Carmen Vidal mujer detective
a film by Eva Dans
Uruguay. Comedy noir. 71 min. 2020
About this film
Synopsis
Carmen Vidal is a private detective addicted to pizza, beer and marijuana who fights against a criminal Senator to avenge the death of her colleague, in a noir comedy about self-improvement.
Plot keywords
plot keywords: Uruguay, cinema noir, humor, crime, gender roles, feminism, heroines, films made by women, urban stories.
Crew & Cast
Original title: Carmen Vidal mujer detective
International title: Carmen Vidal female detective
Original Language: Spanish
Written, directed & starring: Eva Dans
Executive producers: Alina Kaplan
Line producer: Aline Kaplan, Eva Dans
Editor: Manuel Rilla
Director of Photography: Germán Nocella Sedes, Victoria “Pitok” Pena
Art director: Lucía Malandro
Assistant director: Valentina “Chicho” Leoncini
Graphic and title design: Venado
Sound postproduction: Rafael Álvarez González
Original soundtrack: Maximiliano Silveira
Cast:
Eva Dans: Carmen Vidal
Roberto Suárez: Jorge Hernández
Leonor Courtoisie: Ágata
Lulo Demarco: Carlos
Nicolás Luzardo: Ronnie
Gimena Gonzáles: Teodora Muller
Alejandro Bello Constenti: Iván
Production company: Anfibia Cine/EVACORP
Festivals & Awards
- Special Jury Mention. Festival de Cine Nuevo Detour. Uruguay, 2020
- Trawn Award. Corte Final Lab. Festival Internacional de Cine BioBioCine. Chile 2019
- Chicago Latino FF 2021
- Festival de Cine Internacional de San Juan. Puerto Rico 2021
- Ravenna Nightmare FF. Italy 2021
- Latino & Iberian FF at Yale 2021
- Special Mention. Festival Internacional de Cine Cannábico del Río de la Plata 2021
- FESAALP 2021
Check out the full list of film festivals this film has been to.
Sinopsis
Carmen Vidal es una detective privado adicta a la pizza, la cerveza y la marihuana que lucha contra un Senador criminal para vengar la muerte de su colega, en una comedia noir sobre la superación personal.
Ficha técnica
Título original: Carmen Vidal mujer detective
Título internacional: Carmen Vidal female detective
Idioma original: Spanish
Escrita, dirigida y protagonizada por: Eva Dans
Producción ejecutiva: Alina Kaplan
Producción: Aline Kaplan, Eva Dans
Edición: Manuel Rilla
Dirección de fotografía: Germán Nocella Sedes, Victoria “Pitok” Pena
Dirección de arte: Lucía Malandro
Asistente de dirección: Valentina “Chicho” Leoncini
Diseño de títulos y gráfica: Venado
Postproducción de sonido: Rafael Álvarez González
Música original: Maximiliano Silveira
Elenco:
Eva Dans: Carmen Vidal
Roberto Suárez: Jorge Hernández
Leonor Courtoisie: Ágata
Lulo Demarco: Carlos
Nicolás Luzardo: Ronnie
Gimena Gonzáles: Teodora Muller
Alejandro Bello Constenti: Iván
Casas productoras: Anfibia Cine/EVACORP
Festivales y premios
- Mención Especial. Festival de Cine Nuevo Detour. Uruguay, 2020
- Premio Trawn. Corte Final Lab. Festival Internacional de Cine BioBioCine. Chile 2019
- Chicago Latino FF 2021
- Festival de Cine Internacional de San Juan. Puerto Rico 2021
- Ravenna Nightmare FF. Italia 2021
- Latino & Iberian FF at Yale 2021
- Mención Especial del Jurado. Festival Internacional de Cine Cannábico del Río de la Plata 2021
- FESAALP 2021
Ver la lista completa de festivales en los que la película ha participado.
Sinopse
Carmen Vidal é uma detetive particular viciada em pizza, cerveja e maconha que luta contra um senador criminoso para vingar a morte de seu colega, em uma comédia noir sobre superação pessoal.
Ficha técnica
Título original: Carmen Vidal mujer detective
Título internacional: Carmen Vidal female detective
Idioma original: Spanish
Escrita, dirigida e estrelada por: Eva Dans
Produção executiva: Alina Kaplan
Produção: Aline Kaplan, Eva Dans
Edição: Manuel Rilla
Direção de fotografia: Germán Nocella Sedes, Victoria “Pitok” Pena
Direção de arte: Lucía Malandro
Asaistente de direção: Valentina “Chicho” Leoncini
Imagem visual e design de títulos: Venado
Pós-produção de som: Rafael Álvarez González
Música original: Maximiliano Silveira
Elenco:
Eva Dans: Carmen Vidal
Roberto Suárez: Jorge Hernández
Leonor Courtoisie: Ágata
Lulo Demarco: Carlos
Nicolás Luzardo: Ronnie
Gimena Gonzáles: Teodora Muller
Alejandro Bello Constenti: Iván
Casas produtoras: Anfibia Cine/EVACORP
Festivais e prêmios
- Menção Especial. Festival de Cine Nuevo Detour. Uruguai, 2020
- Prêmio Trawn. Corte Final Lab. Festival Internacional de Cine BioBioCine. Chile 2019
- Chicago Latino FF 2021
- Festival de Cine Internacional de San Juan. Porto Rico 2021
- Ravenna Nightmare FF. Italia 2021
- Latino & Iberian FF at Yale 2021
- Mención Especial del Jurado. Festival Internacional de Cine Cannábico del Río de la Plata, Uruguai 2021
- FESAALP, Argentina 2021
Veja todos os festivais nos que o filme já participou.
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Press reviews
“A police comedy that encourages something that many do not dare to do: far from locally reproducing locally the traditional keys of the genre, as if we were in Los Angeles or New York, the film proposes an extreme adaptation of the “noir” to the city of Montevideo…there are many of the key characteristcs of Uruguay-style narrative: an almost surreal humor – a side product of Uruguay’s strong cultural relationship with British culture -; the normalization of certain strange situations; the stripped-down performances; and a particular way of constructing the mystery route, which refers to the master Mario Levrero in novels such as “El alma de Gardel” or “Nick Carter” (in whom Carmen Vidal could perfectly be inspired).” [Full Review in Spanish]
BAFICI 2020 Review. Daniel Cholakian for SUBJETIVA
“With an air of noir cinema, the aroma of pizza and marijuana, with hints of Karausmaki, the Coen brothers and Torrente, Eva Dans invites us to walk a path in search for a certain personal achievement. The debut feature marks a good beginning for the young filmmaker who manages to caress with meek hands issues that concern society today, such as the high rates of femicide in Latin America. Because Carmen’s, after all, is also a feminist struggle.”
Victoria Malter Terrada for CALIGARI
[Full Review in Spanish]
“Carmen Vidal, female detective” revisits cinema noir in a gray Montevideo and from a Latin American and contemporary perspective, mixing tragedy and humor. [Full Review in Spanish]
Carmen Vidal mujer detective llega a salas uruguayas. LATAM CINEMA
“If WHISKY and 25 WATTS had had a depressive detective daughter addicted to pizza, she would be called Carmen Vidal”
Pablo Stoll, Uruguayan film director, known for WHISKY and 25 WATTS