En la Ciudad de Sylvia
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En la Ciudad de Sylvia/Dans la Ville de Sylvia (In the City of Sylvia) is a 2007
film directed by José Luis Guerín
.
Almost entirely devoid of dialogue
, the film follows a young man credited only as 'El' (English
:'Him') as he wanders central Strasbourg
in search of Sylvia, a woman he asked for directions in a bar several years before.
named it the best film of 2008, J. Hoberman
of The Village Voice
named it the 8th best film of 2008., and Sam C. Mac of In Review Online http://www.inreviewonline.com named it the 2nd best film of 2008.
at the Venice Film Festival
, although the award was eventually presented to Ang Lee
for 'Lust, Caution
'. En la Ciudad de Sylvia won the 2008 Australian Film Critics Association
award for the 'best unreleased film' in Australia at the time of the awards. Guerín won the best director award of the Premios ACE 2009 for this film.
2007 in film
This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...
film directed by José Luis Guerín
José Luis Guerín
José Luis Guerín is a Spanish filmmaker and educator, known for his meditative and intellectually curious work in both documentary and narrative filmmaking....
.
Almost entirely devoid of dialogue
Dialogue
Dialogue is a literary and theatrical form consisting of a written or spoken conversational exchange between two or more people....
, the film follows a young man credited only as 'El' (English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
:'Him') as he wanders central Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
in search of Sylvia, a woman he asked for directions in a bar several years before.
Critical reception
The film appeared on some critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2008. V.A. Musetto of the New York PostNew York Post
The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and is generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continuously as a daily, although – as is the case with most other papers – its publication has been periodically interrupted by labor actions...
named it the best film of 2008, J. Hoberman
J. Hoberman
James Lewis Hoberman , also known as J. Hoberman, is an American film critic. He is currently the senior film critic for The Village Voice, a post he has held since 1988.-Education:...
of The Village Voice
The Village Voice
The Village Voice is a free weekly newspaper and news and features website in New York City that features investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts and music coverage, and events listings for New York City...
named it the 8th best film of 2008., and Sam C. Mac of In Review Online http://www.inreviewonline.com named it the 2nd best film of 2008.
Awards and nominations
En la Ciudad de Sylvia was nominated for the 2007 Golden LionGolden 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 Venice Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
, although the award was eventually presented to Ang Lee
Ang Lee
Ang Lee is a Taiwanese film director. Lee has directed a diverse set of films such as Eat Drink Man Woman , Sense and Sensibility , Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon , Hulk , and Brokeback Mountain , for which he won an Academy...
for 'Lust, Caution
Lust, Caution
Lust, Caution is an 2007 Chinese espionage thriller film directed by Ang Lee, based on the novella of the same name published in 1950 by Chinese author Eileen Chang. The story is mostly set in Hong Kong in 1938 and in Shanghai in 1942, when it was occupied by the Imperial Japanese Army and ruled by...
'. En la Ciudad de Sylvia won the 2008 Australian Film Critics Association
Australian Film Critics Association
The Australian Film Critics Association or AFCA is an Australian film critic organisation.-History:Formed in 1996, AFCA began as the Melbourne Film Critics’ Forum, expanding to a national organisation in 2004...
award for the 'best unreleased film' in Australia at the time of the awards. Guerín won the best director award of the Premios ACE 2009 for this film.
External links
- Eddie Saeta.com, website of the production company including details of the film.
- En la Ciudad de Sylvia at the IMDB