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Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales (Argentina)
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Marcia, a lonely lingerie salesclerk in Buenos Aires, lives a life of dreary routine after having been dumped by her boyfriend. But her dreams of romance are unexpectedly answered when a pair of feisty leather-jacketed, crop-haired lesbian punks, Lenin and Mao, accost her on the street.
Empire Pictures, Instituto Nacional de Cinematografía y Artes Audiovisuales (INCAA), Lita Stantic & Nylon Cine ; una película de Diego Lerman ; dirigida por Diego Lerman ; guión, Diego Lerman, Maria Meira.
"Algunos personajes y situaciones fueron tomados de la novela La prueba de César Aira."--Closing credits.
Tatiana Saphir, Carla Crespo, Verónica Hassan, Beatriz Thibaudin, María Merlino, Marcos Ferrante.
Spanish dialogue with English subtitles.
Cinematography, Luciano Zito, Diego del Piano ; editing, Benjamin Ávila, Alberto Ponce ; original music, Juan Ignacio Bouscayrol.
Festival International, Buenos Aires, Public Award & Jury Special Award ; Locarno, Silver Leopard, Special mention of the jury for the whole cast ; Silver Condor for Beatriz Thibaudin ; Biarritz Latin America Fim Fest, "Best actress" for Beatriz Thibaudin ; Viennale Film Fest, FIPRESCI Prize ; Huelva Iberoamericano Film Festival, Colon de Plata for best original script, Carabela de Plata for best new director ; Havana Latin American Film Fest, Best film, Best ensemble cast, 2002 ; Festival des 3 continents, Nantes, Prix Arte, 2002. Istanbul Film Fest, Best international film, "Golden Tulip," 2003.
From the Department of Hispanic Studies, Texas A&M University, November 2013