Family Album (2023 film)

Family Album
Theatrical release poster
SpanishTemas propios
LiterallyOwn Themes
Directed byGuillermo Rocamora
Written byGuillermo Rocamora
Produced byHernán Musaluppi
Diego Robino
Santiago López Rodríguez
Lilia Scenna
StarringDiego Cremonesi
Franco Rizzaro
Valeria Lois
Alfonso Tort
Vicente Pieri
Roberto Suárez
CinematographyJulián Apezteguia
Edited byFernando Epstein
Eliane Katz
Production
company
Cimarrón Cine
Release date
  • August 24, 2023 (2023-08-24)
Running time
91 minutes
CountriesUruguay
Argentina
LanguageSpanish

Family Album (Spanish: Temas propios, lit.'Own Themes') is a 2023 Uruguayan-Argentine comedy film written and directed by Guillermo Rocamora.[1] It is about a family where César, the father, and Manuel, the eldest son, decide to set up their own musical group, but generational differences and musical tastes make the band unsustainable.[2] Starring Diego Cremonesi, Franco Rizzaro, Valeria Lois, Alfonso Tort, Vicente Pieri and Roberto Suárez.[3] It premiered on August 24, 2023, in Uruguayan theaters.[4]

It was selected as the Uruguayan entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[5]

Synopsis

César is 45 years old but he looks like a teenager. He is an immature and abandoned father who feels liberated and rejuvenated since the divorce. Virginia is 47 years old and teaches English in her kitchen at home. She is a mother overwhelmed by work, her adolescent children and the separation. Manuel is 18 years old, he is a musical genius in the middle of a vocation crisis. Agustín is 15 years old and they are about to kick him out of school. In the middle of the family storm, César and Manuel have no better idea than to form a music band, the dream that César could not fulfill. But the generational clash between them makes the family band unsustainable.[6]

Cast

The actors participating in this film are:[7]

  • Diego Cremonesi as César
  • Franco Rizzaro as Manuel
  • Valeria Lois as Virginia
  • Alfonso Tort as Yañez
  • Vicente Luan as Agustín
  • Roberto Suárez as Charly
  • Ángela Torres as Eli

Production

Principal photography began on December 1, 2021, in Montevideo, Uruguay.[8][9]

Accolades

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref
2023 24th ACCU Awards Best Uruguayan Feature Film Family Album Nominated [10][11][12]
Best Director Guillermo Rocamora Nominated
Best Actor Franco Rizzaro Won
Best Supporting Actor Diego Cremonesi Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Valeria Lois Won
Best Screenplay Guillermo Rocamora Nominated
Best Original Score Martín Rivero Won
Best Art Direction Gonzalo Delgado Won
Best Sound Catriel Vildosola Won
Revelation Award Vicente Pieri Won

See also

References

  1. ^ "Comenzó el rodaje de la comedia "Temas propios" dirigida por Guillermo Rocamora | Nota al Pie | Noticias en contexto". www.notaalpie.com.ar (in Spanish). 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  2. ^ "Diego Cremonesi encabeza el rodaje argentino de "Temas propios"". noticine.com. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  3. ^ "Comenzó el rodaje de "Temas propios", comedia de Guillermo Rocamora". La Vereda (in Spanish). 2021-12-01. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  4. ^ "Temas Propios, dirigida por Guillermo Rocamora estrena el 24 de agosto. Mirá el trailer -" (in Spanish). 2023-08-07. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  5. ^ "Selección premios Oscar y Goya". icau.mec.gub.uy. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  6. ^ "Comenzó el rodaje de "Temas propios", del uruguayo Guillermo Rocamora". EscribiendoCine (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  7. ^ "EN AGOSTO SE ESTRENA TEMAS PROPIOS (2023), COMEDIA FAMILIAR URUGUAYO-ARGENTINA | Revista FILM" (in Spanish). 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  8. ^ "Noticias: Rodajes: "Cuando la miro", de Julio Chávez; y "Temas propios", de Guillermo Rocamora - Otros Cines". www.otroscines.com. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  9. ^ "El uruguayo Guillermo Rocamora filma "Temas propios", coproducción con Diego Cremonesi y Valeria Lois". GPS Audiovisual (in Spanish). 2021-12-03. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  10. ^ "Se conocieron las películas nominadas a los premios de la crítica uruguaya". La diaria (in Spanish). 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  11. ^ Rodriguez, Luciana (2023-12-21). "24º Premios ACCU – Asociación de Críticos de cine del uruguay". Cooltivarte Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  12. ^ "Premios ACCU 2023". Carve850 (in Spanish). 2023-12-19. Retrieved 2023-12-26.