La pluma del arcángel (2002)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Luis Manzo

Writers:

Juan Carlos Gené (writer)
César Sierra (writer)

Release Date:

20 September 2002 (Venezuela)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

In a tiny town in an unnamed Latin American country in the 1930s, a young telegraph operator helps link the small...

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Iván Tamayo	...	Gabriel Vilano
Roque Valero	...	Lazarillo
Elaiza Gil	...	Fina
Alejo Felipe	...	Coronel
Julio Mota	...	Hilario
Martha Pabón	...	Flora
Armando Gota	...	Padre Lisandro Pinto
Elba Escobar	...	Márgara
Alfonso Urdaneta	...	Alcalde
Rolando Padilla

Also Known As:

The Archangel's Feather (International: English title) (USA)

Runtime:

92 min | USA:95 min (Palm Springs International Film Festival)

Country:

Venezuela

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13

Company:

Centro Nacional Autónomo de Cinematografía (CNAC) (I)

Finally something we can be proud of!

Manzo's film version of "The Arcangel's feather" is perhaps the best Venezuelan film of the last two decades. The direction is very clean, the photography is beautiful although too glossy at points. The acting is remarkable, especially the performance of Roque Valero, a talent Latin American directors should pay more attention to. Elaiza Gil and Ivan Tamayo gave great performances also.

The Music is really good, although sometimes a little too obvious. the same goes for the sound design. Though it is perhaps the best sound ever in a Venezuelan film.

The movie is well structure, the message gets across, and the timing for this movie could not have been better. It's a shame that there was little advertizement for it and although it had good reviwes it did poorly in the box office.