Tercera llamada / Last Call
Opening Night Film
A film by Francisco Franco
“Last Call is the kind of character-driven comedy that recalls the early films of Almodóvar.” – PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM SOCIETY
Starring: Irene Azuela, Ricardo Blume, Anabel Ferreira, Kristyan Ferrer, Karina Gidi, Rebecca Jones, Fernando Luján, Jorge Poza, Cecilia Suárez, Mariana Treviño, and Silvia Pinal
2013, Mexico, Comedy/Drama, 92 min
Spanish with English subtitles
Mexican star Rebecca Jones in attendance!
This film was screened as a part of the 2014 Cine Las Americas International Film Festival (CLAIFF17)
A comedy about a tumultuous theater play. In one and a half months the company will premiere “Caligula,” the play by Albert Camus, and the neurotic director is constantly disagreeing with his cast. The diva is offended, the old actor can’t remember his lines, the producer is only sober when asleep, the assistant director believes the ghost of Pedro Infante appears in the theater, and the main actress is in panic. Will they be ready for Last Call?
Esta es una comedia acerca de un accidentado montaje. Falta un mes y medio para el estreno de “Calígula”, la obra de Albert Camus, y su neurótica directora se encuentra en constante enfrentamiento con sus actores. La diva está ofendida, el viejo actor no puede recordar sus diálogos, la productora sólo está sobria cuando duerme, la asistente de dirección cree que el fantasma de Pedro Infante se aparece en el teatro, la protagonista entra en pánico y los técnicos se han robado la escenografía. ¿Podrá la compañía estar lista para la tercera llamada?
Regional Premiere
www.tercerallamadalapelicula.com
About the director
A CUEC-UNAM graduate, Francisco Franco began his career as a stage director before entering theater, film, and television. His TV series LOCAS DE AMOR was well-regarded for its high-quality and wide reception. QUEMAR LAS NAVES, his first feature film, was internationally recognized at several festivals, receiving Audience Awards at the Morelia and Turin Film Festivals, Best Opera Prima in Toulouse, and two Arieles from the Mexican Academy of Performing Arts. TERCERA LLAMADA is his second feature.
Credits
Producer: Laura Imperiale
Production Companies: Las Naves Producciones, FIDECINE
Screenwriter: Francisco Franco, Maria Renee Prudencio
Cinematographer: Erika Licea
Editor: Mariana Rodriguez
Sound Design: Pablo Tamez, Matias Barberis
Music: Jesús Cruz
Cast: Irene Azuela, Ricardo Blume, Anabel Ferreira, Kristyan Ferrer, Karina Gidi, Rebecca Jones, Fernando Luján, Jorge Poza, Cecilia Suárez, Mariana Treviño, Silvia Pinal, Joge Poza, Alfonso Dosal, Moises Arismendi, Jorge Adrian Espindola, Eduardo España, Krystian Ferrer, Victor Garcia, Mauricio Garcia Lozano
Print Source: Alfredo Calvino – Habanero Film Sales, acalvino@habanerofilmsales
