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Film by Carlos Eichelmann Kaiser

Red Shoes
Venice release poster
SpanishZapatos rojos
Directed byCarlos Eichelmann Kaiser
Written by
  • Jofra G. G.
  • Carlos Eichelmann Kaiser
  • Adriana González del Valle
Produced by
  • Gabriela Maldonado
  • Alejandro de Icaza
  • Carlos Eichelmann Kaiser
Starring
  • Eustacio Ascacio Velázquez
  • Natalia Solián
CinematographySerguei Saldívar Tanaka
Edited byOmar Guzmán
Music byCamilla Uboldi
Production
companies
  • BHD Films
  • 102 Distribution
Release date
  • 4 October 2022 (2022-10-04) (Venice)
Running time82 minutes
Countries
  • Mexico
  • Italy
LanguageSpanish

Red Shoes (Spanish: Zapatos rojos) is a 2022 drama film directed by Carlos Eichelmann Kaiser (in his directorial debut) and written by Jofra G. G., Kaiser and Adriana González del Valle. Starring Eustacio Ascacio Velázquez. It had its world premiere in the Horrizons Extra section of the 79th Venice International Film Festival on 4 October 2022.

Synopsis

Artemio is an elderly farmer who lives in a small town in the mountains where life is slow and quiet, but he embarks on a trip to Mexico City after hearing some shocking news.

Cast

  • Eustacio Ascacio Velázquez as Artemio
  • Natalia Solián as Damiana
  • Phanie Molina as Alejandra
  • Miguel Ángel Valencia as Rubén

Production

The film was advertised under the title 500 millones de zapatos rojos (500 Million Red Shoes) but was later retitled Zapatos rojos. Principal photography lasted three weeks in Mexico City and one week in the desert of San Luis Potosí in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Release

The film had its world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on 4 October 2022. Its Mexican premiere occurred at the 20th Morelia International Film Festival in late October 2022.

Accolades

Year Award / Festival Category Recipient Result Ref.
2022 Venice International Film Festival Audience Award - Orizzonti Extra Carlos Eichelmann Kaiser Nominated
Marrakech International Film Festival Golden Star Nominated
Morelia International Film Festival Best Feature Film Nominated
2023 Sofia International Film Festival Sofia City of Film Award Red Shoes Won
FIPRESCI Jury Prize Won
Youth Jury Award Won
Málaga Film Festival Best Iberoamerican Film Carlos Eichelmann Kaiser Nominated
Best Cinematography Serguei Saldívar Tanaka Won
Ariel Awards Best First Work Red Shoes Nominated
Best Breakthrough Performance Eustacio Ascacio Nominated
Best Cinematography Serguei Saldívar Tanaka Nominated
Best Original Score Camilla Uboldi Won
Best Art Direction Nohemí González Nominated

References

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  2. "Un minero jubilado de 70 años protagoniza "500 millones de Zapatos Rojos", la ópera prima de Carlos Kaiser". PECIME (in Spanish). 25 June 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  3. Cruz, Miguel de la; Gómez, José Francisco Martínez; Gómez, Miguel de la Cruz, Edición: José Francisco Martínez (17 August 2022). "'Zapatos rojos', de Carlos Eichelmann, se estrenará en el Festival de Cine de Venecia • Once Noticias". Once Noticias (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  5. "Opera prima "500 millones de zapatos rojos", una road movie desde el México profundo". noticine.com. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  6. López, Adolfo. "Carlos Kaiser lleva al cine su ópera prima "500 millones de zapatos rojos"". El Sol de México (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  7. "'Zapatos rojos', la película que representará a México en Venecia" (in Mexican Spanish). 17 August 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  8. "El FICM da a conocer la programación de su 20ª edición". moreliafilmfest.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  9. Puntodincontro (12 August 2022). "Zapatos Rojos, una coproducción ítalo-mexicana en el Festival de Venecia". Puntodincontro (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2023.
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  11. Río, David del (21 November 2022). ""Zapatos rojos" tiene gran acogida en el festival de Marrakech". Grupo Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  12. Lambertucci, Constanza (29 October 2022). "'El norte sobre el vacío' gana el premio a Mejor largometraje en el Festival de Cine de Morelia". El País México (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  13. "El Festival de Cine de Morelia 2022 celebra 20 años: sigue la muestra día a día". El Sol de México | Noticias, Deportes, Gossip, Columnas (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  14. Petkova, Savina (28 March 2023). "Carlos Eichelmann Kaiser's Red Shoes wins the Sofia City of Film Grand Prix". Cineuropa. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  15. Hoy, Málaga (14 March 2023). "'Zapatos rojos' entusiasma con una historia de pérdida y redención masculina". Málaga Hoy (in European Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  16. Siguenza, Carmen (6 April 2023). "La cinta "Zapatos rojos" señala el mal uso de "la energía masculina"". EFEMINISTA (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  17. "Ariel 2023: estos son los nominados a lo mejor del cine mexicano". infobae (in European Spanish). 20 June 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  18. "Conoce a los ganadores de los Premios Ariel 2023". moreliafilmfest.com (in Spanish). 10 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.

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