Alanis
Sofía Gala Castiglione’s riveting turn, playing alongside her own infant son, elevates Argentinian Anahí Berneri’s quietly radical fifth feature.
Alanis
Alanis is a prostitute. She and her baby share an apartment with her girlfriend, where she lives and works. Two inspectors ask for a permit to function as a massage parlor; they don’t have one and are evicted. Alanis must now try to recover her dignity, her belongings and her friend while caring for her son and selling what she knows how to do on the streets in order to survive.
“A punchy and entirely unsentimental study of a few days in the life of a young Buenos Aires sex worker that's as defiantly non-miserabilist as its heroine.” —Jonathan Holland, Hollywood Reporter
“A punchy and entirely unsentimental study of a few days in the life of a young Buenos Aires sex worker that's as defiantly non-miserabilist as its heroine.” —Jonathan Holland, Hollywood Reporter
Genre
Thriller,
Drama,
Women and Film
Runtime
82
Language
Spanish
Director
Anahí Berneri
Writer(s)
Anahí Berneri
Cast
Sofía Gala,
Dante Della Paolera,
Dana Basso
Awards:
Nominee, Golden Seashell ~ Best Film, San Sebastián International Film Festival
Winner, Silver Seashell ~ Best Actress, San Sebastián International Film Festival
Winner, Silver Seashell ~ Best Director, San Sebastián International Film Festival
MOREFEATURED REVIEW
Scott Marks, San Diego Reader
A young prostitute (with child in tow) is bounced from her “house” by the same law enforcement officers sworn to help keep her off the streets. In this case, writer-director Anahí Berneri’s fly on the wall technique frequently translates into long takes from a fixed camera giving ample time, if not ...
Played at
Glendale 11.30.18 - 12.06.18
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