Postales de Leningrado (2007)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Mariana Rondón

Writer:

Mariana Rondón (writer)

Release Date:

7 September 2007 (Venezuela)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Children | Venezuela | Guerrillas | 1960s

Awards:

3 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Laureano Olivares	...	Teo
Greisy Mena	...	Marcela
William Cifuentes	...	Teo Nino
Haydee Faverola	...	Grandmother
María Fernanda Ferro	...	Marta
Ignacio Marquez	...	Tio Miguel
Oswaldo Hidalgo	...	Grandfather
Claudia Usubillaga	...	The Girl - age 6
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Beto Benites	...	Cadenas
Valeria Márquez	...	The Girl - age 8 months
Richard Navarro	...	Raul
Camila Tikas	...	Adult Girl (voice)

Also Known As:

Postcards from Leningrad (International: English title)

Country:

Venezuela

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Company:

Sudaka Films

Trivia:

Venezuela's Official Submission to the Best Foreign Language Film Category of the 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008).

One of the most original politically correct film to have emerged from Latin America in recent times.

In the history of cinema,plenty of films have been made about wars and their devastating effects on human beings.However,it is very rare to showcase a film which looks at war especially guerrilla warfare from a humanist point of view. Postcards from Leningrad is a different film as it shows the humorous side of guerrilla life.The film is about a couple of children who learn about the involvement of their parents in war. All this is told from the view point of a young girl who tells how she was conceived.We also learn about her friendship with her cousin.Venezuelan director Mariana Rondon won the best director award for this film at 13th International Film Festival of Kerala,2008.Her film is a bold example of socially committed Latin American cinema as she films a tale of survival by depicting NLM guerrillas who are fighting the mighty Venezuelan army.Although there is no mention of a Russian city called Leningrad,this film appears to be a mind blowing work of art because of its effective use of colors to tell the story of events which took place 40 years ago.As far as a non political message is concerned,Postcards from Leningrad suggests that guerrilla warfare is an absolutely tough business involving torture and separation from family.