El mar de Lucas (1999) is an Argentine film directed by Víctor Laplace[1] and written by Laplace and Martín Salinas.[2] The story features Víctor Laplace, Pablo Rago, Virginia Innocenti, and others.
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| Directed by | Víctor Laplace |
| Written by | Víctor Laplace Martín Salinas |
| Produced by | Víctor Laplace |
| Starring | Víctor Laplace Pablo Rago |
| Cinematography | Fabián Giacometti |
| Edited by | César Custodio Miguel Pérez |
| Music by | Damián Laplace |
| Distributed by | Primer Plano Film Group |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editThe films tells of father, Juan Denevi (Victor Laplace), who gets the surprise of his life on his fiftieth birthday when he finds out that he's become a grandfather. The movie opens in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Juan is cooking individual personal favorite dishes for his friends, the patrons of his restaurant.
A young woman named Manuela (Virginia Innocentti) appears with a 3-year-old boy (Lucas) and announces that Lucas is Juan's grandson. Juan hasn't seen his son Facundo (Pablo Rago) for many years, and during this time, Facundo has married and had a son.
Facundo's wife and son find Juan at his birthday party and beg him to come help Facundo with a family crisis.
Cast
edit- Víctor Laplace as Juan Denevi
- Pablo Rago as Facundo Denevi
- Virginia Innocenti as Manuela
- Ana María Picchio as Clara
- Betiana Blum as Ana
- Rodolfo Ranni as Rolo
- Ulises Dumont as Nacho
- Lautaro Penella as Lucas Denevi
- Norberto Díaz as Secretario del intendente
- Adolfo Yanelli as Carlitos
- David Di Napoli as Martillero
- Pía Uribelarrea as Silvia
- Óscar Guzmán as Lalo
- Antonio Bax as Pedro
- Eugenia Tobal as Marisa
Awards
editWins
- Mar del Plata Film Festival: Special Mention, Víctor Laplace, for a first work; 1999.
- Cartagena Film Festival: Golden India Catalina, Best Screenplay, Víctor Laplace; 2000.
Nominations
- Cartagena Film Festival: Golden India Catalina, Best Film, Víctor Laplace; 2000.
- Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor, Best First Film, Víctor Laplace; Best Supporting Actress, Virginia Innocenti; 2001.
References
edit- ^ Zimerman, Gaspar (2019-11-12). "Víctor Laplace: "La risa también es un elemento de reflexión"". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "Victor Laplace habló de "El sentido de las cosas"". CNN (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-04.
External links
edit- El mar de Lucas at IMDb
- El mar de Lucas at the cinenacional.com (in Spanish)