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Dos Estaciones

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Dos Estaciones
SpanishDos Estaciones
Directed byJuan Pablo González
Written byJuan Pablo González, Ana Isabel Fernández, Ilana Coleman
Produced by
  • Jamie Gonçalves
  • Ilana Coleman
  • Bruna Haddad
  • Makena Buchanan
Starring
CinematographyGerardo Guerra
Edited by
  • Lívia Serpa
  • Juan Pablo González
Music byCarmina Escobar
Production
company
  • Sin Sitio Cine
Distributed byCinema Guild
Release dates
Running time
99 minutes
Countries
  • Mexico
  • United States
  • France
Language
  • Spanish

Dos Estaciones is a 2022 Mexican-Spanish language drama film directed by Juan Pablo González. It premiered in the World Cinematic Dramatic Competition at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival,[1] where lead actress Teresa Sánchez won the Special Jury Prize for Acting.[2]

The film has won awards and screened at festivals such as New Directors/New Films at MoMA and the Lincoln Center, San Sebastián, Edinburgh, Morelia, New Horizons, Athens, Zurich, Bogota International Film Festival, Vancouver International Film Festival, and Mostra São Paulo, among others.[3]

Dos Estaciones participated at the Venice Biennale Cinema-College[4] and the Sundance Institute’s Creative Producing Fellowship.

Plot

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The film centers 50 year old María García, the owner of Dos Estaciones, a once-majestic tequila factory struggling to stay afloat and the final hold-over from generations of Mexican-owned tequila plants in the highlands of Jalisco; the rest have folded to foreign corporations. Once one of the wealthiest people in town, María knows her current financial situation is untenable. When a persistent plague and an unexpected flood cause irreversible damage, Maria is forced to do everything she can to save her community's main source of economy and pride.

Cast

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Accolades

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Year Award Category Result Ref.
2022 Sundance Film Festival Best Actor – Teresa Sánchez Won[2]
Outfest Grand Jury Prize - Best Screenplay Won[5]
Gotham Awards Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Feature Nominated[6]
Independent Film Festival Boston Grand Jury Prize Won[7]
Morelia International Film Festival Best Actress - Teresa Sánchez Won
True/False Film Festival True Vision Award Won[8]
Lucca Film Festival Special Jury Prize: Acting Teresa Sánchez Won

Critical response

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Writing for The Hollywood Reporter, Sheri Linden said "It's rare when a debut feature strikes the perfect balance of ingredients and especially rare when it does so in a distinctive and memorable way."[9]

Manohla Dargis for The New York Times named the film a NYT Critics' Pick and called it "visually arresting."[10]

References

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  1. ^ "2022 Sundance Film Festival: Feature Films, Indie Episodic, New Frontier Lineups Announced". Sundance.
  2. ^ a b "2022 Sundance Film Festival Awards Announced". Sundance.
  3. ^ "Dos estaciones (2022) FESTIVALES y PREMIOS". MUBI.
  4. ^ "Gotham Awards Nominations: Ten Movies From the Biennale Cinema". La Biennale Di Venezia. 26 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Outfest L.A. 2022: Winners Revealed For Event's 40th Anniversary Edition". Deadline. 27 July 2022.
  6. ^ "2022 Gotham Awards Nominations Full List". Gotham. 25 October 2022.
  7. ^ "IFFBoston 2022 Award Winners". iffboston.org.
  8. ^ "True Vision Award". truefalss.org.
  9. ^ Linden, Sheri (4 May 2022). "'Dos Estaciones': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  10. ^ Dargis, Manohla (8 September 2022). "'Dos Estaciones' Review: A Tequila Factory's Story, Sip by Sip". The New York Times.
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