Attenberg
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Attenberg is a Greek drama film
directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari. The film was nominated for the Golden Lion
at the 67th Venice International Film Festival
and Ariane Labed
won the Coppa Volpi for the Best Actress. It was filmed in the Aspra Spitia
village of Boeotia. The film has been selected as the Greek entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
at the 84th Academy Awards
.
, who was head of the Jury for the 67th Venice International Film Festival
, said that the film "grew on us the most, and showed another Greece". Journalist Shane Danielsen called the film "an intellectually rigorous, quietly wrenching Greek drama". Peter Bradshaw
characterised the film as "an angular, complex, absorbing and obscurely troubling movie".
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Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari. The film was nominated for the Golden Lion
Golden Lion
Il Leone d’Oro is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most distinguished prizes...
at the 67th Venice International Film Festival
67th Venice International Film Festival
The 67th annual Venice Film Festival held in Venice, Italy, took place from September 1 to September 11, 2010. American film director and screenwriter Quentin Tarantino was head of the Jury. John Woo was awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement prior to the start of the Festival...
and Ariane Labed
Ariane Labed
Ariane Labed is a French actress.She has played in Attenberg and was awarded the Coppa Volpi for the Best Actress at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Biography:...
won the Coppa Volpi for the Best Actress. It was filmed in the Aspra Spitia
Paralia Distomou
Paralia Distomou is a village in the municipal unit Distomo, in Boeotia, Greece. Its 2001 population was 1,258. The settlement was founded in 1960 by the Aluminio tis Ellados...
village of Boeotia. The film has been selected as the Greek entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
at the 84th Academy Awards
84th Academy Awards
The 84th Academy Awards ceremony will honor the best films of 2011 and will take place on February 26, 2012, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. It will be televised in the United States on ABC. The host was originally going to be Eddie Murphy. However, after Brett Ratner resigned as...
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Cast
- Ariane LabedAriane LabedAriane Labed is a French actress.She has played in Attenberg and was awarded the Coppa Volpi for the Best Actress at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Biography:...
as Marina - Vangelis Mourikis as Spyros
- Evangelia Randou as Bella
- Giorgos LanthimosYorgos LanthimosYorgos Lanthimos is a Greek filmmaker and theatre director.Yorgos Lanthimos was born in Athens. He studied directing for Film and Television at the Stavrakos Film School in Athens. Through the 90’s he directed a series of videos for Greek dance-theater companies...
as Engineer
Reception
Quentin TarantinoQuentin Tarantino
Quentin Jerome Tarantino is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and actor. In the early 1990s, he began his career as an independent filmmaker with films employing nonlinear storylines and the aestheticization of violence...
, who was head of the Jury for the 67th Venice International Film Festival
67th Venice International Film Festival
The 67th annual Venice Film Festival held in Venice, Italy, took place from September 1 to September 11, 2010. American film director and screenwriter Quentin Tarantino was head of the Jury. John Woo was awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement prior to the start of the Festival...
, said that the film "grew on us the most, and showed another Greece". Journalist Shane Danielsen called the film "an intellectually rigorous, quietly wrenching Greek drama". Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw is a British writer and film critic. He was educated at Cambridge University, where he was President of Footlights.Bradshaw is a film critic for The Guardian...
characterised the film as "an angular, complex, absorbing and obscurely troubling movie".
Promotion
A promotion picture for the film where the tongues of two women meet was censored on FacebookFacebook
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Awards
| Event | Category | Winner/Nominee | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angers European First Film Festival | Best Actress "Mademoiselle Ladubay" Prize | Ariane Labed | Yes |
| European Parliament Film Prize | LUX Prize Lux Prize The European Parliament LUX Prize, introduced in 2007, is a prize given to a competing film by the European Parliament. It is named after the unit of illuminance, "lux", which is Latin for "light"... |
Athina Rachel Tsangari | N/A |
| Greek Film Academy Awards | Best Actress | Ariane Labed | Yes |
| International Women's Film Festival International Women's Film Festival Dortmund/Cologne The International Women’s Film Festival Dortmund|Cologne is the leading women’s film festival in Germany. It takes place annually alternating in Dortmund and Cologne and presents more than 100 modern and historic films produced or directed by women... |
Jury prize | Athina Rachel Tsangari | Yes |
| Thessaloniki International Film Festival Thessaloniki International Film Festival The Thessaloniki International Film Festival has become one of the Balkans' primary showcases for the work of new and emerging filmmakers... |
Special Jury Award - Silver Alexander | Athina Rachel Tsangari | Yes |
| Venice Film Festival 67th Venice International Film Festival The 67th annual Venice Film Festival held in Venice, Italy, took place from September 1 to September 11, 2010. American film director and screenwriter Quentin Tarantino was head of the Jury. John Woo was awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement prior to the start of the Festival... |
Coppa Volpi for Best Actress | Ariane Labed | Yes |
| Golden Lion Golden Lion Il Leone d’Oro is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most distinguished prizes... |
Athina Rachel Tsangari | No | |
| Lina Mangiacapre Award | Athina Rachel Tsangari | Yes | |
See also
- List of submissions to the 84th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Greek submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film