Today, Tuesday, September 3, begins the cycle organized by Ñ Magazine and CineArte Cacodelphia titled Cinema and books. Six fiction films will be presented, which adapt texts published in the last century. There will be six titles, half of which are Argentine, and the other half, foreign – not necessarily European.
The film that will kick off will be Call me by your name (2017), by Luca Guadagnino, the director born in Palermo, Sicily, who would later direct a new adaptation of the horror classic Sighsand the most recent Challenging.
Timothée Chalamet – who would once again work under Guadagnino’s orders in To the bone– is Elio, the teenager who spends the summer of 1983 with his parents in a big house in northern Italy. His father welcomes a former student of his, Oliver (the now cancelled Arnie Hammer), who has just finished his university studies and will spend that summer there, in the big house, as a sort of internship.
Elio is trying to understand what is happening with his hormones, and goes from having his sexual debut with a girl to starting to feel attracted to Oliver.
Timothée Chalamet and Arnie Hammer in “Call Me by Your Name”. James Ivory adapted André Aciman’s novel. Photos Clarín Archive
In this film, it was James Ivory, who had already led another Italian-style same-sex romance in A love in Florencewho was in charge of adapting and writing the script, based on the original novel by André Aciman.
The film was nominated for 4 Oscars, winning the statuette for best adapted screenplay. The other three nominations were for best film, leading actor (Chalamet) and song (Mistery of Love).
The Argentines start with an adaptation of Borges
On Tuesday, September 10, it will be the turn of Man from the pink corner (1962) by René Mugica. Isaac Aisemberg, Carlos Aden and Joaquín Gómez Bas were in charge of the adaptation of the story that Jorge Luis Borges published in 1927.
Jorge Luis Borges, during the filming of “The Man on the Pink Corner” by René Mugica. In the photo, Susana Campos.
The year is 1910, and on the occasion of the first centenary of the Independence of Argentina, the governor of Buenos Aires grants a pardon to several prisoners. One of those who regains his freedom is El Corralero (Francisco Petrone), a hitman who wants to change his life and is willing to avoid any conflict. He returns to San Telmo and has memories of the story of his cellmate, Nicolás Fuente, who died before the pardon and was imprisoned for the betrayal of his ex-lover and some friends. Through mysterious paths, El Corralero discovers that fate is turning him into Nicolás’s avenger. With Francisco Petrone, Susana Campos and Walter Vidarte.
“The Wind That Devastates” by Paula Hernández is based on the book by Selva Almada.
Another national film was scheduled for Tuesday, September 17, The wind that sweeps away (2023), by Paula Hernández, based on the first novel by Selva Almada. The adaptation was carried out by Leonel D’Agostino and the director of Rain, Inheritance y The sleepwalkersamong others.
Hernández’s latest production to date stars Leni, who, guided by her father, the Reverend Pearson, embarks on an evangelical mission, but an accident forces them to visit El Gringo’s garage, where Leni takes control of the situation. With Chilean Alfredo Castro, Catalan Sergi López and Almudena González.
The third Argentine film will be XX (2007), the first work of Lucía Puenzo, who adapted the story herself Cynicismby Sergio Bizzio. It will be shown on Tuesday, September 24.
Inés Efron and Ricardo Darín during the filming of “XXY”, the award-winning debut film by Lucía Puenzo.
It is the story of a fifteen-year-old teenager (Inés Efron) who lives with his parents (Ricardo Darín and Valeria Bertuccceli), who must face the challenges of Alex suffering from hyperplasia (he has both sexes).
Among his 30 international awards, the Grand Prize at Critics’ Week in Cannes and Edinburgh and five awards stand out. Clarion.
Two young people, Martín Piroyansky and Inés Efron, in “XXY”, based on “Cinismo”, by Sergio Bizzio.
October will start on Tuesday 1st with the screening of The eight mountains (2022), by Belgian filmmakers Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch. Starring Lupo Barbiero, Cristiano Sassella and Elena Lietti, it won the Jury Prize at Cannes.
It is the story of a friendship between two men, one who never leaves his mountain, and the other who lives in the city and who never stops coming and going. The novel by Italian Paolo Cognetti was adapted by the couple, and the film premiered here in May of this year.
“The Eight Mountains” by Belgian film-makers Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch.
Finally, on Tuesday, October 8th, the exhibition will be exhibited Drive My Car (2021), by Ryūsuke Hamaguchi, who together with Takamasa Oe adapted the story Men without womenby Haruki Murakami.
A famous actor and theater director must learn to deal with a great personal loss when he receives an offer to direct a production of Uncle Vanya in Hiroshima. Winner of 96 international awards, including the Oscar and Bafta for Best International Film, and the Best Screenplay Award at Cannes 2021.
“Drive My Car,” based on a story by Murakami, won the Oscar for best international film.
The Cycle Cinema and books It starts today, Tuesday, September 3, and will continue for the next five consecutive Tuesdays, always at 7 p.m., at CineArte Cacodelphia, Roque Sáenz Peña Avenue 1150. Tickets: $5,000.
