Lake Tahoe (2008)

Director:

Fernando Eimbcke

Writers:

Fernando Eimbcke (screenplay)
Paula Markovitch (screenplay)

Release Date:

16 July 2008 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A story of a teenager and the strange events that take place in his small town. |

Plot Keywords:

Grieving Mother | Cult Film Reference | Mexican Stereotype | Little Brother | Sticker

Awards:

10 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Diego Cataño	...	Juan
Hector Herrera	...	Don Heber
Daniela Valentine	...	Lucia
Juan Carlos Lara II	...	David
Yemil Sefami	...	Joaquin
Olda López	...	David's mother
Mariana Elizondo	...	Mother of Juan and Joaquín
Joshua Habid	...	Fidel
Raquel Araujo	...	Arturo's mother
Enrique Albor	...	Owner of blue car
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Noemi Landaverde	...	Child
Pedro Stepanenko	...	Juan's Father

Directed by
Fernando Eimbcke

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Fernando Eimbcke		screenplay
Paula Markovitch		screenplay

Produced by
Adrian Orozco	....	assistant producer
Jaime Bernardo Ramos	....	executive producer
Christian Valdelièvre	....	producer

Cinematography by
Alexis Zabe

Film Editing by
Mariana Rodríguez

Art Direction by
Diana Quiroz

Set Decoration by
Joaquín de la Riva

Production Management
Mario Martínez	....	post-production supervisor
Linda Ramos	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Esteban Arrangoiz	....	second assistant director
Mariana Silva	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Armando Patino	....	graphics
Diego Suárez Groult	....	graphic designer

Sound Department
Raul Atondo	....	sound mixer assistant
Antonio Diego	....	sound mixer
Lena Esquenazi	....	sound designer
Miguel Hernández	....	dialogue editor
Miguel Hernández	....	sound re-recording mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Daniel Valdes	....	first assistant camera

Editorial Department
Adriana Martínez	....	first assistant editor

Other crew
Jorge Jacome	....	production accountant
Mario P. Székely	....	publicist

Production Companies

• Cine Pantera
• Fidecine
• Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE)
• NHK Enterprises
• Sundance Institute, The

Distributors

• Ad Vitam Distribution (2008) (France) (theatrical)
• Film Movement (2009) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Filmfreak Distributie (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Frenetic Films (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Imagine Films Distribution (2008) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Lady Film (2008) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Seven Films (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Vivarto (2008) (Poland) (theatrical)
• Yume Pictures (2009) (UK) (theatrical)
• Filmfreak Distributie (200?) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Seven Films (2008) (Greece) (all media)

Other Companies

• Equipment & Film Design  camera & lenses & accessories
• Equipment & Film Design  lighting, grip, trucks and generators
• Mantarraya Producciones  camera equipment provided by

Also Known As:

Runtime:

USA:89 min | Germany:85 min (Berlin International Film Festival) | Argentina:89 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Country:

Mexico | Japan | USA

Language:

Spanish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Sweden:Btl | UK:12A | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico

Company:

Cine Pantera

A one of a kind film directed by Fernando Eimbecke produced by Sundance Institute and Japanese channel NHK.

Let us get all our facts and views clear about this quasi Avant-Garde Mexican film.Fernando Eimbecke's second film "Lake Tahoe" is not at all an existentialist film.It is a film of absurd ideas involving numerous boisterous undertones but not in the same tradition as that of Monty Python type of films.The viewers' interest in the film is generated right from the beginning as it takes place in some obscure sleepy town in Mexico where hardly anybody could be seen on the streets.It appears as if a lost ghost town is being portrayed on the screen.Those who look for perfection in the form of innovative cinematography would not be deceived as "Lake Tahoe" features some of the most well executed, well planned camera angels which would even put late Nestor Almendros to shame.Fernando Eimbecke is a prolific young director but it is rather unfortunate that he has been compared to the great master of cinema Luis Bunuel.He is just two films old and it is easily evident that he has a golden future ahead of him but such a tempting comparison in the early part of a young person's career might turn out to be counter productive.A final word of warning.Those who are looking for a meaningful story will be highly disappointed.This is not hard to swallow as Godard uncle stated a very long time ago that films should have a beginning, a middle, and an end... but not necessarily in that order.