Alanis is a 2017 Argentine drama film directed, co-written and co-produced by Anahí Berneri. It premiered in September 2017 at the Toronto International Film Festival as part of its Contemporary World Cinema programme.[1] The film was also screened at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, where Berneri and Castiglione received the Silver Shell for Best Director and Best Actress respectively.[2]

Alanis
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAnahí Berneri
Written by
  • Javier Van de Couter
  • Anahí Berneri
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyLuis Sens
Edited by
  • Delfina Castagnino
  • Andrés Pepe Estrada
Music byNahuel Berneri
Production
companies
  • Varsovia Films
  • Laura Cine
  • Rosaura Films
Release dates
  • 9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) (Toronto)
  • 21 September 2017 (2017-09-21) (Argentina)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryArgentina
LanguageSpanish

Cast

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  • Sofía Gala Castiglione as Alanis
  • Dante Della Paolera as Dante
  • Dana Basso as Gisela
  • Silvina Sabater as Andrea
  • Carlos Vuletich as Román
  • Estela Garelli as Social worker
  • Santiago Pedrero as Santiago

Reception

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Alanis received positive reviews from film critics. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 100% based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 7.67/10.[3] On Todas Las Críticas, which assigns a normalized rating based on Argentine reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 76 out of 100, based on 35 critics.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Alanis". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  2. ^ "El film argentino Alanis, multipremiado en San Sebastián". Ámbito Financiero (in Spanish). Nefir S.A. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Alanis (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Alanis" (in Spanish). Todas Las Críticas. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
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