Parque vía (2008)

Director:

Enrique Rivero

Writer:

Enrique Rivero (written by)

Release Date:

19 June 2009 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

Loneliness | Dead Body | Long Take | Prison | Monotonous

Awards:

15 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Nolberto Coria	...	Beto
Nancy Orozco	...	Lupe
Tesalia Huerta	...	Señora
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Celina Altamirano	...	Muchacha 2
Oscar Daniel Cabrera	...	Cliente bar
Ericka Castillo	...	Fichera
José Luis Córdova	...	Ministerio Público
Liliana Judith Cortés	...	Fichera
Gerardo Cuevas	...	Taxi 3
Eduardo de la Vega	...	Compradores
Susana Del Leon	...	Fichera
Federico Flores	...	Chofer
José Antonio Fuentes	...	Taxi 1
Guadalupe Galindo	...	Fichera
Maria Fernanda Galindo	...	Fichera
Luis Garcia	...	Bartender bar
Lucia González	...	Niños Navidad
Miguel Ángel Guereca	...	Cliente bar
Ayelen Hernández	...	Niños Halloween
Enrique Henric Hodgers	...	Niños Navidad
María del Carmen Huerta	...	Compradores
Fernando Jaramillo	...	Niños Halloween
Lidia Jaramillo	...	Muchacha Halloween
Elvira Maldonado	...	Muchacha Señora
Javier López Mangino	...	Familia Navidad
Yago Martínez	...	Niños Navidad
Diego Armando Millan	...	Cliente bar
José Francisco Pérez Arévalo	...	Cantante
José Antonio Pérez	...	Familia Navidad
José Fransisco Pérez	...	Cliente bar
Mercedes Quintana	...	Compradores casa
Miguel Ramos	...	Cliente bar
Raquel Reguiero	...	Familia Navidad
Aleka Rivero	...	Familia Navidad
Alonso Rodriguez	...	Familia Navidad
Max Rodriguez	...	Compradores casa
Sergio Sala	...	Bailador 1
Enrique Santos	...	Cliente bar
Agustin Soto	...	Ministerio Público
Félix Torres	...	Tecladista (as Félix Torres 'Don Gato')
Alfonso González Uribe	...	Familia Navidad
Socorro Vargas	...	Mujer Policia
Guillermina Velasco	...	Peinadora
Lorena Vieyra	...	Cristina

Also Known As:

A solas (Mexico) (working title)
Una comunión (Mexico) (working title)

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Company:

Una Comunión

Enrique Rivero is a new voice of hope for Mexican cinema as his film Parque Via is an experience in loneliness.

How can somebody define a film which starts and ends with a killing. The major difference lies in the fact that an insect is killed in the beginning of the film and a human being is killed at the end of the film.A new fascinating trend has emerged in Latin American cinema which consists of depicting the lives of ordinary characters.This method is employed in order to get closer to realities as in recent times the lines between fiction films and documentaries appear to have almost blurred.If one talks about Mexican cinema,this style is very much evident in the films of Carlos Reygadas.By directing a successful film "Parque Via",Mexican director Enrique Rivero has given boost to innovative style of film-making where very little detail gives rise to a wealth of narrative information.Mexican directors Carlos Reygadas and Enrique Rivero have a lot in common especially their professional background (one chap is a former lawyer and other guy is a former engineer) which has enabled them to choose themes closer to human lives for their films.Loneliness is a human sentiment which is at the core of this film's narrative pattern which is woven in such a manner that slowly and steadily the audience begins to understand the protagonist's dilemma.This is something which happens in the film as lonely people are always inventive at finding ways to overcome their fears about loneliness.Film critic Lalit Rao spoke to Enrique Rivero during 13th IFFK 2008.He stated that his film was not well received by viewers in Japan as may be it has something to do with Japanese culture.Parque Via found superb response from audiences at Kerala, Locarno and Nantes where it won multiple prizes.