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Hermia and Helena

Synopsis
A young Argentine theatre director, Camila, leaves Buenos Aires to take up an artists residency in New York. As she undertakes a Spanish translation of Shakespeare’s "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" she reflects on the friends and the lover she’s left behind. The arrival of mysterious messages from the previous artist in residence takes, sets Camila on a journey of exploration into her past.
Language
English
Country
Argentina; United States
Medium
Film
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
06/08/2016
Duration
87 mins

Credits

Director
Matias Piñeiro
Producer
Andrew Adair; Graham Swon; Jake Perlin; Melanie Schapiro
Cinematographer
Fernando Lockett
Writer
Matias Piñeiro
Editor
Sebastián Scjhjaer
Cast
Agustina Mu ozCamila
Dan SallittHorace
Dustin Guy DefaActor
Gabriela SaidonActress
Julián Larquier TellariniLeo
Keith PoulsonLukas
Laura ParedesActress
Maria VillarCarmen
Mati DiopDanièle
Romina PaulaActress
Sigal PabloActor

Additional Details

Production type
Fiction Films
Plays
Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
Subjects
Literature; Spanish studies
Keywords
Latin America; Latin American artists; theatre; Translation

Notes

Notes
The film is in English and Spanish with English subtitles.

Online Availability

Online URL
https://www.kinolorber.com/search?q=Hermia+and+Helena&sort=relevance&per_page=24&theatrical=off&theatrical=on&dvd=off&dvd=on&bluray=off&bluray=on&result_view=list

Production Company

Name

Trapecio Cine

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Interior13 Cine

Name

Kino Lorber

Email
contact@kinolorber.com
Web
http://www.kinolorber.com/ External site opens in new window
Phone
+1 212 629 6880
Fax
+ 1 212 714 0871
Address
Suite 503
339 West 39th Street
New York
NY 10018
USA
Notes
See also Kino Lorber Education (qv) - also publish under other labels including Kino Classics, Alive Minds Cinema and Redemption Films.

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