Tiempo de valientes

Tiempo de valientes
Theatre release poster
Directed by	Damián Szifrón
Produced by	Oscar Kramer Hugo Sigman Kramer Sigman
Written by	Screenplay: Damián Szifrón Contributing Writers: Agustín Rolandelli Nicolás Smudt
Starring	Luis Luque Diego Peretti
Music by	Guillermo Guareschi
Cinematography	Lucio Bonelli
Editing by	Alberto Ponce
Distributed by	INCAA
Release date(s)	Argentina: September 29, 2005
Running time	112 minutes
Country	Argentina
Language	Spanish

Tiempo de valientes (English: On Probation) (2005) is an Argentine comedy film written and directed by Damián Szifrón. Contributing writers for the film were Agustín Rolandelli and Nicolás Smudt. The film was produced by Oscar Kramer, Hugo Sigman, Kramer Sigman.^[1]

The picture is a buddy-cop adventure.

Plot

The film tells of Alfredo Díaz (Luis Luque) a cop who falls in depression after discovering that his wife has been cheating on him. Mariano Silverstein (Diego Peretti), a psychologist, tries to help Alfredo deal with his problem.

When Alfredo is invited to dinner to Silverstein's home, he unmasks Silverstein's wife, who also has an affair, which causes the psychologist and the cop to switch roles.

Díaz takes Silverstein with him on many adventures and both have to unravel a conspiracy of national proportions.

Cast

• Luis Luque as Inspector Alfredo Díaz
• Diego Peretti as Licenciado Mariano Silverstein
• Martín Adjemián as Comisario
• Ernesto Claudio as Lomianto
• Oscar Ferreiro as Lebonian
• Gabriela Iscovich as Diana
• Tony Lestingi as Arias
• Dulio Orso as Radamés as Radamés
• Carlos Portaluppi as Villegas
• Hilario Quinteros as Alfredo Gauto
• Marcelo Sein as Farina as Farina
• Daniel Valenzuela as Pontrémoli

Distribution

The film opened wide in Argentina on September 29, 2005.

It was shown at film festivals, including: the Málaga Film Festival, Spain; the Indie - World Film Festival, Brazil; the Villeurbanne Festival Reflets du cinéma ibérique et Latino-américain, France; and others.

Critical reception

Variety magazine film critic Jonathan Holland, liked the film although he had a few problems with the latter part of the film. He wrote, "A well-scripted and played Argentine buddy movie that generates fine comedy and decent thrills from an engagingly offbeat premise, On Probation is a surprising pleasure. Though things fall apart somewhat in the final reels, the solid work early on sees pic through successfully. Probation did good business at home following its September 2005 release, followed by unexpectedly healthy Spanish B.O. in 2006, suggesting pic could walk free in selected offshore markets beyond the Hispanic, with a cult following via fest play likely."^[2]

Awards

Wins

• Málaga Spanish Film Festival, Málaga, Spain: Silver Biznaga; Best Latin American Actor, Luis Luque; 2006.
• Peñíscola Comedy Film Festival, Peñíscola, Spain: Best Actor, Diego Peretti; Best Director, Damián Szifron; Best Film, Damián Szifron; 2006.
• Biarritz International Festival of Latin American Cinema, Biarritz, France: Audience Award, Damián Szifron; 2006.

Nominations

• Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Best Actor, Luis Luque; Best Actor, Diego Peretti; Best Cinematography, Lucio Bonelli; Best Director, Damián Szifron; Best Editing, Alberto Ponce; Best Film; Best Music, Guillermo Guareschi; Best Original Screenplay, Damián Szifron, Agustín Rolandelli, and Nicolás Smudt; Best Sound, Fernando Soldevila; 2006.

References

1. ^ Tiempo de Valientes at the Internet Movie Database
2. ^ Holland, Jonathan. Variety, film review, July 11, 2006. Last accessed: February 18, 2008.

External links

• Tiempo de valientes
• Tiempo de valientes at the Internet Movie Database
• Tiempo de valientes at the cinenacional.com (Spanish)
• Tiempo de valientes at La Nación by Diego Batlle (Spanish)