La Verónica
{{Infobox film
| name = La Verónica
| image = La Verónica poster.png
| caption = Promotional release poster
| director = Leonardo Medel
| writer = Leonardo Medel
| producer = Alejandra Rosales
| starring = Mariana Di Girolamo
| cinematography = Pedro García
| editing = Daniel Ferreira
| music = Carlos Cabezas
Sol Aravena
| studio = Merced
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2020|09| |San Sebastian|2020|09|09|TIFF|2021|08|05|Online|df=y}}
| runtime = 100 minutes
| country = Chile
| language = Spanish
| budget =
| gross =
}}
La Verónica ({{lit|The Verónica}}) is a 2020 Chilean drama film written and directed by Leonardo Medel.{{Cite news |last=Planas |first=Enrique |date=2021-08-25 |title="La Verónica": director del filme nos revela el lado más oscuro de las redes sociales y la cultura de los Influencers |language=es-PE |work=El Comercio |url=https://elcomercio.pe/luces/cine/25-festival-de-cine-de-lima-habla-leonardo-medel-director-de-la-veronica-a-mi-me-parece-horroroso-y-entretenidisimo-vivir-en-este-tiempo-noticia/ |access-date=2023-07-28 |issn=1605-3052}} Starring Mariana Di Girolamo accompanied by Patricia Rivadeneira, Ariel Mateluna, Antonia Giesen, Willy Semler, Josefina Montané, Coco Páez and María Jesús Vidaurre.{{Cite web |last=León |first=Rodrigo |date=2023-01-06 |title=La Verónica: película protagonizada por Mariana Di Girolamo ya está en HBO Max |url=https://www.eldinamo.cl/series-y-peliculas/2023/01/06/la-veronica-pelicula-protagonizada-por-mariana-di-girolamo-ya-esta-en-hbo-max/ |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=El Dínamo |language=es}}{{Cite web |last= |date=2021-07-23 |title=Preestreno de La Verónica, película chilena protagonizada por Mariana di Girolamo - Zancada |url=https://www.zancada.com/preestreno-de-la-veronica-pelicula-chilena/ |access-date=2023-07-28 |language=es-CL}} It was recorded in more than fifty sequence shots in which the protagonist is always in the foreground.{{Cite web |date=2021-09-15 |title=Mariana di Girolamo se convierte en mujer de futbolista e 'influencer' obsesionada con la fama en la película 'La Verónica' |url=https://www.vogue.es/living/articulos/mariana-di-girolamo-pelicula-la-veronica |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=Vogue España |language=es-ES}}
Synopsis
The popular model Verónica Lara finds herself married to an international soccer star who apparently lives a happy life, but her life changes when she discovers that she is the main suspect in the murder of her daughter that occurred 10 years earlier. She is under a lot of pressure, her marriage falls apart and she begins to feel jealous of Amanda, her newborn daughter.{{Cite web |title=La Verónica |url=https://cinechile.cl/pelicula/la-veronica/ |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=Cinechile |language=es}}
Cast
The actors participating in this film are:{{Cite web |date=2023-07-28 |title=Reparto de La Verónica (película 2022). Dirigida por Leo Medel |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/peliculas-series/peliculas/la-veronica-737288/actores |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=La Vanguardia |language=es}}
- Mariana Di Girolamo as Verónica Lara
- Patricia Rivadeneira as Andrea
- Ariel Mateluna as Javier
- Antonia Giesen as Julieta
- Willy Semler as Fiscal
- Josefina Montané as Carolina
- Coco Páez as Moni
- Gloria Fernández as Amanda
- María Jesús Vidaurre as Roberta
- Gilda Maureira as Ester
- Sylvia Hernández as Verónica's Mother
- Renata Rojas as Laura
- Matias Cornejo as Manuel
- Vicente Toledo Mahmoud as Jaime
- Ignacia Jara as Ignacia
- Emilio Edwards as Biut Executive
- Benjamin Berger as Biut Manager
- Carolina Castillo as Campaign Producer
- Joaquín Yutronic as Verónica's Photographer
- Valentina Hites as Model 1
- Valeryia Alfirovich as Model 2
- Anastasia Tverdokhlebova as Model 3
- Ingrid Fiorini as Model 4
- Francisca Neumann as Party Guest
- Thiare Vega as Party Guest / Graveyard Attendee
- Javiera Lucero as Graveyard Attendee
- Stephan Cabezas as Graveyard Attendee
Production
Principal photography began in October 2019 in Santiago, Chile amid social unrest in the capital.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-28 |title=La Verónica: la cinta chilena que expone la realidad detrás del éxito en redes sociales - La Máquina Medio |url=https://lamaquinamedio.com/la-veronica-la-cinta-chilena-que-expone-la-realidad-detras-del-exito-en-redes-sociales/ |access-date=2023-07-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728041547/https://lamaquinamedio.com/la-veronica-la-cinta-chilena-que-expone-la-realidad-detras-del-exito-en-redes-sociales/ |archive-date=2023-07-28 }}
Release
La Verónica had its world premiere at the end of September 2020 at the 68th San Sebastián International Film Festival,{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-08-24 |title=Película "La Verónica" es seleccionada para el Festival de San Sebastián |url=https://www.elmostrador.cl/cultura/2020/08/24/pelicula-la-veronica-es-seleccionada-para-el-festival-de-san-sebastian/ |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=El Mostrador |language=es}} then screened on September 9, 2020, at the 45th Toronto International Film Festival.{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-09-08 |title="Karnawal", seleccionada para participar en el TIFF Industry del Festival de Toronto |url=https://gpsaudiovisual.com/2020/09/08/karnawal-seleccionada-para-participar-en-el-tiff-industry-del-festival-de-toronto/ |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=GPS Audiovisual |language=es}}{{Cite web |last=Kay |first=Jeremy |title='After Love', 'Saint-Narcisse', among 30 sales titles to join TIFF industry roster |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/after-love-saint-narcisse-among-30-sales-titles-to-join-tiff-industry-roster/5152748.article |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=ScreenDaily |language=en}} It was commercially released on August 5, 2021, on the Alto Parlante streaming service.{{Cite web |last= |title="La Verónica" fija su estreno digital en Chile |url=https://cooperativa.cl/noticias/entretencion/cine/cine-chileno/la-veronica-fija-su-estreno-digital-en-chile/2021-07-19/093743.html |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=Cooperativa.cl |language=Spanish}} Later, it was screened on December 3, 2021, at the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema.{{Cite web |date=2021-12-03 |title=La Verónica, de Chile, debuta en Festival de Cine de La Habana - Prensa Latina |url=https://www.prensa-latina.cu/2021/12/03/la-veronica-de-chile-debuta-en-festival-de-cine-de-la-habana |access-date=2023-07-28 |language=es}}
Accolades
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Award / Festival !Category !Recipient !Result !Ref. |
| rowspan="2" |2020
|San Sebastian International Film Festival |Latin Horizons Award | rowspan="2" |La Verónica |{{Nom}} |
| Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
|Rebels with a Cause Award |{{Won}} (Tied with "Dinner in America") |
| rowspan="6" |2021
|Aswan International Women's Film Festival |Best Actress |{{Won}} |
| rowspan="2" |North Bend Film Festival
|Best Film |La Verónica |{{Won}} |
| Best Performance
|Mariana di Girolamo |{{Won}} |
| Lima Film Festival
|Best Film | rowspan="3" |La Verónica |{{Nom}} |
| rowspan="2" |International Festival of New Latin American Cinema
|Signis Award |{{Won}} |
| FIPRESCI Award
|{{Won}} |
| 2022
|Best Leading Actress |Mariana di Girolamo |{{Nom}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|12728584}}
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Category:2020s Spanish-language films
Category:Films about mother–daughter relationships
Category:Films about social media
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