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RUNTIME
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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
8 Weeks
2009 1h 24m ES
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 1
Synopsis
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This film is a combination of genres (docu-fiction, comedy-musical, mockumentary and drama-ponele) endowed with grace. It is a culebronizado backstage of the rehearsals of the musical Ella, homage to Rafaella Carrá, where Christopher Guest entrenches a group of dancers and choreographers, following them closely in their problems of love and of makeup. It shows situations of contagious pop vitality, and music and dance set the stage for a shocking ending, which kindly suggests rethinking various representation problems: Schipani and Montiel seem to have known in advance that it is dangerous to always tell the truth
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Leonardo Tito
Leo
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Alejandro Montiel
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The take
Alejandro Montiel directs. Pablo Ramos behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Released 17 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Alejandro Montiel, shot by Pablo Ramos. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5IMDB entry: tt1403042 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Pablo Ramos
- Runtime
- 84 min · 1h 24m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- ES
- IMDB
- 8 Weeks (2009)
Also by
Alejandro Montiel
Key crew
- Camera OperatorPablo Ramos
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2009-03-10
