Cantinflas (film)

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Cantinflas
Cantinflas poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySebastian del Amo
Written byEdui Tijerina
Sebastian del Amo
Produced byVidal Cantu[1][2]
Starring
CinematographyCarlos Hidalgo
Edited byNacho Ruiz Capillas
Music byRoque Baños
Production
company
Kenio Films
Distributed byPantelion Films
Release dates
  • August 29, 2014 (2014-08-29) (United States)
  • September 18, 2014 (2014-09-18) (Mexico)
Running time
103 minutes[3]
CountryMexico
LanguagesSpanish
English
Box office$17.8 million[4]

Cantinflas is a 2014 Mexican biographical comedy drama film directed by Sebastián del Amo. Based on the life of actor and comedian Cantinflas, the film stars Óscar Jaenada as the title character, Michael Imperioli, Ilse Salas, Bárbara Mori, Ana Layevska and Adal Ramones. It premiered on September 18, 2014 in Mexico.[5] In the United States it was released on August 29, 2014.[5][6] It was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.[7]

On December 12, 2014, José Miguel Insulza, Secretary General of the Organization of American States, gave a recognition to Producer Vidal Cantu and Director Sebastian del Amo in a special screening of Cantinflas in the Hall of the Americas in Washington, D.C. Ambassadors from the 34 countries members of the OAS were present in the event.[8]

Plot[]

Mike Todd has new ideas that will shake the staid world of Hollywood. Mario Moreno is a Mexican comedian who wants to gain international recognition. By chance they become partners, but they never imagine that their project, Around the World in 80 Days, will become a touchstone of world film history .[9]

While Mike Todd tries to contact Cantinflas to join into the project and dealing with the possibility that several celebrities considered to perform cameos had not accepted the role, we began to navigate into Mario Moreno's past. Even worse, Moreno himself rejects the idea to provide a cameo.

The movie covers first the humble beginning of Mario Moreno as a comedian and how is discovered by Estanislao Schilinsky who helped him to develop his comedic style in the carpas (small mobile theaters located in Mexico City). This style, where Mario tends to exploit the use and misuse of words, put some patrons in desperation and someone screams to him "En la cantina te inflas" (You are getting drunk in the pub). He overhears the scream and, suddenly he gets into an idea.

By the time, he meets fellow actress Valentina Ivanova and he shows her the character he is developing, in both acting and clothing style: Cantinflas. With Ivanova and Schilinsky's help he began to introduce his character successfully in the carpas, to the point to be pulled, along with Schilinsky to star in his first movies. However, due to the way his comedic style is given, Schilinsky decides to part ways.

Cantinflas begin to make a big name of himself in films and even he is a key figure to support the Mexican syndicate of actors when they get into a strike. Mario marries Ivanova, but soon they learn they cannot have children together. Later, he began to notice that his star becomes to dim and he has insecurities about his work, putting himself in question how to expand his influence, when he receives the call from someone called Mike Todd. He rejects Todd at the beginning, but then he receives a letter from Charles Chaplin that claims that he is "the best comedian in the world".

Todd himself felts lost when he is not getting any answer from Cantinflas, until he is surprised in his own office by the actor himself who has decided to join into the project as long as he perform a key role. Todd accepts him in the role of Passpeurt. In the process Mario also provides enough help to bring Frank Sinatra and another stars into the project, ensuring the success of Around the World in 80 Days.

While the credits roll we see Cantinflas dancing along with an exotic dancer Ravel's Bolero, recreating a famous scene of his first movie in color El Bolero de Raquel.

Cast[]

Actor(s) Character
Óscar Jaenada Cantinflas
Michael Imperioli Mike Todd
Ilse Salas Valentina Ivanova
Bárbara Mori Elizabeth Taylor
Ana Layevska Miroslava Stern
Luis Gerardo Méndez Estanislao Shilinsky
Joaquín Cosío Indio Fernández
Andrés Montiel Agustín Isunza
Cassandra Ciangherotti Estela Pagola
Eduardo España Alejandro Galindo
Ximena Gonzalez-Rubio María Félix
Adal Ramones Mantequilla
Flor Payán Lupita Tovar
José Sefami Diego Rivera
Otto Sirgo Andrés Soler
Giovanna Zacarías Gloria Marín
Gabriela de la Garza[10] Olga Ivanova

Reception[]

Critical response[]

Cantinflas received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film currently has a rating of 45%, based on 20 reviews, with an average rating of 5.6/10.[11] On Metacritic, the film currently has a rating of 45 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews."[12]

Accolades[]

Ariel Awards[]

The Ariel Awards are awarded annually by the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences in Mexico. Cantinflas received three awards out of five nominations.[13]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2015 Óscar Jaenada Best Actor Nominated
Christofer Lagunes Best Art Direction Won
Maripaz Robles Best Makeup Won
Gabriela Fernández Best Costume Design Won
Marco Rodríguez Best Visual Effects Nominated
Other awards[]
Year Award Category Nominated Result
2014 Guadalajara Mexican Film Festival [14]
Best Costume Design Gabriela Fernandez
Kenio Films 		Won[14]
Huelva Hispanic American Film Festival [15]
Best actor Óscar Jaenada Won[15]
Audience Award Cantinflas Won[15]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Mexican Government CONACULTA Official Record" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-09-09.
  2. ^ "Cantinflas Facht Sheet" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-08-29.
  3. ^ "CANTINFLAS - Lionsgate Publicity". Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  4. ^ "Cantinflas (2014) - Box Office Mojo". Retrieved 2014-11-18.
  5. ^ a b "Cantinflas Release Info" (in Spanish). IMDb. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  6. ^ ""Cantinflas": película del actor se estrenará el 29 de agosto" (in Spanish). El popular Perú. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  7. ^ "Oscars: Mexico Selects 'Cantinflas' for Foreign-Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Reconoce OEA a Cantinflas" (in Spanish). Reforma Newspaper. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  9. ^ "No te pierdas el nuevo trailer de 'Cantinflas' (VIDEO)" (in Spanish). Varietylatino. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  10. ^ "Actress Gabriela de la Garza Talks Finding Out Her Grandparents Were Friends with Cantinflas". Remezcla. 12 September 2014.
  11. ^ "Cantinflas". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  12. ^ "Cantinflas Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  13. ^ "Lista completa de nominaciones a los premios Ariel 2015" (in Spanish). Morelia International Film Festival. April 13, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  14. ^ a b "Awards of Cantinflas 2" (in Spanish). IMDb. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  15. ^ a b c "'Zanahoria', de Enrique Buchichio, se alza en Huelva con el Colón de Oro" (in Spanish). Festicinehuelva.es. Archived from the original on November 28, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.

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