Música Campesina (2011)

Alejandro Tazo, a 30-something Chilean, arrives at Nashville on a Greyhound bus from the West Coast. He has been mugged on board? Why is he here? How did he get here? What will he do in Music City?

Director:

Alberto Fuguet

Writer:

Alberto Fuguet

Stars:

Pablo Cerda, James Cathcart, Ezra Fitz

Cast

Credited cast:
Pablo Cerda	...	Alejandro Tazo
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Cathcart	...	James
Ezra Fitz	...	Pool hall shark
Lori Harrington	...	Waitress at Wendell's
Todd Hughes	...	Hotel housekeeping manager
Cole Kinnear	...	Cole
Elle Long	...	Elle
Cindy McCain	...	Iced Tea Lady
Dean Mengaziol	...	Motel Trucker
Jeffrey Novak	...	Jeffrey
Karin Davidovich Whitehouse	...	Mendelzohn

Storyline

Alejandro Tazo, a 30-something Chilean, arrives at Nashville on a Greyhound bus from the West Coast. He has been mugged on board? Why is he here? How did he get here? What will he do in Music City?

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Plot Keywords:

greyhound bus | immigrant | country music | couchsurfing | motel

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Taglines:

Alejandro Tazo loves America. Will America love him back?

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA Chile

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

27 October 2011 (Chile)

Also Known As:

Country Music

Filming Locations:

Tennessee, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinepata

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film has a scene filmed at the Parthenon in Nashville, where 'Robert Altman''s Nashville ends. This scene was filmed at night when the monument looks lime-green jell-o

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Quotes

Alejandro Tazo: Nashville? Nashville has a movie?

User Reviews

Likable Jim Jarmusch-like movie, but somewhat pointless

Watching this film is like spending two hours in the lounge area of a backpacker's hostel in the company of young travelers from hither and yon, while waiting for supper to served. Lots of casual conversation, lots of shooting-the-breeze, some jokes, some awkwardness, some flirting, some candor, and then...it's over, and that's all folks! The writer-director, Alberto Fuguet, does a commendably expert job technically, so that the movie does not look like it was shot on a shoestring budget, even though it was. Even more commendably, the acting throughout is more than competent, so you are not reminded of the fact that you are watching actors acting, always a fatal flaw in independent cinema. On the other hand, none of the people in front of the camera project the sort of charisma that makes a film memorable.

But the biggest problem is the lack of any seeming point to the proceedings; no character growth, no revelation, no insights, no...nothing. However, I was never bored, even chuckled a few times, and Pablo Cerda can sing and play well; it's a pity he only gets to sing and play one song.