Chavela (film) explained
| Chavela |
| Director: | Catherine Gund
Daresha Kyi |
| Producer: | Catherine Gund
Daresha Kyi |
| Music: | Gil Talmi |
| Cinematography: | Natalia Cuevas
Catherine Gund
Paula Gutiérrez Orio |
| Editing: | Carla Gutierrez |
| Runtime: | 93 minutes |
| Country: | Mexico
Spain |
| Language: | English
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]
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
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Notes and References
- https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/chavela-berlin-2017-974898 "'Chavela': Film Review | Berlin 2017"
- https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/03/movies/chavela-review.html "Review: ‘Chavela’ Recalls the Life of the Ranchera Singer Chavela Vargas"
- https://variety.com/2017/film/news/berlinale-2017-latido-acquires-chavela-berlin-film-festival-1201982736/ "Daresha Kyi’s ‘Chavela’ Taken by Latido Films"
- https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/netflix-tops-glaad-media-awards-nominations-171236 "Netflix Tops GLAAD Media Awards Nominations"
- http://playbackonline.ca/2017/06/06/rebels-on-pointe-takes-best-canadian-feature-at-inside-out/ "Rebels on Pointe takes best Canadian feature at Inside Out"
- https://www.thesudburystar.com/2018/06/20/pinco-triangle-takes-three-queer-north-awards/wcm/1da01f53-a157-3adb-e1db-bb7c1f61a603 "pINCO Triangle takes three Queer North awards"
- Web site: Nagrade . 33. festival LGBT filma . Društvo ŠKUC . 21 February 2021.
- Web site: Chavela. Rotten Tomatoes. 21 April 2024.
- Web site: Chavela. Metacritic. 21 April 2024.
