Felicitas (2009)

Film about Felicitas Guerrero de Álzaga's life.

Director:

María Teresa Costantini

Writers:

María Teresa Correa Ávila, María Teresa Costantini,

Stars:

Sabrina Garciarena, Gonzalo Heredia, Alejandro Awada

5 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Sabrina Garciarena	...	Felicitas Guerrero
Gonzalo Heredia	...	Enrique Ocampo
Alejandro Awada	...	Carlos Guerrero
Ana Celentano	...	Felisa Guerrero
Nicolás Mateo	...	Cristian De maría
Antonella Costa	...	Manuela
Luis Brandoni	...	Martin de Álzaga
José Luis Alfonzo	...	Escobar
Michel Noher	...	Samuel Saenz Valiente
Ana Canga Mina	...	Alba
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Victoria Agramonte	...	Rosita - 10 / 13 años
Julián Belleggia	...	Carlitos Guerrero
Raúl Bres	...	Santos
Alexis Colter	...	Carmen
Mateo Ezeiza	...	Félix - 2 años

Storyline

Buenos Aires at the outskirts of XIX century. A society rigid in patriarchal rules. A war between brothers of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay. Two young and very much in love youngsters, fight for their right to be together. Obeyance and fear sets them apart along more than ten years. When they are finally reunited, will they be able to overcome the pain and tragedy that haunts them?

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Plot Keywords:

argentina | 1880s | one word title | separation | buenos aires argentina | 

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Genres:

Drama | History

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Argentina

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

11 June 2009 (Argentina)

Also Known As:

La guerrero

Filming Locations:

Argentina

Company Credits

Production Co:

Buenos Aires Producciones S.A., Costa Films, Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales (INCAA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

128 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Flawed and ambitious but still watchable

This ambitious historical drama is based on the (true) tragic story of Felicitas Guerrero, an upper-class late-XIXth Century lady from Buenos Aires. I remember as a kid, reading about her in a history magazine, and thinking "Wow, it would be amazing if they made a movie based on this stuff!". More than thirty years later my wish was granted. Well, sort of. Huge liberties were taken with the story and the acting is "good enough" but nothing to write home about. Director Constantini shows how much films like "Camila" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087027/) and "Gone with the wind" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031381/) influenced her filmmaking. Indeed, Felicitas reminded me of Scarlett O'Hara in more than one occasion during the movie. Another strong point is the scenery; the 1860s Argentina is recreated in great detail. Overall, a quite decent film.