History and Geography (film) explained

History and Geography
Director:Bernardo Quesney
Producer:Tomas Alzamora
Pablo Calisto
Bernardo Quesney
Starring:Amparo Noguera
Cinematography:Matías Illanes
Editing:Valeria Hernández
Music:Martín Schlotfeldt
Studio:Equeco
Distributor:Storyboard Media
Runtime:90 minutes
Country:Chile
Language:Spanish

History and Geography (Spanish: Historia y geografía) is a 2023 Chilean comedy film co-written, co-produced and directed by Bernardo Quesney.[1] Starring Amparo Noguera accompanied by Catalina Saavedra, Pablo Schwarz, Paloma Moreno, Paulina Urrutia and Steevens Benjamin.[2] It is about a remembered comedy television actress who decides to return to her hometown to put on a play with the purpose of recovering the artistic recognition that she thought she had lost, but never had.[3]

Synopsis

Gioconda Martínez is a remembered television comic actress who decides to return to her native San Felipe to put on a play based on La Araucana and, in the process, bury her past as "La huachita", a character that gave her great television popularity in full civil-military dictatorship.[4] [5]

Cast

Production

Principal photography was scheduled to begin on April 4, 2020,[6] but was delayed until December of the same year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] It was filmed primarily in San Felipe, Chile.[8]

Release

The film had its world premiere on August 24, 2023, at the 19th Santiago International Film Festival,[9] then screened on November 8, 2023, at the 9th La Serena International Film Festival,[10] on January 22, 2024, at the 16th Chilean Film Festival,[11] on April 24, 2024, at the 25th Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema[12] and on August 10, 2024, at the 28th Lima Film Festival.[13] It had its commercial premiere on April 18, 2024, in Chilean theaters.[14]

Accolades

YearAward / FestivalCategoryRecipientResultRef.
202319th Santiago International Film FestivalChilean Film Competition - Best PictureHistory and Geography[15]
Best DirectorBernardo Quesney
Best PerformanceAmparo Noguera
202416th Chilean Film FestivalFeature Film Competition - Best Performance[16]
12nd Antofagasta International Film FestivalBest National Feature FilmHistory and Geography[17]
28th Lima Film FestivalBest Picture[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Catalán . Matías . 2024-04-17 . Elenco de Historia & Geografía, una ácida comedia sobre la historia de Chile: "Es realmente insolente . 2024-08-15 . ADN Radio . es.
  2. Web site: Puebla . Diego . 2024-02-22 . Historia & Geografía: La película de comedia chilena tiene fecha de estreno . 2024-08-15 . Futuro Chile . es.
  3. Web site: Historia y Geografía . 2024-08-15 . Santiago Festival Internacional de Cine . en-US.
  4. Web site: Historia & Geografía: La incorrecta comedia que aborda los orígenes de Chile y su identidad actual a través del mundo del teatro . 2024-08-15 . Diario y Radio Universidad Chile . es-ES.
  5. Web site: Vogt . Nicolás . 2024-04-30 . Bernardo Quesney, director de Historia y Geografía: Los chilenos somos chistosos pero de un humor muy oscuro . 2024-08-15 . Solo Artistas Chilenos . es.
  6. Web site: Suspenden rodaje de película "Historia y Geografía" a raíz de emergencia sanitaria generada por el Coronavirus . Diario Al Día.
  7. Web site: García-Huidobro . Sofía . Una tragicomedia histórica por Bernardo Quesney . 2024-08-15 . Diario Financiero . es.
  8. Web site: Trabajo . Diario El . 2024-04-16 . Se estrena ‘Historia y Geografía’, una película filmada en las calles de San Felipe . 2024-08-15 . Diario El Trabajo . es-CL.
  9. Web site: Historia & Geografía, estreno chileno con Amparo Noguera, en el SANFIC . 2024-08-15 . ViendoMovies.
  10. Web site: 2023-11-02 . Festival Internacional de Cine de La Serena 2023 dio su puntapié inicial con el apoyo de la Universidad de La Serena y la Seremi de las Culturas, las Artes y el Patrimonio . 2024-08-15 . Universidad de La Serena . es-es.
  11. Web site: 2024-08-15 . Programación . 2024-08-15 . Festival de Cine Chileno.
  12. Web site: Historia y Geografía . 2024-08-15 . Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente . es-AR.
  13. Web site: Historia y geografía . Festival de Cine de Lima.
  14. Web site: Fernández . Matías . 2024-03-27 . La aclamada comedia "Historia & Geografía" llega a los cines nacionales . 2024-08-15 . Rock&Pop . es.
  15. Web site: SANFIC19 finaliza premiando a las mejores producciones nacionales e internacionales . 2024-08-15 . Santiago Festival Internacional de Cine . es-ES.
  16. Web site: 2024-01-29 . Reconociendo al cine nacional: Conoce a los ganadores del 16° Festival de Cine Chileno FECICH . 2024-08-15 . Bitácora de Cine . es.
  17. Web site: 2024-03-04 . Historia y Geografía gana el Festival Internacional de Antofagasta . 2024-08-15 . El Mostrador . es.
  18. Web site: Programación 28 FCL PUCP . https://web.archive.org/web/20240724174947/https://festivaldelima.com/2024/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/PROGRAMACION_28_FCL_PUCP.pdf . July 24, 2024 . July 24, 2024 . . es.

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