Dos Estaciones Explained

Dos Estaciones
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Director:Juan Pablo González
Cinematography:Gerardo Guerra
Music:Carmina Escobar
Distributor:Cinema Guild
Runtime:99 minutes

Dos Estaciones is a 2022 Mexican-Spanish language drama film directed by Juan Pablo González. It premiered in the World Cinematic Dramatic Competition at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival,[1] where lead actress Teresa Sánchez won the Special Jury Prize for Acting.[2]

The film has won awards and screened at festivals such as New Directors/New Films at MoMA and the Lincoln Center, San Sebastián, Edinburgh, Morelia, New Horizons, Athens, Zurich, Bogota International Film Festival, Vancouver International Film Festival, and Mostra São Paulo, among others.[3]

Dos Estaciones participated at the Venice Biennale Cinema-College[4] and the Sundance Institute’s Creative Producing Fellowship.

Plot

The film centers 50 year old María García, the owner of Dos Estaciones, a once-majestic tequila factory struggling to stay afloat and the final hold-over from generations of Mexican-owned tequila plants in the highlands of Jalisco; the rest have folded to foreign corporations. Once one of the wealthiest people in town, María knows her current financial situation is untenable. When a persistent plague and an unexpected flood cause irreversible damage, Maria is forced to do everything she can to save her community's main source of economy and pride.

Cast

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryResult
2022Sundance Film FestivalBest Actor – Teresa Sánchez
OutfestGrand Jury Prize - Best Screenplay[5]
Gotham AwardsGotham Independent Film Award for Best Feature[6]
Independent Film Festival BostonGrand Jury Prize[7]
Morelia International Film FestivalBest Actress - Teresa Sánchez
True/False Film FestivalTrue Vision Award[8]
Lucca Film FestivalSpecial Jury Prize: Acting Teresa Sánchez

Critical response

Writing for The Hollywood Reporter, Sheri Linden said "It's rare when a debut feature strikes the perfect balance of ingredients and especially rare when it does so in a distinctive and memorable way."[9]

Manohla Dargis for The New York Times named the film a NYT Critics' Pick and called it "visually arresting."[10]

References

https://www.screendaily.com/news/cinema-guild-picks-up-sundance-award-winner-dos-estaciones/5169620.article

https://www.cinematropical.com/cinema-tropical/dos-estaciones-and-what-we-leave-behind-nominated-for-the-gotham-awards

https://iffboston.org/2022-awards/

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 Sundance Film Festival: Feature Films, Indie Episodic, New Frontier Lineups Announced . Sundance .
  2. Web site: 2022 Sundance Film Festival Awards Announced . Sundance.
  3. Web site: Dos estaciones (2022) FESTIVALES y PREMIOS . MUBI .
  4. Web site: Gotham Awards Nominations: Ten Movies From the Biennale Cinema. La Biennale Di Venezia. 26 October 2022 .
  5. Web site: Outfest L.A. 2022: Winners Revealed For Event's 40th Anniversary Edition . Deadline . 27 July 2022 .
  6. Web site: 2022 Gotham Awards Nominations Full List . Gotham . 25 October 2022 .
  7. Web site: IFFBoston 2022 Award Winners . iffboston.org .
  8. Web site: True Vision Award . truefalss.org .
  9. Web site: Linden . Sheri . 'Dos Estaciones': Film Review . The Hollywood Reporter. 4 May 2022 .
  10. News: Dargis . Manohla . 'Dos Estaciones' Review: A Tequila Factory's Story, Sip by Sip . The New York Times . 8 September 2022 .

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