Ixcanul volcano 2015 film stock pictures, royaltyfree. The film follows maria played by maria mercedes coroy, a 17 year old mayan girl, who lives and works with her parents on a coffee plantation in the foothills of an active volcano in guatemala. Jayro bustamante immerses us in a mayan community in the throes. Petr jakl releases todd robinsons us war drama the last full measure online in the czech. Ixcanul 2015 1080p bluray rip x264 french aac cinema. Ixcanul kaqchikel for volcano is a 2015 guatemalan drama film, a debut written and directed by jayro bustamante. A mesmerizing, understated tragedy set far from icelandbut in a place shadowed by the same geological realityixcanul is the first film made in the kaqchikel mayan language and was guatemalas entry into the academy awards last year. Nemes manages to tell a complete and successful story about a delicate subject, such as the holocaust, with his clever cinematic. Since 1998, dvd netflix has been the premier dvdbymail rental service. Ixcanul 2016 a young indigenous woman does not want to live in the modern world until it saves her life during a pregnancy complication.
Jayro bustamantes ixcanul was a genuine discovery, as this is not only the directors first feature, but also the first film made in the kaqchikel mayan language, with mayan performers, about the mayan community in guatemala by somebody who grew up in the area. Click here for our complete coverage of the 2015 toronto international film festival. And not only because it depicts the exotically traditional lifestyle of the indigenous protagonists with their rituals, which should fascinate many especially western viewers. The telluride film festival has just officially announced the lineup for its 42nd edition beginning tomorrow and running through labor day. Guatemalan film ixcanul might be the most feminist movie of the year the story of ixcanul sheds light on the discrimination faced by indigenous mayan women in. A mayan girl working on a guatemalan coffee plantation dreams of escaping an arranged marriage to make a new life in america. Viff 2015 complete guide by vancouver international film. It is a film about powerlessness and the struggle of a young woman to free herself from the bonds of patriarchy. Aug, 2016 on the slopes of an active volcano in guatemala, a marriage is arranged for 17yearold maria by her kaqchikel parents. W riterdirector jayro bustamantes ixcanul begins with a 17yearold indigenous girl, maria maria mercedes coroy, and her mother, juana maria telon, getting a pig drunk on rum so it can get horny enough to mate with a gilt. The film has been in the works for the last eight years, and its cinematographer is the. The film has many heartbreaking moments where the powerlessness of the films protagonists comes through in a way that feels deeply real and authentic. Like its titular guatemalan volcano, jayro bustamantes hypnotic film debut ixcanul bubbles with the tension of a teenage girl at odds with her familys native customs, before erupting into a.
The film premiered as part of the main competition section. This film essentially about a young girl named maria, who prepares for her arranged wedding set by her parents as she overcomes unusual obstacles along the way. Starring maria mercedes coroy, maria telon, manuel antun, justo lorenzo, marvin coroy. Jayro bustamantes debut film has impressed audiences and critics internationally, becoming one of the most talked about latin american films of 2015. Immersing us in its characters customs and beliefs, ixcanul chronicles with unblinking realism, a disappearing tradition and a disappearing people.
Guatemalanfrench movie ixcanul tells the sad but realistic. Ixcanul is a 2015 guatemalan drama film, a debut written and directed by jayro bustamante. Financial analysis of ixcanul 2015 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Ixcanul guatemala, 2015, the first film from guatemala submitted in the foreign language film category of the academy awards, is a fablelike drama set in the isolated mountains of the guatemalan jungle. Ixcanul 2015 is available on netflix united states. Guatemalas secondever oscar submission is a powerfully visualized narrative enriched by feminist themes and ethnographic detail.
Ixcanul eludes the kind of drama that ceremoniously, if all too inevitably, attends the bucolic strands of narrative suggested by bustamantes chosen milieu, instead opting for a more earthy but. The film was based on the real about a small mayan family living closer to the active volcano slope working in the coffee plantation. Bustamantes 2015 debut ixcanul was the first guatemalan film to compete in the festival and was awarded the alfred bauer award and subsequently selected as the countrys official submission for the best foreign language category for academy award consideration. Admittedly i had to take a couple breaks while watching it every thirty minutes or so. There was almost no music in this film, which i thought was really interesting because it added uniqueness to the film. Marias lethargy throughout the deed suggests that shes had enough of this life of working the guatemalan land, making offerings at the nearby volcano, and.
Make your movie list and get blurays and dvds conveniently delivered to you with free shipping both ways. This film was unlike any film i have ever seen because of its mystery and lack of sound. Its cast and crew may be young in terms of film experience, but ixcanul is very much an old soul. The deauville green awards launches its call for films. The 65th annual berlin international film festival was held from 5 to 15 february 2015, with american film director darren aronofsky as the president of the jury. While its not on the level of a film like babel or something that revels in human misery and dispair, ixcanul doesnt pull punches. She lives with her parents who are lowlevel workers in a coffee plantation, situated on the slopes of an active volcano ixcanul means volcano in the dialect spoken by the indigenous kaqchikel people of mayan community. In retrospect, the ritual bathing of mother and daughter assumes a near religious dimension, hinting at the films nondidactic agenda of yielding to, more than making use of, its alltooreal subjects. Vulcano ixcanul 2015 film completo hd scarica 720p hd. A bit slow but narratively sound, ixcanul is defined by its dazzling cinematography. Ixcanul chosen as guatemalas first time ever academy. Maria telon in ixcanul 2015 maria mercedes coroy in ixcanul 2015 maria telon and maria mercedes coroy in ixcanul 2015 ixcanul 2015.
Ixcanul is a cinematic chefdoeuvre that sheds light on the plight of many indigenous guatemalans who suffer from almost unfathomable levels of economic, social, and political exploitation. The remainder of the picture is a fascinating blend of modernity. Although this film is slow and not very actionpacked, it taught me a lot about mayan culture and tradition in guatemala. Ixcanul in the shadow of the volcano on netflix stream. It was screened in the main competition section of the 65th berlin international film festival where it won the alfred bauer prize. Ixcanul volcano 2015 film stock pictures, royaltyfree photos. Set in an indigenous mayan community of coffeefarmers living in the shadow of an active volcano, the story centers on maria, a restless 17yearold indigenous girl whose parents have arranged an advantageous marriage to the plantation overseer. I gave this film four stars because on the amazon video listing, the names of both female actresses, maria mercedes coroy and juana are not listed. The film, which won the jury grand prize at the cannes film festival, imprisons the audience in gas chambers and mass graves. The academy of motion picture arts and sciences ampas has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the academy award for best foreign language film every year since the award was created in 1956.
Guatemalas best foreign language film oscar nominee. The official trailer for ixcanul, guatemalas submission for best foreign film to. A bit slow but narratively sound, ixcanul is defined by its dazzling cinematography, especially its expansive canvas shots of the guatemalan forests. Ixcanul is not a film about indigenous culture but one that was developed from within it.
List of submissions to the 88th academy awards for best. On the slopes of an active volcano in guatemala, a marriage is arranged for seventeenyearold maria by her kaqchikel parents. Ixcanul a film by jayro bustamante guatemalas entry for the academy awards, best foreign language film winner silver bear alfred bauer prize, 2015 berlinale film festival official selection, 2015 telluride film festival official selection, 2015 toronto international film festival 2015 guatemalafrance 91 min. Ixcanul volcano ixcanul all releases since berlin in feb have been using this title. This is a list of submissions to the 88th academy awards for best foreign language film.
Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. German film director wim wenders was presented with the honorary golden bear. The film was selected as the guatemalan entry for the best foreign language film at the 88th academy awards but was not nominated. Ixcanul film complet en entier streaming vf francais 2015 qualite hd en sortira le dans le theatre.
Ixcanul, from luminous ritual to emotional explosions. Ixcanul 2015 a simple story told through a magnificient. Ixcanul premiere 65th berlinale international film. Ixcanul volcano debut helmer jayro bustamante fashions a powerful modern fable about the clash of civilizations in a mayan farming community. On the slopes of an active volcano in guatemala, a marriage is arranged for 17yearold maria by her kaqchikel parents. Categoriefilm en espagnol wikipedia ixcanul j le jaguar film 1996 joven y alocada juarez film l land and freedom.
Maria, a 17yearold mayan girl, lives and works with her parents on a coffee plantation in the foothills of an active volcano in guatemala. Join us for a screening of ixcanul, a guatemalan film by jayro bustamante 2015. Aug 27, 2015 ixcanul volcano chosen as guatemalas first ever academy awards entry dramathriller has already won a top prize at berlin, and the top prize at guadalajara and cartagena. Synopsis maria is a 17 year old mayan girl who lives and. The complete program guide for the 2015 vancouver international film festival viff. Ixcanul is a mesmerizing, intimate and meditative comingof age tale that explores a culture rarely seen in films. The first seven films of the festival were announced on 15 december 2014. I gave this film four stars because on the amazon video listing, the names of both female actresses, maria mercedes coroy and juana are not listed in the amazon description, nor in the starring list. Ixcanul volcano chosen as guatemalas first ever academy awards entry dramathriller has already won a top prize at berlin, and the top prize at guadalajara and cartagena. Sep 21, 2015 while i dont like to give much credence to industry awards, if theres ever a film deserving of the attention that comes with being nominated, guatemalas first ever academy awards entry is it. From guatemala, selected to represent the oscars in the previous year 2016, but did not make. Its particular beauty lies in showing the dignity the mayan people have in spite of being marginalised.
Jan 19, 2016 the official trailer for ixcanul, guatemalas submission for best foreign film to the 88th academy awards. Marias lethargy throughout the deed suggests that shes had enough of this life of working the guatemalan. Not only because of its amazing pictures of the volcanic guatemalan landscape. Find highquality ixcanul volcano 2015 film stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. The official trailer for ixcanul, guatemalas submission for best foreign film to the 88th academy awards. Isabel coixets nobody wants the night was announced as the opening film. Aug 19, 2016 but in his stunning debut film, ixcanul, jayro bustamante indulges in no romance. Ixcanul may also be available with public performance rights ppr and digital site licensing dsl for colleges and universities.
Sep 17, 2016 guatemalan film ixcanul might be the most feminist movie of the year the story of ixcanul sheds light on the discrimination faced by indigenous mayan women in guatemala, and casts mayan actors. Touching on multiple feminist issues as it goes, and even venturing, gallingly, into the matter of baby trafficking, ixcanul can suffer from predictability. The official trailer for ixcanul, guatemalas submission for best foreign film to the. Jan 11, 2017 guatemalan filmmaker jayro bustamantes featurefilm debut ixcanul 2015 opens with a closeup shot of 17 year old indigenous girl maria maria mercedes coroy. Ixcanul 2015 regarder par maria mercedes coroy, maria telon, manuel antun, justo lorenzo.
The film was selected as the guatemalan entry for the best foreign language. Webdlrip scarica il film vulcano ixcanul 2015 vulcano ixcanul movies, scarica utorrent gratis. Ixcanul is set on a coffee plantation in guatemala, located on the side of an active volcano which gives the film its name. When she is bit by a snake with a baby on the way, the family has to take her into the city, where they face complete culture shock. Ixcanul loops upon itself to reveal a kind of eternal recurrence, anointed by the crowning of a. Financial analysis of ixcanul 2015 including budget. To say that ixcanul is a tough movie is a bit of an understatement. Vostfr ixcanul 2015 film complet en francais streaming vf. Ixcanul, jayro bustamantes impressive directing debut, was guatemalas entry for the 2015 academy awards, as best foreign language film the film won the silver bear alfred bauer prize at the 2015 berlin film fest, and later was an official selection at the telluride and toronto film fests. Olga kurylenko attends the ixcanul premiere during the 65th berlinale international film festival at berlinale palace on february 7, 2015 in berlin, germany. Ixcanul guatemala, 2015, the first film from guatemala submitted in the foreign language film category of the academy awards, is a fablelike drama set in the isolated mountains of the guatemalan jungle the title is the mayan word for volcano and ostensibly refers to the dormant volcano that looms over the impoverished mayan village where the inhabitants eke out a living harvesting coffee. But in his stunning debut film, ixcanul, jayro bustamante indulges in no romance. A perfect depiction of hardship of life, but from the perspective of a teenager. Vulcano ixcanul youtube trailer 2015 vulcano ixcanul 2015, scarica il film completo mp4.