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The Yacht Isabel Arrived This Afternoon

March 17, 2024

The Yacht Isabel Arrived This Afternoon (Spanish: La Balandra Isabel llegó esta tarde) is a 1949 Venezuelan-Argentine film directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen. It was shown at the 1951 Cannes Film Festival,[1] where it also won for Best Cinematography.[2]

The Yacht Isabel Arrived This Afternoon
Directed byCarlos Hugo Christensen
Written byCarlos Hugo Christensen
Guillermo Meneses
Aquiles Nazoa
Produced byCarlos Hugo Christensen
Enrique Faustin
Luis Guillermo Villegas Blanco
StarringArturo de Córdova
CinematographyJosé María Beltrán
Edited byNello Melli
Music byEduardo Serrano
Production
company
Release date
  • April 1949 (1949-04)
Running time
96 minutes
CountriesArgentina
Venezuela
LanguageSpanish

The film was part of an ultimately failed effort by the producer Luis Guillermo Villegas Blanco to establish a Venezuelan film industry during the era. Despite this, it is seen as marking the "true birth of Venezuelan cinema".[3]

For the film, Blanco brought in established film personnel and actors from Argentina and Mexico. It was shot on location and at the Bolivar Studios in Caracas.[4]

Synopsis edit

The captain of a small vessel regularly sailing between his home island of Margarita Island in the Caribbean and the Venezuelan mainland has two separate and very different relationships. At home he is happily married, having named his boat Isabel after his wife. He also has a young son Juan who aspires to become his father's cabin boy. Yet on his visits to the port of La Guaira he has a passionate affair with Esperanza, a woman working in a seedy cabaret.

Having decided to give up his mistress, even considering selling his boat so that he can no longer visit her, she arranges to have a voodoo spell placed on him which sends him into an obsessive trance. Only through the intervention of his son, and a violent confrontation, is he finally able to break free from her control.

Cast edit

Production edit

 
A photograph of a model yacht advertising the film, parked in Plaza Francia, Caracas

The film was produced by Bolívar Films through Luis Guillermo Villegas Blanco. The associate producers were Enrique Faustin and Christensen. Christensen was also chosen by the Venezuelan production to be director;[5] Aguilar and Ortiz suggest that he was chosen to direct in large part because of his "audacity [...] when he introduced eroticism in the Argentine melodrama, especially in Safo, historia de una pasión".[6]

Filming locations include Caracas, Margarita, Costa de Barlovento, and Muchinga de la Guaira.[5] The neighborhood of Muchinga had been abandoned shortly before the film was made, seen as a place of destitution, but was in part rebuilt for the film, with El Nacional reporting at the time that dozens of tradesmen were deployed to the coast. Actor Arturo de Córdova both visited this area and moved to Margarita, living among the fishermen for several months to get into character.[3]

The music used in the film, under direction and composition of the Venezuelan Eduardo Serrano, reflects the traditional music of the locations in the film and incorporates Afro-Venezuelan music. Serrano had minimal experience with music for film. Within the music department was Leopoldo Orzali, who had worked with Christensen on films before.[5]

The story of the film is based on the novel of the same name written by Guillermo Meneses, and is described as a political narrative that intends to break traditional regionalism.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Yacht Isabel Arrived This Afternoon". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
  2. ^ Peña, Claritza (2011). "La Balandra Isabel Llegó Esta Tarde". Revista Altagracia – via Scribd.
  3. ^ a b "La Balandra Isabel Llegó Esta Tarde: Primer Largometraje de Cine Venezolano que tuvo a Margarita como locación". Mata Siete. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  4. ^ Rist p.65
  5. ^ a b c Aguilar & Ortiz p.2
  6. ^ Aguilar & Ortiz p.3
  7. ^ Aguilar & Ortiz p.4

Bibliography edit

  • Aguilar, Emiliano; Ortiz, Milagros (2012). Manetti, Ricardo; Piedras, Pablo (eds.). "La Balandra Isabel llegó esta tarde: Crónicas de un viaje: del éxito al olvido" (PDF). Historia del Cine Latinoamericano y Argentino. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  • Rist, Peter H. (2014). Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810880368.
  • González Peña, Efraín (2000). "'La balandra Isabel llegó esta tarde', problemas de recepción de un discurso literario con función de revaloración estética". Letras. Instituto Pedagógico de Caracas. 61: 133–150. ISSN 0459-1283.

External links edit

  • The Yacht Isabel Arrived This Afternoon at IMDb  


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The Yacht Isabel Arrived This Afternoon Spanish La Balandra Isabel llego esta tarde is a 1949 Venezuelan Argentine film directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen It was shown at the 1951 Cannes Film Festival 1 where it also won for Best Cinematography 2 The Yacht Isabel Arrived This AfternoonDirected byCarlos Hugo ChristensenWritten byCarlos Hugo ChristensenGuillermo MenesesAquiles NazoaProduced byCarlos Hugo ChristensenEnrique FaustinLuis Guillermo Villegas BlancoStarringArturo de CordovaCinematographyJose Maria BeltranEdited byNello MelliMusic byEduardo SerranoProductioncompanyBolivar FilmsRelease dateApril 1949 1949 04 Running time96 minutesCountriesArgentinaVenezuelaLanguageSpanishThe film was part of an ultimately failed effort by the producer Luis Guillermo Villegas Blanco to establish a Venezuelan film industry during the era Despite this it is seen as marking the true birth of Venezuelan cinema 3 For the film Blanco brought in established film personnel and actors from Argentina and Mexico It was shot on location and at the Bolivar Studios in Caracas 4 Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Production 4 References 5 Bibliography 6 External linksSynopsis editThe captain of a small vessel regularly sailing between his home island of Margarita Island in the Caribbean and the Venezuelan mainland has two separate and very different relationships At home he is happily married having named his boat Isabel after his wife He also has a young son Juan who aspires to become his father s cabin boy Yet on his visits to the port of La Guaira he has a passionate affair with Esperanza a woman working in a seedy cabaret Having decided to give up his mistress even considering selling his boat so that he can no longer visit her she arranges to have a voodoo spell placed on him which sends him into an obsessive trance Only through the intervention of his son and a violent confrontation is he finally able to break free from her control Cast editArturo de Cordova as Segundo Mendoza Virginia Luque as Esperanza America Barrios as Maria Juana Sujo as Isabel Mendoza Tomas Henriquez as Bocu Juan Corona Luis Galindez Maximo Giraldez Pura Vargas Maria Gamez Blanca Pereira Jose Luis Sarzalejo Paul Antillano Carlos Flores Nestor Zavarce as Juan MendozaProduction edit nbsp A photograph of a model yacht advertising the film parked in Plaza Francia CaracasThe film was produced by Bolivar Films through Luis Guillermo Villegas Blanco The associate producers were Enrique Faustin and Christensen Christensen was also chosen by the Venezuelan production to be director 5 Aguilar and Ortiz suggest that he was chosen to direct in large part because of his audacity when he introduced eroticism in the Argentine melodrama especially in Safo historia de una pasion 6 Filming locations include Caracas Margarita Costa de Barlovento and Muchinga de la Guaira 5 The neighborhood of Muchinga had been abandoned shortly before the film was made seen as a place of destitution but was in part rebuilt for the film with El Nacional reporting at the time that dozens of tradesmen were deployed to the coast Actor Arturo de Cordova both visited this area and moved to Margarita living among the fishermen for several months to get into character 3 The music used in the film under direction and composition of the Venezuelan Eduardo Serrano reflects the traditional music of the locations in the film and incorporates Afro Venezuelan music Serrano had minimal experience with music for film Within the music department was Leopoldo Orzali who had worked with Christensen on films before 5 The story of the film is based on the novel of the same name written by Guillermo Meneses and is described as a political narrative that intends to break traditional regionalism 7 References edit Festival de Cannes The Yacht Isabel Arrived This Afternoon Cannes Film Festival Retrieved 2009 01 11 Pena Claritza 2011 La Balandra Isabel Llego Esta Tarde Revista Altagracia via Scribd a b La Balandra Isabel Llego Esta Tarde Primer Largometraje de Cine Venezolano que tuvo a Margarita como locacion Mata Siete Retrieved 2019 12 04 Rist p 65 a b c Aguilar amp Ortiz p 2 Aguilar amp Ortiz p 3 Aguilar amp Ortiz p 4Bibliography editAguilar Emiliano Ortiz Milagros 2012 Manetti Ricardo Piedras Pablo eds La Balandra Isabel llego esta tarde Cronicas de un viaje del exito al olvido PDF Historia del Cine Latinoamericano y Argentino Universidad de Buenos Aires Retrieved 4 December 2019 Rist Peter H 2014 Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema Rowman amp Littlefield ISBN 9780810880368 Gonzalez Pena Efrain 2000 La balandra Isabel llego esta tarde problemas de recepcion de un discurso literario con funcion de revaloracion estetica Letras Instituto Pedagogico de Caracas 61 133 150 ISSN 0459 1283 External links editThe Yacht Isabel Arrived This Afternoon at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Yacht Isabel Arrived This Afternoon amp oldid 1158569267, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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