Four Moons
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| Directed by | Sergio Tovar Velarde |
| Written by | Sergio Tovar Velarde |
| Produced by | Edgar Barrón |
| Starring | Antonio Velázquez Alejandro de la Madrid César Ramos Gustavo Egelhaaf Alonso Echánove Alejandro Belmonte Karina Gidi Juan Manuel Bernal |
| Cinematography | Yannick Nolin |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Four Moons (Spanish: Cuatro lunas) is a Mexican comedy-drama directed by Sergio Tovar Velarde.[1][2] It stars Antonio Velázquez,[3] Alejandro de la Madrid,[4] César Ramos, Gustavo Egelhaaf, Alonso Echánove,[5] Alejandro Belmonte, Karina Gidi[6] and Juan Manuel Bernal.[7][8][9][10][11][12] It was one of fourteen films shortlisted by Mexico to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards,[13][14] but it lost out to 600 Miles.[15]
Plot
Four stories about love and self-acceptance: a boy secretly attracted to his male cousin; two college students starting a secret relationship; a couple wasted due to the arrival of another man and an old man dazzled over a young male prostitute.
Cast
- Antonio Velázquez as Hugo
- Alejandro de la Madrid as Andrés
- César Ramos as Fito
- Gustavo Egelhaaf as Leo
- Alonso Echánove as Joaquín
- Alejandro Belmonte as Gilberto
- Karina Gidi[16] as Laura
- Gabriel Santoyo[17] as Mauricio
- Sebastián Rivera[18] as Oliver
- Juan Manuel Bernal[19] as Héctor
- Marta Aura as Petra
- Mónica Dionne[20] as Aurora
- Astrid Hadad as Alfonsina
- Hugo Catalán[21][22] as Sebastián
- Jorge Luis Moreno as Enrique
- Luis Arrieta as Alfredo
- Laura de Ita[23] as Amanda
- Joaquín Rodríguez[24] as Bruno
- Marisol Centeno as Mariana
- Alejandra Ley as Tania
- Héctor Arredondo as Sacerdote
- Ricardo Polanco as Rolando
- Renato Bartilotti as Doctor
- Oscar Olivares as Alejandro
- Martín Barba as Pepe
References
- ^ Huerta, César (2011-06-11). "Película controvertida se prepara en México" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-08-22.
- ^ Bañuelos, Fernando (2011-08-10). "Sergio Tovar Velarde, un inadaptado que crea Cuatro Lunas" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-08-22.
- ^ Ubillos, Saioa (2012-06-30). "Seducido por la magia granadina" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-08-25.
- ^ García, Martha (2012-12-24). "De la Madrid sufre infidelidad en cine" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- ^ Rentería, Hugo (2012-04-01). "Alonso Echánove, una carrera en renovación" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-08-25.
- ^ Huerta, César (2013-03-23). "Es mamá de un niño gay" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2013-03-25.
- ^ De la Cruz, Fabián (2012-05-13). "Juan Manuel Bernal apoya las cuatro lunas de Tovar Velarde" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-08-22.
- ^ Hernández, Ricardo (2012-08-17). "Diversidad sexual, tema de película" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-08-22.
- ^ "Cuatro lunas, retratos gays sobre aceptación personal" (in Spanish). 2012-08-26. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
- ^ "Películas de Brasil, Chile, Ecuador y México, finalistas de Guadalajara Construye 7" (in Spanish). 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
- ^ "FICG28: Anuncian los ganadores de Guadalajara Construye y el Encuentro de Coproducción" (in Spanish). 2013-03-08. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
- ^ Vizuet, Ignacio (2013-03-23). "Cuatro Lunas, homenaje al amor y la libertad" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ^ "Goya y Oscar 2016". Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "14 Films Compete to Represent Mexico at the Oscars". Variety. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "Mexico Picks '600 Miles' Starring Tim Roth as Oscar Entry". IndieWire. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ Solís, Erik (2013-04-10). "Karina Gidi representa el desamor..." (in Spanish). Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ^ "Juan Manuel Bernal, Karina Gidi, Mónica Dionne… en cinta gay" (in Spanish). 2013-03-26. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ^ "2013 pinta muy bien" (in Spanish). 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- ^ Reforma, Agencia (2013-03-11). "Tiene Juan Manuel Bernal hijo "bulleado" en filme Cuatro Lunas" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2013-03-25.
- ^ "Cuatro Lunas nueva película de homosexualidad, con Mónica Dionne" (in Spanish). 2011-12-06. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
- ^ "2013 pinta muy bien" (in Spanish). 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- ^ Hernández, Sandra (2013-04-04). "Poquer de filmes por estrenar" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ^ García, Martha Patricia (2012-06-29). "Laura de Ita, madre en la pantalla" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-08-25.
- ^ Ruíz, Diana (2012-08-18). "La diversidad sexual viaja en cuatro lunas" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-08-25.
External links
- Cuatro lunas at IMDb
- Cuatro lunas on X
- Cuatro lunas on Facebook