The Distinguished Citizen

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The Distinguished Citizen
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Film poster
Directed by Gastón Duprat & Mariano Cohn
Written by Andrés Duprat
Starring Oscar Martínez
Music by Toni M. Mir
Cinematography Gastón Duprat & Mariano Cohn
Production
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  • Aleph Media
  • Televisión Abierta
  • Magma Cine
  • A Contracorriente Films
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Release dates
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  • 4 September 2016 (2016-09-04) (Venice)
  • 8 September 2016 (2016-09-08) (Argentine)
Running time
 118 minutes[1]
Country Argentina
Spain
Language Spanish
Budget $1.7 million[2]
Box office $3.6 million[3]

The Distinguished Citizen (Spanish: El ciudadano ilustre) is a 2016 Argentine-Spanish comedy-drama[4] film directed by Gastón Duprat & Mariano Cohn.[5] It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival.[6] At Venice Oscar Martínez won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor.[7] It was selected as the Argentine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.[4] It won Best Ibero-American Film at the 4th Platino Awards.

Plot

A recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature, who has been living in Europe for decades, accepts an invitation from his hometown in Argentina to receive a prize. In his country, the protagonist finds both similarities and irreconcilable differences with the people of his hometown.

Cast

Production

The Distinguished Citizen took five years to produce[8] and had a budget of $1.7M US.[9] Screenwriter Andres Duprat proposed the story based on his experiences as an art curator jurying work in small towns. Martinez was an early consideration for the lead and collaborated on the script. He called the fictional town of Salas an uncomfortable mirror of Argentina, and Montovani's exile in Spain reminiscent of Jorge Luis Borges's time spent in Europe.[10]

Shooting took place over eight weeks,[8] primarily in Navarro, known in the film as Salas. The directors chose the pueblo after considering 58 municipalities, citing the town's historic center, scarce traffic, lagoon, club, town square, and small television channel. Other locations included Lobos for the flat tire scene, the El Trébol club in Villa Urquiza for the author's lectures, and the Teatro Opera in Buenos Aires for the Nobel awards sequence.[11]

A book of the same title purportedly written by the film character Mantovani describing his visit to his hometown was published in Argentina ahead of the film. The directors described the actual but anonymous author as a "heavyweight of the literary world".[8]

Reception

Critical reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100%, based on 13 reviews, and an average rating of 7.2/10.[12]

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipients and nominees Result
Venice Film Festival 10 September 2016 Volpi Cup for Best Actor Oscar Martínez Won
Golden Lion Gastón Duprat & Mariano Cohn Nominated
Haifa International Film Festival[13] October 2016 Best Film in International Competition Gastón Duprat & Mariano Cohn Won
Havana Film Festival[14] 18 December 2016 Best Screenplay Andrés Duprat Won
Forqué Awards[15] 14 January 2017 Best Actor Oscar Martínez Nominated
Best Latin-American Film Won
Goya Awards 4 February 2017 Best Ibero-American Film Gastón Duprat & Mariano Cohn Won
Ariel Awards[16] 11 July 2017 Best Ibero-American Film Gastón Duprat & Mariano Cohn Won
Platino Awards 22 July 2017 Best Ibero-American Film Gastón Duprat & Mariano Cohn Won
Best Director Gastón Duprat & Mariano Cohn Nominated
Best Actor Oscar Martínez Won
Best Screenplay Andrés Duprat Won

See also

References

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