Rapado
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Directed by | Martín Rejtman |
Produced by | Martín Rejtman |
Written by | Martín Rejtman |
Starring | Ezequiel Cavia Damián Dreyzik |
Music by | Grupo Suárez Paul M. van Brugge |
Cinematography | José Luis García |
Editing by | Garry Lane |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
Country | Argentina Netherlands |
Language | Spanish |
Rapado is an Argentine and Dutch 1992 film, written and directed by Martín Rejtman, his first feature film.[1]
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Plot[edit]
The film tells the story of a teenager whose motorcycle, money and sneakers are stolen. He wants to steal another motorcycle before the end of the night.
Cast[edit]
- Ezequiel Cavia
- Damián Dreyzik
- Mirta Busnelli
- Horacio Peña
- Lucas Marty
- Cecilia Biagini
- José Glusman
- Pichón Baldinú
- Verónica Llinás
Background[edit]
The director/producer Martín Rejtman used a minimalist style in making this film. He said, "When I made Rapado, I felt that Argentinean cinema had too much dialogue, and bad dialogue at that. I hate adornments, I hate artifice, I hate anything that's unnecessary, because there really is nothing beyond the screen."[2]
Exhibition[edit]
The film was first presented at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland in August 1992. It was released wide in Argentina on August 1, 1996.
Critical reception[edit]
Pablo Suárez, a film critic for the Buenos Aires Herald and a member of FIPRESCI Argentina said, "[Rapado, his] first feature demonstrated that another type of cinema was possible in Argentina, one capable of pushing boundaries. Rapado was an absolute oasis in a land plagued by films with agonizing narratives, with neither depth nor genuine inspiration, and yet still subsidized by a State in favor of the status quo."[3]
Awards[edit]
Wins
- Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor; Best First Film, Martín Rejtman; 1997.
Nominations
- Locarno International Film Festival: Golden Leopard; Martín Rejtman; 1992.
References[edit]
- ^ Rapado at the Internet Movie Database.
- ^ Suárez, Pablo. New Argentine Cinema: Themes, Auteurs and Trends of Innovation, (Ediciones Tatanka, 2002).
- ^ Suárez, Pablo. Ibid.
External links[edit]
- Rapado at the Internet Movie Database
- Rapado at the cinenacional.com (Spanish)
- Rapado film clips at YouTube