A Place in the World


1h 35m 1992

Brief Synopsis

Told in flashback by the son of the central characters, a teacher and his doctor wife return from exile in Spain and set up a cooperative that is dedicated to fighting a despotic landowner.

Film Details

Also Known As
Lugar en el Mundo, Un, Place in the World, A, Un Lugar en el Mundo
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Political
Release Date
1992
Distribution Company
First Look Pictures; Golem Distribution; Metro Tartan Distributors

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 35m

Synopsis

Told in flashback by the son of the central characters, a teacher and his doctor wife return from exile in Spain and set up a cooperative that is dedicated to fighting a despotic landowner.

Film Details

Also Known As
Lugar en el Mundo, Un, Place in the World, A, Un Lugar en el Mundo
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Political
Release Date
1992
Distribution Company
First Look Pictures; Golem Distribution; Metro Tartan Distributors

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 35m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Voted best film of the decade by a poll of Argentine Film Critics.

Winner of several Argentine "Sur" Awards, including best picture, best screenplay, best actress and best musical score.

Winner of the Best Picture award at the 1992 San Sebastian International Film Festival.

Released in United States 1993

Released in United States August 17, 1994

Released in United States January 1993

Released in United States on Video November 21, 1997

Released in United States September 1992

Released in United States Summer July 1, 1994

Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 7-17, 1993.

Shown at San Sebastian Film Festival (in competition) September 17-27, 1992.

Shown at Sundance Film Festival (The Pan American Highway Revisited) January 21-31, 1993.

First Look Pictures is the domestic distribution arm of Overseas Filmgroup.

Uruguay's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (1992). Film was one of five nominees chosen, but later disqualified after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences deemed it an Argentinian production.

Released in United States 1993 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (Latino Cinema) June 10 - July 1, 1993.)

Released in United States January 1993 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 7-17, 1993.)

Released in United States January 1993 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (The Pan American Highway Revisited) January 21-31, 1993.)

Released in United States Summer July 1, 1994

Released in United States September 1992 (Shown at San Sebastian Film Festival (in competition) September 17-27, 1992.)

Released in United States on Video November 21, 1997

Released in United States August 17, 1994 (Los Angeles)