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Puan
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Screenplay by
  • María Alché
  • Benjamín Naishtat
Produced by
  • Bárbara Sarasola-Day
  • Federico Eibuszyc
  • Bárbara Francisco Mendivil
Starring
CinematographyHélène Louvart
Edited byLívia Serpa
Music bySantiago Dolan
Production
companies
  • A Pasto
  • Pucará Cine
  • Infinity Hill
  • Pandora Filmproduktion
  • Atelier de Production
  • Kino Produzioni
  • Bubbles Project
Distributed byDigicine
Release dates
  • 26 September 2023 (2023-09-26) (Zinemaldia)
  • 5 October 2023 (2023-10-05) (Argentina)
Countries
  • Argentina
  • Italy
  • France
  • Germany
  • Brazil
LanguageSpanish

Puan is a 2023 comedy-drama film directed and written by María Alché [es] and Benjamín Naishtat. Its cast features Marcelo Subiotto, Julieta Zylberberg, Alejandra Flechner, Cristina Banegas, Andrea Frigerio, Mara Bestelli, and Leonardo Sbaraglia. It is an Argentine-Italian-French-German-Brazilian international co-production.

Plot

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The plot tracks a political philosophy lecturer of the university in the Puan area of Buenos Aires whose prospects for taking the vacant chair of deceased professor Caselli are threatened by the return of a former colleague back from Germany.[1][2]

Cast

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Production

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The film is an Argentine-Italian-French-German-Brazilian co-production by A Pasto and Pucará Cine along with Infinity Hill, Pandora Filmproduktion, Atelier de Production, Kino Produzioni, and Bubbles Project.[2]

Release

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The film entered the main competition of the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival, making its debut on 26 September 2023.[6] Distributed by Digicine,[4] it opened in Argentine theatres on 5 October 2023.[7]

Reception

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According to the American review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, Puan has a 90% approval rating based on 10 reviews from critics, with an average rating of 7.7/10.[8]

Jessica Kiang of Variety deemed the film to be "a fleet-footed if sharply pointed existential-crisis comedy, shot with unobstrusive, naturalistic dynamism by Hélène Louvart".[2]

Marcelo Stiletano of La Nación gave the film a 'very good' rating assessing that on the surface, the film works like a charm as a college-set madcap comedy, but it also is a tragicomedy.[4]

Bartolomé Armentano of Rolling Stone considered that, in addition of the showcase of the cast, the film features another great achievement, that of "the accurate representation of university life and academic endogamy".[5]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2023
 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance Marcelo Subiotto Won [9]
Best Screenplay María Alché, Benjamín Naishtat Won
29th Forqué Awards Best Latin-American Film Nominated [10]
2024
 38th Goya Awards Best Ibero-American Film Nominated [11]
11th Platino Awards Best Actor Marcelo Subiotto Nominated [12]
Best Supporting Actor Leonardo Sbaraglia Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Alejandra Flechner Nominated
Best Art Direction Julieta Dolinsky Nominated
Film and Values Education Nominated
18th Sur Awards Best Film Nominated
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Best Director María Alché, Benjamín Naishtat Nominated
Best Original Screenplay María Alché, Benjamín Naishtat Nominated
Best Actor Marcelo Subiotto Won
Best Supporting Actor Leonardo Sbaraglia Won
Best New Actress Camila Peralta Nominated
Best Original Score Santiago Dolan Won
66th Ariel Awards Best Ibero-American Film Nominated [15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Koza, Roger (26 September 2023). "Festival de San Sebastián: dos argentinas por el máximo premio en Donostia". La Voz del Interior.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Kiang, Jessica (29 September 2023). "'Puan' Review: The Personal Gets Political in a Sly, Delightful Argentinian Academia Comedy". Variety.
  3. ^ a b c d e Monteagudo, Luciano (5 October 2023). ""Puan", de María Alché y Benjamín Naishtat: un film de una actualidad candente". Página/12.
  4. ^ a b c Stiletano, Marcelo (5 October 2023). "Puan, el tragicómico escenario de la crisis existencial de un docente universitario". La Nación.
  5. ^ a b Armentano, Bartolomé (5 October 2023). "El estreno de Puan: comedia intelectual, educación pública y premios en San Sebastián". Rolling Stone.
  6. ^ "Una historia española de amor y una comedia argentina presentadas en San Sebastian". Radio France Internationale. 26 September 2023.
  7. ^ ""Puán" llega a Rosario con una función especial con sus directores y productores". Conclusión. 17 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Puan". RottenTomatoes. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  9. ^ Roxborough, Scott (1 October 2023). "San Sebastián: Jaione Camborda's 'The Rye Horn' Wins Golden Shell for Best Film". The Hollywood Reporter.
  10. ^ "Palmarés completo de los Premios Forqué 2023: '20.000 especies de abejas' y 'La Mesías' lideran la apertura de la temporada". Cinemanía. 17 December 2023 – via 20minutos.es.
  11. ^ "Premios Platino 2024 | Palmarés completo: el triunfo de 'La sociedad de la nieve' y todos los ganadores de la noche". Cinemanía. 21 April 2024 – via 20minutos.es.
  12. ^ "'La sociedad de la nieve' lidera las nominaciones de los Premios Platino del Cine Iberoamericano 2024". Cinemanía. 14 March 2023 – via 20minutos.es.
  13. ^ "Premios Sur 2024: dónde ver la ceremonia a lo mejor del cine nacional". Ámbito Financiero. 23 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Premios Sur: la lista completa con todos los ganadores en la gran noche del cine argentino". La Nación. 27 August 2024.
  15. ^ Cervantes Villegas, Ricardo (8 September 2024). "¿Quiénes son los ganadores de los Premios Ariel 2024? AQUÍ la lista completa". Milenio.
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