''I Am Not Lorena'', (Spanish: ''No Soy Lorena'') is a 2014 Chilean film directed by

Isidora Marras Isidora or Isadora is a female given name of Greek origin, derived from Ἰσίδωρος, ''Isídōros'' (a compound of Ἶσις, ''Ísis'', and δῶρον, ''dōron'': "gift of he goddessIsis"). The male equivalent is Isidore. The name surv ...

, written by Isidora Marras and Catalina Calcagni and produced by Josefina Undurraga and Gregorio González Nicolini. Filmed in

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

, ''I am not Lorena'' is a

drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...

/ thriller and is Isidora Marras' debut feature film.

Plot

The story revolves around Olivia, a late twenties actress who has recently ended her relationship with Mauro, a theatre director. Despite their breakup, Olivia agrees to act in a play directed by Mauro. However, things do not go well for her in either her personal life or the play where she struggles to meet Mauro's demanding expectations. To make matters worse, Olivia begins receiving an increasing number of harassing phone calls. She is mistaken for Lorena Ruiz, a woman with numerous debts, and her creditors refuse to believe they have the wrong person. The harassment persists, and Olivia's case of mistaken identity becomes a Kafkaesque nightmare as she searches for the mysterious Lorena Ruiz. The film's director, Isidora Marras, was inspired by her own experience of mistaken identity. The movie portrays a bureaucratic and dehumanized system where people are reduced to mere consumers.

Cast

Loreto Aravena Loreto del Pilar Aravena Soto (born August 6, 1983) is a Chilean actress who is known for her role as Claudia Herrera, in the series Los 80 on Canal 13 (Chilean TV channel), Channel 13. Biography She is the youngest of three siblings. She di ...

Paulina García Paulina García Alfonso (born 27 November 1960), better known as Pali García, is a Chilean actress, stage director, and playwright. García debuted on television with a small role in the telenovela '' Los títeres'' (1984), but she was soon ...

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Gloria Gloria may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music Christian liturgy and music * Gloria in excelsis Deo, the Greater Doxology, a hymn of praise * Gloria Patri, the Lesser Doxology, a short hymn of praise ** Gloria (Handel) ** Gloria (Jenkins) ...

'') * Gabriela Aguilera ('' The Motorcycle Diaries'', ''

Violeta Went to Heaven ''Violeta Went to Heaven'' ( es, Violeta se fue a los cielos) is a 2011 Chilean biopic about singer and folklorist Violeta Parra, directed by Andrés Wood. The film is based on a biography by Ángel Parra, Violeta's son with Luis Cereceda Aren ...

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Matías Oviedo Matías is the Spanish version of Matthias. In Scandinavian languages (Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and Finnish) and in Portuguese it is unaccented as Matias. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Matías Alemanno, Argentine rugby play ...

Elisa Zulueta Elisa Zulueta (born on September 14, 1981, in Santiago) is a Chilean television, theatre and film actress who studied at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Formerly, she worked for TVN where she made little works in telenovelas and se ...

* Etienne Bobenrieth

Release and Reception

The film was released on 5 September 2014 (Canada)

Toronto International Film Festival The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the largest publicly attended film festivals in the world, attracting over 480,000 people annually. Since its founding in 1976, TIFF has grown to become a permane ...

, 22 October 2014 (Chile) SANFIC Film Festival, 10 November 2014 (Sweden)

Stockholm International Film Festival The Stockholm International Film Festival ( sv, Stockholms filmfestival, italic=no) is an annual film festival held in Stockholm, Sweden. It was launched in 1990 and has been held every year since then during the second half of November. The w ...

The film got mixed reception, reviews tend to point the inexperience of the director Isidora Marras, and how secondary characters steal the spotlight.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 3800250 Films shot in Chile 2014 films Spanish drama films American drama films 2010s Spanish-language films Films about actors Films about immigration Films set in Chile Chilean drama films 2014 drama films 2010s American films Spanish-language drama films