Gaucho Gaucho

Gaucho Gaucho
Directed by
Produced by
  • Michael Dweck
  • Gregory Kershaw
  • Cameron O’Reilly
  • Christos V. Konstantakopoulos
  • Matthew Perniciaro
Cinematography
  • Michael Dweck
  • Gregory Kershaw
Edited byGabriel Rhodes
Production
company
Beautiful Stories Productions
Running time
84 minutes
CountriesUnited States, Argentina
LanguageSpanish

Gaucho Gaucho is a 2024 is a black-and-white documentary film directed by Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw. The film, set in the lack of water-threatened northwestern cattle country of Argentina, captures the lives of gauchos. It premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it won a Special Jury Prize for Sound.[1][2] The documentary received an outdoor screening in August 2024 on the Piazza Grande of the 77th Locarno Film Festival and won the first Letterboxd Piazza Grande Award.[3]

Plot

The documentary follows several characters, including Guada, a teenage girl aspiring to join the male-dominated gaucho culture. Her journey serves as a narrative thread, showcasing her challenges and growth in the rodeo circuit.

Cast

  • Guada (a teenage girl)
  • Santino (a local musician and radio host)
  • Solano
  • Lelo

Production

Following their film The Truffle Hunters, Michael and Gregory turned their attention to the gauchos in the remote regions of Argentina.[4][5] It took over two years for Dweck and Kershaw to learn about the lives of these cowboys and cowgirls.[4][5]

Release

Gaucho Gaucho premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.[6][2]

Reception

Gaucho Gaucho received critical acclaim at its Sundance premiere, where it won a Jury Prize for sound. Variety’s Guy Lodge described it as a “perfectly framed,” “loving, visually resplendent documentary” that "gives the Argentine cowboy community ample space to bond and merge".[1][6] Senior US Critic, Tim Grierson from Screen Daily said Gaucho Gaucho is "An affecting tone poem that ruminates on the passage of time and the passing of traditions".[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Keslassy, Elsa (2024-04-10). "Sundance Prizewinner 'Gaucho Gaucho' Lands at Charades for International Sales; Clip Unveiled (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  2. ^ a b Thompson, Anne (2024-03-19). "Who Will Pick Up Glorious Sundance Documentary Prize-Winner 'Gaucho Gaucho'?". IndieWire. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  3. ^ "Reinas by Klaudia Reynicke Awarded the Prix du Public UBS, While Gaucho Gaucho Takes Home the First Letterboxd Piazza Grande Award". Locarno Film Festival. 2024-08-17. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  4. ^ a b Rooney, David (2024-01-20). "'Gaucho Gaucho' Review: A Stirring Cowboy Community Portrait of Uncommon Visual Beauty". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  5. ^ a b Gorber, Jason (2024-02-01). "From Hunting Truffles to Herding Gauchos, Dweck and Kershaw Get the Lay of the Land". POV Magazine. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  6. ^ a b Lodge, Guy (2024-02-01). "'Gaucho Gaucho' Review: An Argentine Cowgirl Becomes One of the Boys in a Highly Cinematic Documentary". Variety. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  7. ^ Grierson, Tim; Critic2024-01-20T01:00:00+00:00, Senior US. "'Gaucho Gaucho': Sundance Review". Screen. Retrieved 2024-06-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)