''Un crisantemo estalla en cinco esquinas'' ( en, A Chrysanthemum Bursts in Cincoesquinas) is a 1998

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ian,

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, and

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written and directed by

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, in feature film debut. It was produced by

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. It stars

José Luis Alfonzo José Luis Alfonzo (born 1969 in San Luis Province, Argentina) is an Argentinian film actor. He works in the cinema of Argentina.

, Pastora Vega and Martin Kalwill, among others. Film critic Anthony Kaufman, writing for ''

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'', an online community of independent filmmakers and aficionados, said Burman's ''A Chrysanthemum Burst in Cincoesquinas'' (1998) has been cited as the beginning of the "New Argentine Cinema" wave.Kaufman, Anthony
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Synopsis

The story takes place in

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at the turn of the 20th century. As a child, Erasmo was left with a nurse by his parents, who had to escape a waging civil war. Erasmo is now a grown man. He has lost his parents, and now his foster mother is brutally murdered. He seeks to avenge her death, and the culprit is the landowner and head of state, El Zancudo. Erasmo befriends a poor Jew named Saul, who is prepared to help him in his undertaking. Along the way, Erasmo finds allies, adversaries, love, and then Magdalena.

Cast

José Luis Alfonzo José Luis Alfonzo (born 1969 in San Luis Province, Argentina) is an Argentinian film actor. He works in the cinema of Argentina.

as Erasmo *

Pastora Vega Pastora Vega Aparicio (born 28 May 1960) is a Spanish actress and television host. She appeared in more than thirty films since 1985. She appeared in the TV series ''Entreolivos'', by Antonio Cuadri and starring Ana Ruiz, Eduardo Velasco, María ...

as La Gallega *

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as Saul *

Valentina Bassi Valentina Bassi (born November 13, 1972) is an Argentine film and television actress. Born in Trelew, Chubut Province Chubut ( es, Provincia del Chubut, ; cy, Talaith Chubut) is a province in southern Argentina, situated between the 42nd par ...

as Magdalena * Millie Stegman as La Boletera * Walter Reyno as El Zancudo * Roly Serrano as Cachao *

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as Doctor * Aldo Romero as Lucio * María Luisa Argüello as Elsa * Sandra Ceballos as Mother * Guadalupe Farías Gómez as Albina * Antonio Tarragó Ross as Chamamecero

Distribution

The film was first presented at the

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on February 11, 1998. It opened in Argentina on May 7, 1998. It screened at the Muestra de Cine Argentino en Medellín, Colombia.

Awards

Wins * Sochi International Film Festival,

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Prize, Daniel Burman.

References

External links

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''Un crisantemo estalla en cinco esquinas''
at the

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