Take a Spin in the Air

Take a Spin in the Air (Spanish: Date una vuelta en el aire) is a 2020 Chilean surrealist fantasy comedy thriller film written and directed by Cristián Sánchez Garfias.[2] Starring Rodrigo González Larrondo, Cristóbal Bascuñán, Diego Madrigal, Zacarías del Río, Ana María Zabala, Camila Leppe, José Ignacio Diez and Daniel Pérez.[3] The film was named on the shortlist for Chilean's entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards,[4] but it was not selected.[5]

Take a Spin in the Air
Film poster
Directed byCristián Sánchez Garfias[1]
Written byCristián Sánchez Garfias
Produced byRodrigo Muñoz Galvez
StarringRodrigo González Larrondo
Cristóbal Bascuñán
Diego Madrigal
Zacarías del Río
Ana María Zabala
Camila Leppe
José Ignacio Diez
Daniel Pérez
CinematographyAndrés Jordán
Edited byCristián Sánchez Garfias
Diego Soto
Production
company
Nómada Producciones
Release dates
October 15, 2020 (FICValdivia)
March 22, 2021 (BAFICI)
June 29, 2021 (VOD)
September 27, 2021 (Biarritz)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryChile
LanguageSpanish

Synopsis

A schoolboy who is brilliant in math but loves art, a fetish businessman who collects photos of girls, and an obsessive car cleaner who writes plays as a hobby are all drawn to the mansion of a cultural center. Where they meet a woman, who seems to act as a seer, who urges them to find a hundred-year-old tree planted on an ancient indigenous ceremonial center.[6]

Cast
  • José Ignacio Diez[7]
  • Ana María Zabala[7]
  • Daniel Pérez[7]
  • Rodrigo González Larrondo
  • Cristóbal Bascuñán
  • Diego Madrigal
  • Zacarías del Río
  • Camila Leppe

Release

It had its premiere in Chilean territory on October 15, 2020, at the 27th Valdivia International Film Festival,[8] then it premiered in Argentine territory on March 22, 2021, at the Buenos Aires Independent Film Festival.[9] It released on June 29, 2021, on the VOD platforms of the Cineteca Nacional and Red de Salas along with his other film The Promise of Return.[10] It had its European premiere on September 27, 2021, at the 30th Biarritz Amérique Latine Festival.[11]

Accolades
Year Award / Festival Category Recipient Result Ref.
2021 Buenos Aires Independent Film Festival American Competition - Best Picture Cristián Sánchez Garfias Nominated [12]
Biarritz Amérique Latine Festival Fiction Feature Film Competition - Jury Award Nominated [13]

References
  1. "El estimulante regreso de Cristián Sánchez - BITÁCORA DE CINE" (in Spanish). 2020-10-14. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  2. ""Date una vuelta en el aire", la nueva película del director Cristián Sánchez". CNN Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  3. "Date una vuelta en el aire". Santiago Independiente.
  4. Velvet, Revista; Buchholz, Rommy (2021-10-14). "Las 12 películas que podrían representar a Chile en los Premios Óscar". Revista Velvet (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  5. "Oscars Race: Bhutan Submits 'Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom' for Best International Feature Film". Variety. 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  6. "Actividades culturales del Instituto Cervantes". cultura.cervantes.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  7. "Date una vuelta en el aire (película 2020) - Tráiler. resumen, reparto y dónde ver. Dirigida por Cristián Sánchez". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2023-07-09. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  8. "Date una Vuelta en el Aire y La Promesa del Retorno, los Films de Clausura de #FICValdivia2020". FICValdivia (in European Spanish). 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  9. Panizo, Rocio (2021-03-16). "¡VUELVE EL BAFICI! Todo sobre la edición 2021 del Festival". Cinéfilos (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  10. "Estrenan dos nuevos largometrajes del cineasta Cristian Sánchez". El Mostrador (in Spanish). 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  11. Lépine, Cédric. "Biarritz 2021 : "Date una vuelta en el aire" un film de Cristián Sánchez". Mediapart (in French). Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  12. "Vuelve el Bafici: todo lo que tenés que saber sobre el festival de cine independiente". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  13. "Biarritz International Festival of Latin American Cinema (2021)". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
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