Una noche con Sabrina Love
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Una noche con Sabrina Love (A Night With Sabrina Love) is an Argentine
, Spanish
, Italian
, French
, and Dutch
film
, released in 2000
and written and directed by Alejandro Agresti
. The film is based on the Pedro Mairal novel.
The film was produced by Pablo Bossi, and co-produced by Thierry Forte, Sarah Halioua, and Massimo Vigliar.
The picture stars Cecilia Roth
as Sabrina Love and Tomás Fonzi
.
), a coming-of-age seventeen-year-old orphan growing up in a small town in rural Argentina
.
Daniel feels trapped in his town. He has grown tired of living with his grandparents, and hates he his job. He does, however, enjoy sneaking into the local movie theatre to watch the latest film from porn star Sabrina Love (Cecilia Roth
).
Daniel enters a contest where a lucky fellow will win a date with the sexy actress. The letter he sends earns him the grand prize. Daniel has to get to Buenos Aires
for his big moment, but has no money.
Daniel is forced to hitchhike from one side of Argentina
to the other, and has a number of interesting experiences along the way. He encounters a handful of unusual people: his brother (Fabian Vena), who hasn't yet accepted his parents' death; a free-thinking writer (Mario Paolucci); and a reporter (Julieta Cardinali) with love on her mind.
When he meets up with the confident older actress he has a lesson or two to learn about the ways of the world.
Later the film was screened a few film festivals, including: the Miami Hispanic Film Festival, Miami, Florida
; the Latin America Film Festival, Poland
; and the Bergen International Film Festival
, Norway
; the Huelva Latin American Film Festival, Huelva, Spain; and the Lleida Latin-American Film Festival
, Lleida
, Spain
.
Nominations
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...
, Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, Italian
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...
, French
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...
, and Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, released in 2000
2000 in film
The year 2000 in film involved some significant events.The top grosser worldwide was Mission: Impossible II. Domestically in North America, Gladiator won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor ....
and written and directed by Alejandro Agresti
Alejandro Agresti
Alejandro Agresti is an Argentine film director and producer. He has become increasingly influential in the United States and directed The Lake House with top Hollywood actors Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves in 2006....
. The film is based on the Pedro Mairal novel.
The film was produced by Pablo Bossi, and co-produced by Thierry Forte, Sarah Halioua, and Massimo Vigliar.
The picture stars Cecilia Roth
Cecilia Roth
Cecilia Roth is an Argentine actress.Her father, Abrasha Rotenberg , a Jewish immigrant from the Soviet Ukraine, is an editor and a journalist. He met Cecilia's mother, an Argentinian singer of Sephardic descent Dina Rot, in Argentina. Cecilia Roth has made appearances in numerous television series...
as Sabrina Love and Tomás Fonzi
Tomás Fonzi
Tomás Fonzi is an Argentine actor, appearing either as recurrent actor or guest-star in many TV series, as well as films of international acclaim, like Nueve Reinas and Kamchatka ....
.
Plot
The film tells of Daniel (Tomás FonziTomás Fonzi
Tomás Fonzi is an Argentine actor, appearing either as recurrent actor or guest-star in many TV series, as well as films of international acclaim, like Nueve Reinas and Kamchatka ....
), a coming-of-age seventeen-year-old orphan growing up in a small town in rural Argentina
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...
.
Daniel feels trapped in his town. He has grown tired of living with his grandparents, and hates he his job. He does, however, enjoy sneaking into the local movie theatre to watch the latest film from porn star Sabrina Love (Cecilia Roth
Cecilia Roth
Cecilia Roth is an Argentine actress.Her father, Abrasha Rotenberg , a Jewish immigrant from the Soviet Ukraine, is an editor and a journalist. He met Cecilia's mother, an Argentinian singer of Sephardic descent Dina Rot, in Argentina. Cecilia Roth has made appearances in numerous television series...
).
Daniel enters a contest where a lucky fellow will win a date with the sexy actress. The letter he sends earns him the grand prize. Daniel has to get to 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...
for his big moment, but has no money.
Daniel is forced to hitchhike from one side of Argentina
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...
to the other, and has a number of interesting experiences along the way. He encounters a handful of unusual people: his brother (Fabian Vena), who hasn't yet accepted his parents' death; a free-thinking writer (Mario Paolucci); and a reporter (Julieta Cardinali) with love on her mind.
When he meets up with the confident older actress he has a lesson or two to learn about the ways of the world.
Distribution
The film was first presented in Argentina on June 8, 2000.Later the film was screened a few film festivals, including: the Miami Hispanic Film Festival, Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
; the Latin America Film Festival, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
; and the Bergen International Film Festival
Bergen International Film Festival
The Bergen International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in October in Bergen, Norway since 2000, and is the largest film festival in the nation in number of films. The 11th edition of the festival in 2010 featured 150 films in the program, a new record...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
; the Huelva Latin American Film Festival, Huelva, Spain; and the Lleida Latin-American Film Festival
Lleida Latin-American Film Festival
The Lleida Latin-American Film Festival is a cinema festival that takes place in Lleida, Spain awarding Latin American films. It is organised by the Latin American Centre of Lleida and is sponsored by the city council , the University of Lleida and La Caixa...
, Lleida
Lleida
Lleida is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital city of the province of Lleida, as well as the largest city in the province and it had 137,387 inhabitants , including the contiguous municipalities of Raimat and Sucs. The metro area has about 250,000 inhabitants...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.
Cast
- Cecilia RothCecilia RothCecilia Roth is an Argentine actress.Her father, Abrasha Rotenberg , a Jewish immigrant from the Soviet Ukraine, is an editor and a journalist. He met Cecilia's mother, an Argentinian singer of Sephardic descent Dina Rot, in Argentina. Cecilia Roth has made appearances in numerous television series...
as Sabrina Love - Tomás FonziTomás FonziTomás Fonzi is an Argentine actor, appearing either as recurrent actor or guest-star in many TV series, as well as films of international acclaim, like Nueve Reinas and Kamchatka ....
as Daniel Montero - Fabián Vena as Enrique
- Giancarlo GianniniGiancarlo GianniniGiancarlo Giannini is an Italian actor and dubber.Giannini was born La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. He studied at the Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica in Rome, and made his film debut in a small part in Fango sulla metropoli in 1965...
as Leonardo - Norma AleandroNorma AleandroNorma Aleandro Robledo is an Argentine actress and screenwriter, born in Buenos Aires to Pedro Aleandro and María Luisa Robledo, both actors. Her sister, María Vaner, was a famous actress in Argentina.- Life and career :...
as Julia - Julieta Cardinali as Sofía
- Mario Paolucci as Carmelo
- Luis MarganiLuis Margani-Filmography:* Negocios * Mundo Grúa Crane World* Una noche con Sabrina Love aka A Night with Sabrina Love* La Fiebre del Loco aka Loco Fever* La Fuga aka The Escape...
as Camionero - Sergio Agresti as Soldier 1
- Oscar Alegre as Carboni
- Damián Aquino as Hombres Bailanta
- Karina Berti as Secretary
- Jorge Bosicovich as Dancer
- Carlos RofféCarlos RofféCarlos Roffé was an Argentine film and television actor active between 1969 and 2005.He worked in the cinema of Argentina. IN 1985 he appeared as himself in Bailoretto, la aventura de un rebelde. In the late 1980s and early 1990s he appeared in a number of films of Alejandro Agresti...
as Montero
Awards
Wins- Huelva Latin American Film Festival: Silver Colon; Best Actress, Cecilia Roth; Huelva, Spain; 2000.
- Lleida Latin-American Film FestivalLleida Latin-American Film FestivalThe Lleida Latin-American Film Festival is a cinema festival that takes place in Lleida, Spain awarding Latin American films. It is organised by the Latin American Centre of Lleida and is sponsored by the city council , the University of Lleida and La Caixa...
: Best Actor, Tomás Fonzi; LleidaLleidaLleida is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital city of the province of Lleida, as well as the largest city in the province and it had 137,387 inhabitants , including the contiguous municipalities of Raimat and Sucs. The metro area has about 250,000 inhabitants...
, SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
; 2001.
Nominations
- Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor; Best Actress, Cecilia Roth; Best New Actor, Tomás Fonzi; Best New Actress, Julieta Cardinali; Best Adapted Screenplay, Alejandro Agresti; 2001.
External links
- Una Noche con Sabrina Love 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...
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