La fiera y la fiesta
Holy Beasts
Geraldine Chaplin
La fiera y la fiesta | Holy Beasts by Laura Amelia Guzmán, Israel Cárdenas
DOM/ARG/MEX 2019, Panorama
© Aurora Dominicana
Udo Kier
La fiera y la fiesta | Holy Beasts by Laura Amelia Guzmán, Israel Cárdenas
DOM/ARG/MEX 2019, Panorama
© Aurora Dominicana
Geraldine Chaplin, Jackie Ludueña
La fiera y la fiesta | Holy Beasts by Laura Amelia Guzmán, Israel Cárdenas
DOM/ARG/MEX 2019, Panorama
© Aurora Dominicana
Aging punk diva Vera arrives in Santo Domingo to direct her beloved friend Jean-Louis Jorge’s unfinished project: a musical film entitled ‘La fiera y la fiesta’. Welcoming her are two other old friends, Víctor, the producer, and Martín, the cinematographer. The trio spent the golden years of their youth together as an artistic troupe. Joining them is Henry, Vera’s loyal choreographer. As preparations get under way and shooting commences amidst numerous glamorous social gatherings, conflict and death also begin to creep up on the haunted production.
Pervaded by a libidinous tropical atmosphere, Laura Amelia Guzmán and Israel Cárdenas’ seventh directorial collaboration is a boldly inventive meditation on the ageing process and the pleasures of the flesh.
With
- Geraldine Chaplin (Vera)
- Udo Kier (Henry)
- Luis Ospina (Martín)
- Jaime Piña (Víctor)
- Jackie Ludueña (Yony)
- Pau Bertolini (Stonem)
- Jeradin Asencio (Myriam)
- Fifi Poulakidas (Stella)
Crew
| Written and Directed by | Laura Amelia Guzmán, Israel Cárdenas |
| Cinematography | Israel Cárdenas |
| Editing | Andrea Kleinman, Israel Cárdenas, Pablo Chea |
| Sound Design | Leandro de Loredo |
| Sound | David Hernández, Denis Godoy, Homer Mora, Alain Muñiz, Facundo Girón |
| Production Design | Mónica de Moya |
| Costumes | Laura Guerrero |
| Make-Up | Tatjana Dulovic |
| Casting | Valerie Hernández |
| Assistant Director | Gabriela Latorre |
| Producers | Gabriel Tineo, Rafael Elías Muñoz, Laura Amelia Guzmán, Israel Cárdenas |
| Executive Producers | Albert Martínez |
| Co-Producers | Benjamín Domenech, Santiago Gallelli, Matías Roveda, Nicolas Celis, Sandino Saravia Vinay |
| Co-Production |
Rei Cine Buenos Aires Pimienta Films Mexiko-Stadt |
World Sales
Produced by
Aurora Dominicana
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Batú Films
Lantica Media
Geraldine Chaplin
Golden gestures: the actress at the Photo Call.
La fiera y la fiesta · Panorama · Feb 13, 2019
Film team
La fiera y la fiesta · Panorama · Feb 13, 2019
Udo Kier, Patricio Castilla, Geraldine Chaplin, Luis Ospina
Selfie-Time!
La fiera y la fiesta · Panorama · Feb 13, 2019
Laura Amelia Guzmán
With a bear in the ear: the director.
La fiera y la fiesta · Panorama · Feb 13, 2019
Geraldine Chaplin
La fiera y la fiesta · Panorama · Feb 13, 2019
Paz Lázaro, Nicolás Celis
The section head with one of the producers.
La fiera y la fiesta · Panorama · Feb 13, 2019
Udo Kier
The actor is a fan of the number of this year's Berlinale.
La fiera y la fiesta · Panorama · Feb 13, 2019
Dieter Kosslick, Laura Amelia Guzmán
The Festival Director and the director get along well.
La fiera y la fiesta · Panorama · Feb 13, 2019
Udo Kier
La fiera y la fiesta · Panorama · Feb 13, 2019
Geraldine Chaplin, Udo Kier
Flexible Photo Call.
La fiera y la fiesta · Panorama · Feb 13, 2019
Israel Cárdenas, Laura Amelia Guzmán, Geraldine Chaplin, Udo Kier
The two directors with their cast.
La fiera y la fiesta · Panorama · Feb 13, 2019
Claudia Michelsen, Udo Kier
The actress together with Udo Kier, who is featuring in two productions at this year's Berlinale.
La fiera y la fiesta · Panorama · Opening Gala · Feb 07, 2019
Udo Kier
La fiera y la fiesta · Panorama · Feb 13, 2019
© Gerhard Kassner / Berlinale
Geraldine Chaplin
La fiera y la fiesta · Panorama · Feb 13, 2019
© Gerhard Kassner / Berlinale
R. E. Muñoz (Producer), P. Bertolini (Actress), L. Ospina (Actor), G. Tineo (Producer), U. Kier (Actor), G. Chaplin (Actress), L. A. Guzman (Director, Screenwriter, Producer), I. Cárdenas (Director, Screenwriter, Editor, Producer), Moderation: Margarita Tsomou
La fiera y la fiesta | Holy Beasts
Panorama · Press Conference · Feb 13, 2019
Laura Amelia Guzmán
The duo have directed, written, photographed and produced several feature films together. Guzmán was born in 1980 in Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, where she studied fine arts and photography. She then moved to Cuba to attend the Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (EICTV) where she specialised in cinematography. Cárdenas was born in 1980 in Monterrey, Mexico, where he studied communications. The couple run the Aurora Dominicana production company together as well as the post-production studio, Aurora Color, and the independent cinema, Cinema Boreal.
Filmography
2007 Cochochi; Co-director: Israel Cárdenas 2010 Jean Gentil; Co-director: Israel Cárdenas 2013 Carmita; Co-director: Israel Cárdenas, documentary 2014 Dólares de arena (Sand Dollars); Co-director: Israel Cárdenas 2017 Noelí en los países (Noelí Overseas); Co-director: Israel Cárdenas, documentary · Sambá; Co-director: Israel Cárdenas
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2019
Israel Cárdenas
The duo have directed, written, photographed and produced several feature films together. Guzmán was born in 1980 in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic, where she studied fine arts and photography. She then moved to Cuba to attend the Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (EICTV) where she specialised in cinematography. Cárdenas was born in 1980 in Monterrey, Mexico, where he studied communications. The couple run the Aurora Dominicana production company together as well as the post-production studio, Aurora Color, and the independent cinema, Cinema Boreal.
Filmography
2007 Cochochi; Co-director: Laura Amelia Guzmán 2010 Jean Gentil; Co-director: Laura Amelia Guzmán 2013 Carmita; Co-director: Laura Amelia Guzmán, documentary 2014 Dólares de arena (Sand Dollars); Co-director: Laura Amelia Guzmán 2017 Noelí en los países (Noelí Overseas); Co-director: Laura Amelia Guzmán, documentary · Sambá; Co-director: Laura Amelia Guzmán
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2019