Red Shoes (2022 film)

Red Shoes (Spanish: Zapatos rojos) is a 2022 Mexican-Italian drama film directed by Carlos Eichelmann Kaiser (in his directorial debut) and written by Kaiser, Adriana González & José Francisco González García.[1] Starring Eustacio Ascacio Velázquez.[2] It had its international premiere on October 4, 2022, in the Horrizons Extra section at the 79th Venice International Film Festival.[3]

Zapatos rojos
Venice release poster
Directed byCarlos Eichelmann Kaiser
Written byCarlos Eichelmann Kaiser
José Francisco González García
Adriana González
Produced byPaolo Ansaldi
Monica Betanzos Arzola
Maria Pia Billi
Leticia Candiani
Álvaro Castillo
Tommaso Cerqueglini
Alejandro de Icaza
Carlos Eichelmann Kaiser
Gabriela Maldonado
Salvatore Pagano
Dimitri Sassone
Eduardo Terán
Georgina Terán
Mariana Tohen
StarringEustacio Ascacio Velázquez
Production
companies
102 Distribution
BHD Films
Release dates
October 4, 2022 (Venice)
October 2022 (Morelia)
Running time
82 minutes
CountriesMexico
Italy
LanguageSpanish

Synopsis

Artemio is an elderly farmer who lives in a small small town in the mountains where life is slow and quiet, but he embarks on a trip to Mexico City after hearing some shocking news.[4]

Cast
  • Eustacio Ascacio Velázquez as Artemio
  • Natalia Solián as Damiana
  • Phanie Molina as Alejandra
  • Miguel Ángel Valencia as Rubén

Production

It was advertised under the title 500 millones de zapatos rojos (500 Million Red Shoes) but was later changed to Zapatos rojos.[5] Principal photography lasted 3 weeks in Mexico City and 1 week in the desert of San Luis Potosí in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Release

It had its international premiere on October 4, 2022, at the 79th Venice International Film Festival.[7] It premiered in Mexican territory for the first time at the end of October 2022 at the 20th Morelia International Film Festival.[8]

Accolades
Year Award / Festival Category Recipient Result Ref.
2022 Venice International Film Festival Audience Award - Orizzonti Extra Carlos Eichelmann Kaiser Nominated [9][10]
Marrakech International Film Festival Golden Star Nominated [11]
Morelia International Film Festival Best Feature Film Nominated [12][13]
2023 Sofia International Film Festival Sofia City of Film Award Red Shoes Won [14]
FIPRESCI Jury Prize Won
Youth Jury Award Won
Málaga Spanish Film Festival Best Iberoamerican Film Carlos Eichelmann Kaiser Nominated [15]
Best Cinematography Serguei Saldívar Tanaka Won [16]

References
  1. IMCINE. "'Zapatos rojos', de Carlos Eichelmann Kaiser: el viaje hacia la hija muerta". imcine.gob.mx. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  2. "Un minero jubilado de 70 años protagoniza "500 millones de Zapatos Rojos", la ópera prima de Carlos Kaiser". PECIME (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  3. Cruz, Miguel de la; Gómez, José Francisco Martínez; Gómez, Miguel de la Cruz , Edición: José Francisco Martínez (2022-08-17). "'Zapatos rojos', de Carlos Eichelmann, se estrenará en el Festival de Cine de Venecia • Once Noticias". Once Noticias (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  4. "'Zapatos rojos', la película mexicana que reflexiona sobre la pérdida y la reparación de heridas - Cine y Tele". www.cineytele.com (in Spanish). 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  5. "Opera prima "500 millones de zapatos rojos", una road movie desde el México profundo". noticine.com. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  6. México, Adolfo López | El Sol de. "Carlos Kaiser lleva al cine su ópera prima "500 millones de zapatos rojos"". El Sol de México | Noticias, Deportes, Gossip, Columnas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  7. "'Zapatos rojos', la película que representará a México en Venecia" (in Mexican Spanish). 2022-08-17. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  8. "El FICM da a conocer la programación de su 20ª edición". moreliafilmfest.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  9. Puntodincontro (2022-08-12). "Zapatos Rojos, una coproducción ítalo-mexicana en el Festival de Venecia". Puntodincontro (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  10. Ravindran, Nick Vivarelli,Manori; Vivarelli, Nick; Ravindran, Manori (2022-07-26). "Darren Aronofsky, Laura Poitras, Olivia Wilde, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Florian Zeller Take New Movies to Venice – Full Lineup". Variety. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  11. Río, David del. ""Zapatos rojos" tiene gran acogida en el festival de Marrakech". Grupo Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  12. Lambertucci, Constanza (2022-10-29). "'El norte sobre el vacío' gana el premio a Mejor largometraje en el Festival de Cine de Morelia". El País México (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  13. "El Festival de Cine de Morelia 2022 celebra 20 años: sigue la muestra día a día". El Sol de México | Noticias, Deportes, Gossip, Columnas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  14. "Red Shoes, de Carlos Eichelmann Kaiser, se lleva el Sofia City of Film Grand Prix". Cineuropa - lo mejor del cine europeo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  15. Hoy, Málaga (2023-03-14). "'Zapatos rojos' entusiasma con una historia de pérdida y redención masculina". Málaga Hoy (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  16. Siguenza, Carmen (2023-04-06). "La cinta "Zapatos rojos" señala el mal uso de "la energía masculina"". EFEMINISTA (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-15.


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