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Pizza, Beer, and Cigarettes (film)
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Pizza, Beer, and Cigarettes , (1998
) is an Argentine
drama film
, co-directed and co-written by Israel Adrián Caetano
and Bruno Stagnaro
. It's also known as: Pizza, Beer & Smokes. The drama features Héctor Anglada
, Jorge Sesan, Pamela Jordán, and others.
Pizza, Beer, and Cigarettes is the film that's known as "the spark that ignited the New Argentine Cinema when it premiered at the international Mar del Plata Film Festival
."
The motion picture was filmed entirely in Buenos Aires
, Argentina.
This story takes place in an impoverished district outside Buenos Aires
. It tells about a corrupt group of teenage misfits: the not-so-bright Megabom (Alejandro Pous), the asthmatic Pablo (Jorge Sesan), the nerdy Frula (Walter Diaz), and Sandra (Pamela Jordan), the pregnant girlfriend of El Cordobes (Héctor Anglada
). All are squatters living together in the same house. The group wanders the city and steal in order to survive.
Sandra, because she's pregnant, starts to think about her future and the life she can make for her expected baby. She tells Cordobés that if he doesn't go straight, she'll leave him.
But, when the gang robs a legless street vendor, Sandra is arrested.
Instead of straightening up, Cordobés finds a gun and borrows a 1971 Ford Fairlane
in order to rob a restaurant. His plans go terribly wrong.
The film first opened in Argentina on January 15, 1998.
The film was shown at various film festivals, including: the Fribourg International Film Festival, Switzerland
; the Toulouse Latin America Film Festival, France
; the Montevideo Film Festival, Uruguay
; the Gramado Film Festival, Brazil
; and the Torino International Festival of Young Cinema, Turin
, Italy
.
In the United States
it was not released as a feature film, but rather it was released in DVD format on December 27, 2005.
Nominations
1998 in film
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) is an Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
, co-directed and co-written by Israel Adrián Caetano
Israel Adrián Caetano
Israel Adrián Caetano is an Uruguayan-Argentine film director, producer and screenplay writer.-Biography:He's often credited as Adrián Caetano. He works mainly in the cinema of Argentina and at times obtains funding for his films in Europe. He lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina.At age of sixteen his...
and Bruno Stagnaro
Bruno Stagnaro
Bruno Stagnaro is a film and television director, producer and screenplay writer. He has acted a few times.He works mainly in the cinema of Argentina.-Filmography:* Guarisove, los olvidados...
. It's also known as: Pizza, Beer & Smokes. The drama features Héctor Anglada
Héctor Anglada
Héctor Anglada was a film and television actor.He worked in the cinema of Argentina.-Filmography:* Cuesta abajo...
, Jorge Sesan, Pamela Jordán, and others.
Pizza, Beer, and Cigarettes is the film that's known as "the spark that ignited the New Argentine Cinema when it premiered at the international Mar del Plata Film Festival
Mar del Plata Film Festival
The Mar del Plata International Film Festival is an international film festival that takes place every November in the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina...
."
The motion picture was filmed entirely in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Argentina.
Plot
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
. It tells about a corrupt group of teenage misfits: the not-so-bright Megabom (Alejandro Pous), the asthmatic Pablo (Jorge Sesan), the nerdy Frula (Walter Diaz), and Sandra (Pamela Jordan), the pregnant girlfriend of El Cordobes (Héctor Anglada
Héctor Anglada
Héctor Anglada was a film and television actor.He worked in the cinema of Argentina.-Filmography:* Cuesta abajo...
). All are squatters living together in the same house. The group wanders the city and steal in order to survive.
Sandra, because she's pregnant, starts to think about her future and the life she can make for her expected baby. She tells Cordobés that if he doesn't go straight, she'll leave him.
But, when the gang robs a legless street vendor, Sandra is arrested.
Instead of straightening up, Cordobés finds a gun and borrows a 1971 Ford Fairlane
Ford Fairlane (North American)
The Ford Fairlane was an automobile model sold between 1955 and 1970 by the Ford Motor Company in North America. The name was taken from Henry Ford's estate, Fair Lane, near Dearborn, Michigan....
in order to rob a restaurant. His plans go terribly wrong.
Cast
- Héctor AngladaHéctor AngladaHéctor Anglada was a film and television actor.He worked in the cinema of Argentina.-Filmography:* Cuesta abajo...
as El Cordobés - Jorge Sesán as Pablo
- Pamela Jordán as Sandra
- Adrián Yospe as Rubén
- Daniel Di Biase as Trompa
- Walter Díaz as Frula
- Martín AdjemiánMartín AdjemiánMartín Adjemián , was a film and television actor. He worked in the cinema of Argentina.He died on January 3, 2006 of cancer.In 1988 he appeared in Asesinato a distancia....
as Taxista - Elena Cánepa as Vieja
- Rubén Rodríguez as Rengo
- Tony Lestingi as Pasajero
- Alejandro Pous as Megabom
- Marcelo Videla as Policía
- Gustavo Saenz as Policia 2
- Claudia Moreno as Prostituta
- Roberto Alvarez as Patovica
Distribution
The producers used the following tagline to promote the film:- Four friends. One city. Only one way out.
The film first opened in Argentina on January 15, 1998.
The film was shown at various film festivals, including: the Fribourg International Film Festival, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
; the Toulouse Latin America Film Festival, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
; the Montevideo Film Festival, Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
; the Gramado Film Festival, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
; and the Torino International Festival of Young Cinema, Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
it was not released as a feature film, but rather it was released in DVD format on December 27, 2005.
Awards
Wins- Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor; Best Film; Best First Film; Best New Actor, Héctor AngladaHéctor AngladaHéctor Anglada was a film and television actor.He worked in the cinema of Argentina.-Filmography:* Cuesta abajo...
; Best Original Screenplay, Bruno Stagnaro & Adrián Caetano; 1999. - Fribourg International Film Festival, Fribourg, Switzerland: FIPRESCIFIPRESCIThe International Federation of Film Critics is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world for "the promotion and development of film culture and for the safeguarding of professional interests." It was founded in June 1930 in...
Prize, Israel Adrián Caetano and Bruno Stagnaro, for a first feature by two young directors who dramatize with force and without sentimentality the predicament of the teenage marginals of Argentina; and Grand Prix; 1998. - Gramado Film Festival: Golden Kikito—Best Director; Best Film, Best Screenplay; Israel Adrián Caetano and Bruno Stagnaro; 1998.
- Toulouse Latin America Film Festival: Israel Adrián Caetano and Bruno Stagnaro; 1998.
Nominations
- Torino International Festival of Young Cinema, Torino, Italy: Prize of the City of TorinoTurinTurin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
Best Film - International Feature Film Competition, Adrián Caetano and Bruno Stagnaro; 1998. - Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor; Best Director, Bruno Stagnaro and Adrián Caetano; Best Editing, Andrés Tambornino; Best New Actor, Jorge Sesán; 1999.
External links
- Pizza, birra, faso at cinenacional.comCinenacional.comCinenacional.com is a web portal and web-based database about Argentine cinema.The site provides a vast array of information, including: films, television programs, directors, actors, cinematographers, film editors, production designers, and other production professions in Argentina...
- Pizza, birra, faso review at Cineismo by Guillermo Ravaschino
- Pizza, birra, faso review at Leer Cine by Santiago García
- Pizza, birra, faso film clip at You Tube