Toribio Bardelli is an older man, who together with his four children, now adults, form a dysfunctional and failed family. About to turn 70, Toribio will pursue his only goal in life: to have an erection again.[8]
At the end of July 2015, the film received an economic stimulus of 550,000 soles from the Directorate of Audiovisual, Phonography and New Media delivered by the Ministry of Culture of Peru to start its development phase.[9] On 20 November 2018, it received an economic boost from Ibermedia[10] and a short time it received 4,000 euros after winning the Best Pitch award at the 4th Ventana del Cine Madrileño to start production.[11][12]
The Erection of Toribio Bardelli had its world premiere on 15 August 2023 as part of the Fiction competition at the 27th Lima Film Festival.[5] It competed in the Progressive Cinema Competition – Visions for the World of Tomorrow section at the Rome Film Festival 2023 in October.[14] It was released theatrically in Peru on 26 October 2023.[15]
Reception
Critical reception
Eddson Esquives from La Cinestación rated the film 6 out of 10, noting that "it's a story that loses strength as it progresses," expressing that supporting characters didn't contribute significantly to the protagonist's development, and indicating the shallow approach to addressing the grief the family is going through, although he highlights the acting capacity of Gustavo Bueno, Gisela Ponce de León and Rodrigo Sánchez.[16]
Sandro Mairata of La República, mentioned that the film should not have been selected for its competition within the framework of the 27th Lima Film Festival, pointing out technical errors, poor direction of actors, and a script that seems not to be fully developed.[17]
^"La Erección De Toribio Bardelli". Laboratorio De Finalización (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)