Jauja (2014)

A father and daughter journey from Denmark to an unknown desert that exists in a realm beyond the confines of civilization.

Director:

Lisandro Alonso

Writers:

Lisandro Alonso, Fabian Casas

Stars:

Viggo Mortensen, Ghita Nørby, Viilbjørk Malling Agger

6 wins & 27 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Viggo Mortensen	...	Gunnar Dinesen
Ghita Nørby	...	Woman in the cave
Viilbjørk Malling Agger	...	Ingeborg
Esteban Bigliardi	...	Angel Milkibar
Diego Roman
Adrián Fondari	...	Pittaluga
Mariano Arce
Misael Saavedra
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brian Patterson

Storyline

A father and daughter journey from Denmark to an unknown desert that exists in a realm beyond the confines of civilization.

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Plot Keywords:

desert | dog | father daughter relationship | tarkovskyesque | widow | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Western

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

As is his tradition, Viggo Mortensen wrote a back story for his character, and shopped for his own costume: "I already knew about 19th- century Danish history and the wars the captain would have fought, so I went to Denmark and met with antiquarians and military historians. I found the uniform he would have worn and also picked out a medal. It was only given to soldiers who served in 1848-64 against the Prussians."

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Soundtracks

Dengang jeg drog af sted
Written by Peter Faber
Performed by Emil Horneman

User Reviews

The little Western that could

This films begins with the right foot. They use an "old fashion" aspect ratio, a very small aperture and a colorful scene composition. Then during the first 90 minutes of the movie you have a rather interesting western shot in a very old fashion way, say a "the Artist" of westerns. Sadly after the 90 minute mark the movie decides it is an art film, and its all downhill from there on. This is one of those films that make your angry not because it was bad, but because it had so much potential and they screw it up by trying to be pretentious. Some people may say that the movie was supposed to be that way all along and that you are simply not getting it right. But you cant backtrack 90 minutes of movie by setting a different tone 10 minutes from the end. Well unless you are really skillful.

I get the feeling this was going to be a short film, as they over stretch most of the scenes. Maybe as a short film its premise would have worked better. But well, feature film, distribution, prestige, the incentives were all there.

On a final note despite having a good casting and somewhat interesting characters, Viggo Mortensen Spanish had this tick American accent that made you doubt his origin.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Argentina Denmark France Mexico USA Germany Brazil Netherlands

Language:

Spanish Danish French

Release Date:

27 November 2014 (Argentina)

Also Known As:

Jauja

Filming Locations:

Denmark

Box Office

Budget:

ARS3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,314, 22 March 2015

Gross USA:

$60,231

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,253,774

Company Credits

Production Co:

4L, ARTE, Bananeira Filmes

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1

Color:

Color (Cinecolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1