Philadelphia-based
Canteen Outlaws will enter the domestic DVD market place on Feb. 18 with the
debut of Argentine filmmaker Marcho Berger’s latest cinematic treat, Hawaii.
It has to be a bit
unnerving for the major studios these days when filmmakers, not just here in
the United States, but from around the world, can deliver quality film
productions on what amounts to “micro” budgets. Cinematography, sound, editing and technical
aspects are on a par with, or damn close to, the standards set by the big-budget
“Hollywood” productions.
Such is the case with
writer/director Marcho Berger’s latest as he has clearly build on the successes
of his earlier Plan B and Absent (a festival winner in both
South America and Europe) film productions.
There’s a sense here, with Hawaii, of a filmmaker in control of
both the medium and his storytelling abilities.
Martin (Mateo Chiarino)
is homeless, he spends his days looking for work by going door to door, and his
nights curled up with his blanket in what shelter he can find. It is during one of his daily work-finding
missions that he comes across the home of Eugenio (Manuel Vignau — as Bruno in
Berger’s Plan B).
He is quickly dismissed
as the vagrant he is, but then Eugenio has a change of heart when he suddenly
recognizes his childhood friend. It is
from this chance meeting that a summer of discovery is about to begin.
Filmed in Argentina (the
title, we believe, is a metaphor for paradise) and presented in Spanish with
English subtitles.
To download this week's
complete edition of the DVD and Blu-ray Release Report: DVD & Blu-ray Release Report
No comments:
Post a Comment