La antena (2007)

Director:

Esteban Sapir

Writer:

Esteban Sapir (screenplay)

Release Date:

19 April 2007 (Argentina)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

A city without a voice...

Plot Keywords:

Neo Noir | Silent Film | German Expressionism | Independent Film

Awards:

8 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Valeria Bertuccelli	...	Son of Mr TV
Alejandro Urdapilleta	...	Mr TV
Julieta Cardinali	...	Nurse
Rafael Ferro	...	The Inventor
Florencia Raggi	...	The Voice
Sol Moreno	...	Ana
Jonathan Sandor	...	Tomás
Raúl Hochman	...	The Mouse Man
Ricardo Merkin	...	The Grandfather
Carlos Piñeiro	...	Doctor Y (as Carlos Piñeyro)
Camila Offerman	...	Fairy Girl
Alejandro Regueiro	...	Silhouette Man 1
Christian Amat	...	Silhouette Man 2
Federico Miri	...	Silhouette Man 3
Paulina Sapir	...	Girl Dressed in White
Silvia Okeksilein	...	Mother
Vicenzo Mazzei	...	Child
José Manuel Diaz	...	Boxer 1
Fabián Diaz	...	Boxer 2
Gaston Pratt	...	Commentator (as Gastón Prat)
Diana Szeinblum	...	Bar Singer
León Dogodny	...	Old Man in Experiment (as Leon Dogodny)
Daiana Cincunegui	...	Boxing Match Girl
Leticia Mazur	...	Dancer 1
Griselda Siciliani	...	Dancer 2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gustavo Pastorini	...	Man in the street (uncredited)

Directed by
Esteban Sapir

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Esteban Sapir		screenplay

Produced by
Federico Rotstein	....	assistant producer

Original Music by
Leo Sujatovich

Cinematography by
Cristian Cottet

Film Editing by
Pablo Barbieri Carrera

Art Direction by
Daniel Gimelberg

Set Decoration by
Valentina Llorens
Sebastián Serra

Costume Design by
Andrea Mattio

Makeup Department
Mariana Brizuela	....	assistant makeup artist
Sandra Rabinowickz	....	assistant makeup artist
Manuela Scheldbauer	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Alejandro Cinelli	....	production manager
Claudia Ferrero	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lorena Contardo	....	second assistant director
Ana Laura Gussoni	....	first assistant director
Maria Alejandra Uz	....	assistant director: continuity

Art Department
Valentín Cosentino	....	props
Maximiliano Oliver	....	props assistant
Luciana Quartaruolo	....	assistant to the art director
Aurea Tolo	....	assistant to the art director

Sound Department
José Luis Díaz	....	sound
Diego Gat	....	sound re-recording mixer

Visual Effects by
Juan Antin	....	stop motion animator
Sergio Azpeitia	....	digital compositor
Pablo Barbieri Carrera	....	artistic supervisor
Patricio Barreiro	....	digital compositor
Flavio Bianchi	....	digital compositor
Francisco Botto	....	visual effects supervisor
Miguel de Aguirre	....	visual effects
Fernando Dominguez Sarmiento	....	visual effects supervisor
Adrian Fares	....	digital compositor
Diego Faur	....	online editor
Tomas Garcia	....	graphic designer
Tomas Garcia	....	motion graphics
Jorge Gentile	....	online editor
Juan Federico Mackeprang	....	on-line editor
Macarena Mancebo	....	visual effects coordinator
Paola Peralta	....	graphics assistant
Federico E. Quiros	....	visual effects
Juan Pablo Rainieri	....	digital compositor
Diego Rojas	....	digital compositor
Matias Salinas	....	digital matte painting
Miguel Spinelli	....	technical advisor

Camera and Electrical Department
Alan Badan	....	electrician
Mariana Bruno	....	assistant camera
Matias Buzzalino	....	electrician
Daniel Ciurleo	....	electrician
Paula Grandio	....	cinematographer: second unit
Marcelo Lavintman	....	cinematographer: model unit
Marcelo Lavintman	....	cinematographer: second unit
Nestor Paradiso	....	grip
Diego Poleri	....	gaffer
Vanesa Ritaco	....	camera operator
Alejandro Ríos	....	assistant grip
Juan Manuel Tizón	....	electrician: additional unit

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carla Danio	....	assistant costume designer
Flavia Gaitán	....	assistant costume designer
Ana Press	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Patricio Pena	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Juan Aguirre	....	production assistant
Liz Campi	....	production assistant
Agustin Carbonere	....	production assistant
Romeo Fasce	....	coordinator
Agustín Miranda	....	location manager

Production Companies

• LadobleA

Distributors

• Asociace Ceských Filmových Klubu (ACFK) (2009) (Czech Republic) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• KMBO (2008) (France) (theatrical)
• Pachamama Cine (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Capelight Pictures (2007) (Germany) (all media)
• Dogwoof Pictures (2008) (UK) (all media)
• Filmfreak Distributie (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Nederlandse Programma Stichting (NPS) (2009) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Tiger Releases (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Vivarto (2007) (Poland) (all media)

Also Known As:

"La Antena" - UK
"The Aerial" - International (English title) (literal title)
"Anténa" - Czech Republic
"Antena" - Poland
"Antenna" - Hungary
"La antena" - Greece
"La antena" - Spain
"Telepolis" - France

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

Argentina

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Germany:12 | Poland:15 | France:U | Netherlands:AL | UK:PG | Czech Republic:U | Spain:T

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Company:

LadobleA

Trivia:

It is the second feature film by acclaimed Argentinean director Esteban Sapir.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Cómo se hizo: La antena (2007) (V)

An artistic original

'La Antena' has been likened to the films of Tim Burton; but while I can see a certain resemblance, Burton has never, in my opinion, directed a film as weird (or oddly, as deeply coherent) as this one. To say this is almost a silent film, almost an animated film, and almost a children's film, is to be stating obvious banalities for anyone who's seen it without getting close to what makes it so good. To observe that it is in a certain sense objectively bad, using cod-antique techniques, gets closer to the point; as times I felt as if I was watching a hybrid of a film by Guy Maddin and the 'Clangers'. But whereas Maddin can feel a little too self-conscious, the strange style of the telling of 'La Antena' feels completely of a piece with the strange world being portrayed, as if the narrative form comes naturally from the tale. However ,I will say that it's an odd film to watch with foreign language subtitles; you'll just have to watch to learn why.