I Have Electric Dreams
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| Spanish | Tengo sueños eléctricos |
| Directed by | Valentina Maurel |
| Written by | Valentina Maurel |
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| Cinematography | Nicolás Wong Díaz |
| Edited by | Bertrand Conard |
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| Distributed by | Cinéart |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
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| Language | Spanish |
I Have Electric Dreams (Spanish: Tengo sueños eléctricos) is a 2022 Spanish-language coming-of-age, drama film directed by Valentina Maurel, starring Reinaldo Amien Gutiérrez, Daniela Marín Navarro, Vivian Rodriguez, Adriana Castro García and Jose Pablo Segreda Johanning. The film produced by Gregoire Debailly and Benoit Roland is a co-production of Costa Rica, Belgium and France.[1] It revolves around a young girl Eva, who lives with her mother, her little sister and their cat. The film captures the thin line between love and hate, in a world where aggression and rage intertwined with the vertigo of female sexual awakening.[2] It premiered at the 75th Locarno Film Festival on 8 August 2022,[3] where it won the Pardo for Best Direction, Pardo for Best Actress and Pardo for Best Actor.[4]
Cast
- Reinaldo Amien Gutiérrez as Martín
- Daniela Marín Navarro as Eva
- Vivian Rodriguez as Anca
- Adriana Castro García as Sol
- Sarah Lefèvre
- José Pablo Segreda Johanning
Release
It premiered at the 75th Locarno Film Festival on 8 August 2022, where it won the Pardo for Best Direction, Pardo for Best Actress and Pardo for Best Actor.[5] In September 2022, It made to 'Latin Horizons (Horizontes Latinos)' section of 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival, where it won Horizontes Award.[6] It also made it to 'World Cinema' section of 27th Busan International Film Festival and was screened on 6 October 2022.[7] In November 2022, it was featured in 'International Competition' section of 53rd International Film Festival of India,[8] where it won Golden Peacock for Best Film and Best Actress Award.[9] In December it was invited to the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival and was screened on 17 December 2022.[10]
Reception
Guy Lodge of Variety wrote "an auspicious debut feature from Costa Rican writer-director Valentina Maurel".[11] It has been reviewed by Neil Young of Screen Daily, who wrote of "the tough, sensual, spiky feature-length debut by Costa Rican writer-director Valentina Maurel".[1]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2022 | 75th Locarno Film Festival | Best Direction Award | Valentina Maurel | Won | [11] |
| Best Actor Award | Reinaldo Amien Gutiérrez | Won | |||
| Best Actress Award | Daniela Marín Navarro | Won | |||
| 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival | Horizontes Award | I Have Electric Dreams | Won | [12] | |
| 53rd International Film Festival of India | Golden Peacock (Best Film) | Won | [13][14][15] | ||
| IFFI Best Actor Award (Female) | Daniela Marín Navarro | Won |
References
- ^ a b Young, Neil (18 August 2022). "'I Have Electric Dreams': Sarajevo Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "I Have Electric Dreams". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Concorso internazionale: Tengo sueños eléctricos (I Have Electric Dreams)". Locarno Festival. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ Ntim, Zac (13 August 2022). "Locarno Film Festival Winners: 'Rule 34' Takes Golden Leopard". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ Jordan Raup (6 July 2022). "Locarno Film Festival Unveils 2022 Lineup". The Film Stage. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Horizontes Latinos. 2022. 70th Edition". Donostia Zinemaldia. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "I Have Electric Dreams". Busan International Film Festival. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "I Have Electric Dreams". IFFI Goa. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Spanish Film 'I Have Electric Dreams' by Costa Rican film maker Valentina Maurel bags Golden Peacock for its Electrifying Portayal of Passage into Adulthood". PIB. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022 – via press release.
- ^ "Cinema International: I Have Electric Dreams". Kolkata International Film Festival. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ a b Lodge, Guy (13 August 2022). "Provocative Brazilian Film 'Rule 34' Wins the Top Prize at Locarno Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ Lodge, Guy (24 September 2022). "Colombian Film 'Kings of the World' Tops San Sebastian Award Winners". Variety. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ Rosser, Michael. "Costa Rica's 'I Have Electric Dreams' wins best film at International Film Festival of India". Screen Daily. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ Jhunjhunwala, Udita (28 November 2022). "'I Have Electric Dreams,' 'No End' Win Top Prizes at International Film Festival of India". Variety. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ Malkarnekar, Gauree. "Costa Rican coming-of-age film wins Golden Peacock as Iffi ends". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
