Interview with Martina Gusman: Jury Cannes Film Festival 2011

Martina Gusman © AFP

As an independent film producer of Argentinian cinema for almost ten years, Martina Gusman attended Cannes as an actress in 2008 in Leonera, a film by Pablo Trapero which was presented In Competition. She returned as a director in 2010 with Carancho, selected for Un Certain Regard. Now, one year later, she is back as a member of the Feature Film Jury.

You are joining Robert De Niro in the Feature Film Jury. Does being a member of this particular jury have any special meaning for you ?


Film of the week: “Carancho” (words by the director Pablo Trapero)

Cine Las Americas is pleased to announce the first in a series of screenings for the “Cine Las Americas Signature Series” at the Alamo Drafthouse.  This series will feature regular advance premieres of the greatest Spanish and Portuguese language releases, bringing to Austin audiences some of the newest and greatest titles all year round.

CARANCHO
a film by Pablo Trapero
Argentina / Chile / France / South Korea
107 minutes , 35mm, Color
Starring Ricardo Darín, Martina Gusman, Carlos Weber,
Jose Luis Arias, Fabio Ronzano

Sosa (Ricardo Darín, THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES) is an ambulance-chasing personal injury attorney with questionable ethics. Lujan (Martina Gusman, LION’S DEN) is a young, idealistic country