Dark Buildings (A Crack in the Wall)[1] (Spanish: Las grietas de Jara) is a 2018 Argentine-Spanish thriller film directed by Nicolás Gil Lavedra based on the novel of Claudia Piñeiro. Its stars Oscar Martínez, Joaquín Furriel, and Soledad Villamil along with Sara Sálamo, Laura Novoa, and Santiago Segura.
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| Spanish | Las grietas de Jara |
| Based on | Las grietas de Jara by Claudia Piñeiro |
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| Cinematography | Sol Lopatín |
| Edited by | Alberto Ponce |
| Music by | Nicolás Sorín |
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| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editThe plot follows architect Pablo Simó, working alongside Marta Horvath for Mario Borla in an architecture studio. Private individual Nelson Jara files a complaint and asks for a compensation because of a crack on a building, paving the way for an escalating and protracted conflict.[2]
Cast
edit- Oscar Martínez as Nelson Jara[3]
- Joaquín Furriel as Pablo Simó[3]
- Soledad Villamil as Marta Horvath[3]
- Sara Sálamo as Leonor[3]
- Laura Novoa as Laura[4]
- Santiago Segura as Mario Borla[3]
- Zoe Hochbaum as Francisca[5]
Claudia Piñeiro makes a cameo.[6]
Production
editThe film was produced by MyS Producción, Cindy Teperman, Telefé, DK Group, Benteveo Producciones Audiovisuales, Royal Cinema, Non Stop, and Gaman Cine alongside Bowfinger International Pictures.[7] Shooting locations included Buenos Aires.[7]
Release
editDistributed by Buena Vista International,[8] the film opened in Argentine theatres on 18 January 2018.[9] Distributed by 39 Escalones,[10] it was released theatrically in Spain on 13 July 2018.
Reception
editDiego Batlle of La Nación gave the film a 'good' rating, writing that when it explores "certain intimate zones, it gains in subtleties and nuances, reaching an emotional dimension" otherwise lacking in other parts.[3]
Horacio Bernades of Página|12 rated the film with 7 points, writing that it "is sustained by the careful—though perhaps somewhat lax—plot and the performances, all of them precise.[2]
Sergio F. Pinilla of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be a film "with shoring defects".[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ De Pablos, Emiliano (20 May 2017). "Cannes: FilmSharks Nabs International Rights to Spanish Trio". Variety.
- ^ a b Bernades, Horacio (20 January 2018). "Gente común en una trama policial". Página|12.
- ^ a b c d e f Batlle, Diego (17 January 2018). "Las grietas de Jara: gran sutileza emotiva". La Nación.
- ^ "Las grietas de Jara". Bowfinger International Pictures. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ Monti, Milagros (20 December 2017). "Zoe Hochbaum, sobre su personaje en "Las grietas de Jara": "Se verá algo distinto a lo que vengo haciendo"". Infobae.
- ^ Centenera, Mar (21 January 2018). "'Las grietas de Jara', un terremoto emocional". El País.
- ^ a b "Nicolás Gil Lavedra rueda "Las grietas de Jara", thriller que tendrá su estreno en junio 2017". Latamcinema. 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Drama y secretos en cadena: llega al cine Las grietas de Jara, la gran apuesta del cine nacional". perfil.com. 16 January 2018.
- ^ Stiletano, Marcelo (7 May 2018). "El cine argentino apuesta la taquilla de 2018 a sus estrenos de invierno". La Nación.
- ^ a b Pinilla, Sergio F. (6 July 2018). "Las grietas de Jara". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.