Guillermo del Toro (I know I'm the
only one who feels this way, but I'm still totally obsessed with the low-key brilliance of Mimic), and Chilean actress Leonor Varela (who also stars) will both executive produce the movie,
the third effort from director Jorge Olguín.Written by Olguín, the film "is based on a legend about a ghost ship that navigates the cold waters of a mysterious Chilean island in search of the souls of local fisherman." According to The Hollywood Reporter, Varela will play a New England-based marine biologist (the movie will feature a mix of English and Spanish dialogue) who discovers that the story has a connection to her family and travels to the island in search of answers. Needless to say, at some point she will run into something unexpected and be really, really scared. Santiago Cabrera also stars in the film which, with a budget of about $2 million, will be one of the most expensive productions ever staged in Chile.
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