Based on her novel of the same name, writerdirector lucia puenzos latest feature film wakolda english title. Kindly german doctor helmut gregor alex brendemuhl becomes their first guest. Florencia bado celebrity profile check out the latest florencia bado photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Alex brendemuhl, natalia oreiro, florencia bado length. After the second world war, argentina became a haven for. A doctor, mengele had conducted genetic research on human subjects in auschwitz. Apr 29, 2014 based on true events, the film is an adaptation of puenzos own novel, which follows notorious nazi physician josef mengele. This would seem innocent enough unless you know that its named after guacolda, the wife of the mapuche warrior lautaro. Equally unnerving is the portrayal of the germanspeaking community in remote patagonia. He wins the trust of the familys 12yearold daughter, lilith florencia bado. Told by twelve yearold lilith florencia bado, the story begins on a beach where the doctor watches children at play. Mores to come at the familys final destination on nahuel huapi lake, whose mapuche lore contrasts with the alpine vibe and gingerbread architecture of bariloches tightknitted germanargentine community. Directed by lucia puenzo starring alex brendemuhl and florencia bado on general release in the uk from 8 august 2014. The german doctor offers a chilling tale of betrayal and deception as an innocent family experiences a living nightmare in 1960s argentina.
Alex brendemuhl, natalia oreiro, diego peretti, florencia bado. Yes, both the novel and the film work with a combination of real facts of history and some fiction. Lucia puenzo discusses her new film, the german doctor. May 02, 2014 with alex brendemuhl, natalia oreiro, diego peretti, florencia bado, elena roger, and guillermo pfening this thoughtful thriller takes a fresh look, through a girls eyes, at a mystery usually treated in a more lurid style.
This will not play on most dvd players sold in the u. Lucia puenzos chilling drama, wakolda 20, based on her novel, german doctor, follows. Argentina, spain, norway, france for over thirtyfive years, dr josef mengele, auschwitzs angel of death, evaded capture, living in various parts of south america hidden in plain sight, and taking advantage of the opendoor policy within argentina for nazi war criminals. Lucia puenzo researched, wrote and published the story as a book before scripting, coproducing and directing the movie.
Starring alex brendemuhl, florencia bado, natalia oreiro, diego peretti, elena roger, ana pauls. He shows a particular interest in their 12yearold daughter lilith florencia bado who is unusually small for her age. A stunning achievement, wakolda is testament to the creative flair of the surging wave of female directors across the world. This is a very closed community where the wife, eva natalia oreiro was born, and educated in a german school in the. The true story of an argentine family who lived with josef mengele without knowing his true identity, and of a girl who fell in love with one of the biggest criminals of all time.
For a novelist to script the screen version of his or her novel is by no means uncommon. Wakolda by lucia puenzo is now a major motion picture starring florencia bado. Lilith, an astonishing performance from the then 11yearold florencia bado, a truly. Gods pocket, inbetweeners 2, welcome to new york film. Based on true events, this dark, intense dramatic thriller. Aug 07, 2014 adapted from her novel, wakolda argentinas selection for the foreign language category at this years academy awards is a believable imagining of a period in 1960 when the auschwitz angel of. Alex brendemuhl, florencia bado cert 12a, 93mins in lucia puenzos wakolda, nazi war criminal josef mengele is alive and well and living in patagonia. Find florencia bado movies, filmography, bio, co stars, photos, news and tweets. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the german doctor with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at.
The german doctor imagines mengele in patagonia the. Florencia garramuno is the author of frutos estranhos 3. Join facebook to connect with florencia bado and others you may know. Instead it tells a chamber story of how brendemuhls character, travelling under the name helmut gregor, insinuates himself into an argentinian family, when the stunted physique of the daughter lilith florencia bado draws. Wakolda is a 20 argentine historical drama film directed, produced, and written by lucia puenzo, based on her own novel wakolda 2011. The german doctor is a notsee the daily californian.
It is 1960, and eva natalia oriero and enzo diego peretti are taking their children to the small patagonian town of bariloche to revive evas family hotel. He decides to resume his genetics research and try to fix her, as a resourceful spy. Aug 08, 2014 kindly german doctor helmut gregor alex brendemuhl becomes their first guest. I was reading books about the nazi presence not only in argentina, but all over latin. A the angel of death, who is on the run for his crimes in auschwitz. Wakolda spanish edition lucia puenzo on free shipping on qualifying offers. The german doctor puts argentina under the microscope.
Apr 25, 2014 the german doctor, directed by lucia puenzo from her own novel, imagines josef mengeles time in south america and his interest in an argentine family. Florencia bado plays a young girl who encounters the doctor, notorious for his experiments on patients in auschwitz, while living with her parents at a hotel in patagonia. Florencia bado, alex brendemuhl, natalia oreiro, diego peretti, lucia puenzo, florencia bado, alex brendemuhl. He shows a particular interest in their 12yearold daughter lilith florencia bado who is. Jul 24, 2014 argentinean director lucia puenzo based this chilling film about dr.
Only gradually, as she starts to gain insight into his motives and guess at his past, does lilith begin to mistrust her new friend. Lucia puenzos creepy followup to the elegant xxy fails to convince as either an arthouse film or thriller. But wakolda is a very long way indeed from the other film that springs to mind on that subject, the boys from brazil. Aalex brendemaaslhl, natalia oreiro, diego peretti, elena roger, florencia bado, guillermo pfening, ana pauls, abril braunstein. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Eva natalia oreiro, enzo diego perretti and their three children are preparing to open a lodging. Wakolda, directed by lucia puenzo times higher education the. Aug 09, 2014 the doctor says little, watches constantly. With alex brendemuhl, diego peretti, guillermo pfening, alan daicz. Lucia puenzos chilling drama, wakolda 20, based on her novel, german doctor, follows the unlikely friendship of 12year old lilith florencia bado and josef mengele alex brendemuhl, auschwitzs angel of death on the run for his war crimes.
Already the viewer has come to see that the german doctor harbors enough memories, dreams and reflections to do jung proud. Written and directed by lucia puenzo starring alex brendemuhl, diego peretti, guillermo pfening, natalia oreiro, florencia bado and elena roger. Wakolda lucia puenzo on free shipping on qualifying offers. Lucia puenzo researched, wrote and published the story as a book before. Florencia in the amazon is a rambling dream of an opera. Join facebook to connect with flor bado and others you may know. Eva natalia oreiro, enzo diego peretti and their three children welcome the doctor into their home and entrust their young daughter, lilith florencia bado, to his care, not knowing that they are harboring one of the most dangerous criminals in the world. He becomes particularly interested in their young daughter lilith florencia bado, who has a growth defect. Its lush, evocative music makes you feel you are somewhere you know, or hearing. A rgentina is to the fore in this gripping drama from writer. Wakolda is very close to other films and stories i made. As in puenzos other films, our way in is through the eyes of a teenage girl. Mengeles alex brendemuhl main interest, no surprise, is in blueeyed, lighthaired lilith florencia bado. It is perhaps a little obscure now to refer to ira levins 1976 novel the boys from brazil, or even to the 1978 film of the same name that featured gregory peck and laurence olivier.
Is wakolda essentially a mixture of partfact and partfiction. The result is spooky, slippery and intellectually lively. The film stars alex brendemuhl as nazi ss officer and physician josef mengele, infamous for performing human experiments in the auschwitz concentration camp. A travelling doctor strikes up a relationship with a local argentinian family, in particular their daughter lilith, a lonely 12yearold girl who unknowingly becomes close friends with one of the worlds most terrifying nazi war criminals, josef mengele a. It has a lot of points of contact with xxy you have this girl who sees the world and understands what is going on. It is 1960, and eva natalia oriero and enzo diego peretti are taking their children to the small patagonian town. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world. Stately arthouse drama plays like a comingofage story 12a lucia puenzo, 94 mins starring. Diego peretti, florencia bado, elena roger, guillermo pfening, alan daicz.
Adapted from her novel wakolda, puenzo tells the story of a young girl who encounters the german doctor and unwittingly facilitates his sinister plans for her family. Alex brendemuhl, diego peretti, florencia bado director. The family are resettling near bariloche to take over the old family hotel. The german doctor imagines mengele in patagonia the new. Adapted from her novel, wakolda argentinas selection for the foreign language category at this years academy awards is a believable imagining of a. Mengele is the subject of wakolda the german doctor, the latest offering from argentinian director lucia puenzo, adapted from her own novel of the same name. It also stars florencia bado, natalia oreiro, diego peretti, elena. Argentinean director lucia puenzo based this chilling film about dr. But there is an uncertainty to the tone throughout.
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