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The 46th Chicago International Film Festival (Ciff 2010) Award Winners Announced

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Russia, Mexico, Norway, Germany and USA win top awards in Chicago …

Chicago, October 16, 2010 – Michael Kutza, Founder and Artistic Director of the

Chicago International Film Festival, Mimi Plauché, Head of Programming, and Associate

Programmers Joel Hoglund and Penny Bartlett proudly announce the winners of the 46th

Chicago International Film Festival competitions. The Festival’s highest honor is the

Gold Hugo, named after the mythological God of Discovery.

International Feature Film Competition

Gold Hugo for Best Film to How I Ended The Summer (Russia) for the brilliantly

acted and dynamically staged exploration of human nature under pressure. Director:

Aleksei Popogrebsky

Special Jury Prize shared by:

Silver Hugo Special Jury Prize to A Somewhat Gentle Man (Norway) for a

hilarious and deeply serious adventure into crime and,...

Quickcard Review – 46th Chicago International Film Festival

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Brother and Sister

Directed by: Daniel Burman

Cast: Antonio Gasalla, Graciela Borges, Elena Lucena

Running Time: 1 hr 45 min

Rating: R

Release Date: Tbd

Plot: A brother and a sister struggle to come to terms with their mother’s death as well as with one another in this import from Argentina.

Who’S It For? The movie itself draws an immediate comparison to the Laura Linney and Phillip Seymour Hoffman movie The Savages. Fans of coming-of-age dramas and foreign films may enjoy this tale of the complicated relationship between two siblings.

Overall

Brother & Sister is an enjoyable slice of life piece from director Daniel Burman. While some folks may find it slow, which is it is in some parts, most importantly it is a sincere effort. It doesn’t set about chronicling...

Often referred to as the South American Woody Allen, Daniel Burman usually directs talkative dramedies of the Jewish experience in exile. Brother and Sister is a change of pacing for the director, apart from one "Lechaim!" scene, there's no trace of Judaism in the film adaptation of Diego Dubcovsky's novel, which basically tells the story of an elderly pair of siblings via the point of view of Susana (Graciela Borges), the bossy one who gets around, and Marcos (Antonio Gasalla), the quiet greyish man, who hands over the control to his sister. - Often referred to as the South American Woody Allen, Daniel Burman usually directs talkative dramedies of the Jewish experience in exile. Brother and Sister is a change of pacing for the director, apart from one "Lechaim!" scene, there's no trace of Judaism in the film adaptation of Diego Dubcovsky's novel, which basically tells the story...

Often referred to as the South American Woody Allen, Daniel Burman usually directs talkative dramedies of the Jewish experience in exile. Brother and Sister is a change of pacing for the director, apart from one "Lechaim!" scene, there's no trace of Judaism in the film adaptation of Diego Dubcovsky's novel, which basically tells the story of an elderly pair of siblings via the point of view of Susana (Graciela Borges), the bossy one who gets around, and Marcos (Antonio Gasalla), the quiet greyish man, who hands over the control to his sister. There isn't much character development, and suffice to say that a lot of “non-events” that occur in this film. Burman has always had an ear for dialogue, so most of this film flows pleasantly, but the parting taste that one keeps from the film is that this is tasty like a Junior Mint – nice, refreshing but unnutritious.