Coronation (2000)
"Coronación" (original title)

The elderly heir of a formerly wealthy and respected Chilean family, Andres, suffers decadence and solitude. He hires young Estela in order to look after his tiranic and almost crazy ... See full summary »

Director:

Silvio Caiozzi

Writers:

Silvio Caiozzi, José Donoso (novel)

Stars:

María Cánepa, Julio Jung, Myriam Palacios

20 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
María Cánepa	...	Elisa de Ábalos
Julio Jung	...	Andrés Ábalos
Myriam Palacios	...	Rosario
Gabriela Medina	...	Lourdes
Adela Secall	...	Estela
Boris Quercia	...	Andrés joven
Pablo Krögh	...	Carlos joven / Locutor de radio (voice)
Luis Dubó	...	René
César López	...	Verdolero
Paulo Meza	...	Mario
César Arredondo	...	Entrenador fútbol
María Izquierdo	...	Dora
Juan S. Cuevas	...	Ayudante entrenador (as Juan Cuevas)
Alfonso Rojas	...	Matón
Mauricio Pesutic	...	Don Ramón

Storyline

The elderly heir of a formerly wealthy and respected Chilean family, Andres, suffers decadence and solitude. He hires young Estela in order to look after his tiranic and almost crazy grandmother. The differences in clas and age don't stop Andres from courting Estela, whose fiancee Mario tries to make some money with the passions of his well-off rival. The suffocating athmosphere of the run-down mansion in the outskirts of Santiago represents the deterioration of the Burgoisie, and sets the scene for the total collaps of Andres.

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Plot Keywords:

repression | chile | based on book | based on novel

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Taglines:

Cuando sólo queda ... el dolor de una pasión

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Andrea Films

Country:

Chile

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

27 April 2000 (Chile)

Also Known As:

Coronation

Filming Locations:

Santiago, Chile

Company Credits

Production Co:

Andrea Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

140 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Yo me subi"
Based on Federico García Lorca
Written by Luis Advis
Lyrics by Luis Advis
Performed by Lissette de la Jara and Patricio Contreras

User Reviews

Beautifully filmed, wonderfully acted.

It's quite unusual to find in small countries like Chile brilliant films like this one. As the story goes by we get involved with the decadence of the main characters, starting with the traumas and repressions of the leading man, Andres Avalos (wonderfully portrayed by Chilean actor Julio Jung). By the end of the movie we are totally into the feeling of "things that aren't worth fighting for" that flows throughout it.

The acting is absolutely remarkable, all of the main actors give the necessary depth, innocence, respect, frustration and a pretty wide range of emotions that are impressive.

Technically it's a very beautiful movie. Its cinematography is a faithful portrait of the decadence and solitude of the characters. It's adapted from a novel with a script that recreates the spirit of the book in every shot.

This is an unknown little piece of art, and I recommend it highly.