Joaquín Furriel will star in the new film by Celina Murga with production by Martin Scorsese

Actor Joaquín Furriel will star in “The Aroma of Freshly Cut Grass,” the new film by Argentine director Celina Murga (“Ana y los otros” and “Una semana solos”), which will be produced by Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese.The film also features the main performance of actress Marina de Tavira, nominated for an Oscar for “Roma” and produced by Infinity Hill, also behind “Argentina, 1985″, nominated for Best International Film at the 95th edition of the Academy Awards.” I’m thrilled that Celina, Marina and Joaquin will bring together their unique talents to tell this story,” Scorsese said. Variety, which announced the start of this production. The filmmaker in charge of masterpieces such as “The infiltrators” and “Good boys” (among many), is again in charge of a film by the Argentine director after “The Third Side of the River”, where he was also involved. Director Celina Murga with Martin Scorsese.La film follows Pablo (Furriel), a university professor who begins a relationship with a student. While in parallel, Natalia (Marina), another university professor, begins to bond with one of her students. “Two stories reflected, similar but different,” the synopsis teases. This story originated in our conversations about feminism and the need to analyze it in a more nuanced way.” “Both I, as director, and the editorial team, believe and value this historic moment that we are living for women’s rights,” she continued. Murga wrote the screenplay with Juan Villegas and Lucía Osorio and had the collaboration of Gabriela Larralde. The recordings will be displayed on location in Buenos Aires and Montevideo.” The most interesting thing about the script for me is that it shows how patriarchal society works with a very subtle mechanism. It is surprising the clarity with which the film draws these parallels between male and female characters, “said Furriel, who comes from presenting “World Robbery” and is about to premiere the second season of “The Kingdom” on Netflix.For his part, Tavira commented: “What moved me when reading the script was a fascinating acting search for a character at this stage of my life. The journey, this juncture in Natalia’s life, what’s happening to her marriage and the other character, are themes I really wanted to explore.” Meanwhile, Scorsese praised Murga’s cinema. “I met Celina through Rolex’s artistic mentoring program, which I agreed to participate in during 2008-2009. I chose her among the candidates who sent me because I was very impressed by her two feature films ‘Ana y los otros’ and ‘Una semana sola’. Both films seemed unusual in theme, extremely subtle on a dramatic level, closely linked to the documentary reality of their characters’ worlds, and made with great care. In ‘A Week Alone,’ he does an extraordinary job with a cast of teenagers and kids, which is rare in movies.” The aroma of freshly cut grass” will also be produced by Mostra Cine and Murga of Buenos Aires and Tresmilmundos Cine of Villegas, as well as Dopamine of Mexico, Weydemann Bros. of Germany, Lorena Barraca Prods of Villareal. and Nadador Cine de Uruguay.

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