LA FORMA EXACTA DE LAS ISLAS / THE EXACT SHAPE OF THE ISLANDS
For many, the name Malvinas/Falklands evokes an absurd war between England and Argentina that took place in 1982. For Julieta Vitullo, the protagonist of this film, this tragic history becomes deeply personal 25 years later when she suffers a loss associated with her search to uncover that past, unfolding into a life-affirming struggle for renewal and rebirth. This film tells the story of two trips, one made in 2006 and the other in 2010. In the space between one trip and the next, between past and present, between the public and the private, between what can and cannot be told, the movie reflects on the possibilities of conveying extreme life experiences, presenting landscapes and sounds that suggest subtle contours of that shape, The Exact Shape of the Islands.
For many, the name Malvinas/Falklands evokes an absurd war between England and Argentina that took place in 1982. For Julieta Vitullo, the protagonist of this film, this tragic history becomes deeply personal 25 years later when she suffers a loss associated with her search to uncover that past, unfolding into a life-affirming struggle for renewal and rebirth. This film tells the story of two trips, one made in 2006 and the other in 2010. In the space between one trip and the next, between past and present, between the public and the private, between what can and cannot be told, the movie reflects on the possibilities of conveying extreme life experiences, presenting landscapes and sounds that suggest subtle contours of that shape, The Exact Shape of the Islands.
CREW
Director: Daniel Casabé, Edgardo Dieleke
Producer: Alejandro Israel
Screenwriters: Edgardo Dieleke, Daniel Casabé, Julieta Vitullo
Music: Leo Martinelli
Sound Design: SPL, Gonzalo Guerra
Cinematographer: Leonardo Hermo
Editor: Daniel Casabé, Andrés P. Estrada
AWARDS
FESTIVALS:
CREW
Director: Daniel Casabé, Edgardo Dieleke
Producer: Alejandro Israel
Screenwriters: Edgardo Dieleke, Daniel Casabé, Julieta Vitullo
Music: Leo Martinelli
Sound Design: SPL, Gonzalo Guerra
Cinematographer: Leonardo Hermo
Editor: Daniel Casabé, Andrés P. Estrada
AWARDS
FESTIVALS:
- 27º MAR DEL PLATA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – Latin American Competition
- 34º INTERNATIONAL HAVANA FILM FESTIVAL – Official Competition – FEISAL Award
- 31º URUGUAY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – Panorama Section
- 12º TANDIL CINE – ARGENTINEAN FILM FESTIVAL – Official Competition – Best Script Award / Best Movie – Audience Award
- 02º UNASUR CINE – INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – Official Competition
- Mention Feisal (Federation of Image and Sound Schools of Latin America Price), 34° Film Festival of La Habana, Cuba, December 2012.
- Jury Price for Best Script and Price of the Audience, 12° Film Festival of Tandil, September 2013.
- Princeton University, Harvard University, New York University, SUNY Stonybrook, Rutgers University, Puget Sound University, Universidad de Salamanca, Universidad de Valencia, Universidad de Granada / 2012-14
- Casa América Madrid / January 2014
- University of London / February 2014
ARTICLES ABOUT THE FILM
Irene Depetris Chauvin. “Archipelago of Memories: Affective Travelogue and Mourning in The Exact Shape of the Islands", Latin American Theatre Review 50.2 (Spring 2017): 5-18.
"Cine y Literatura sobre Malvinas. Maternidad, imaginación y restos en La forma exacta de las islas". Revista Transas. Letras y artes de América Latina. 21 de agosto, 2020.
"Las reencontradas". Reportaje de Silvina Herrera en Las 12, Página 12. 22 de agosto, 2014.
REVIEWS
"No las hemos de olvidar". Hernán Cortés for Infobae. 14 de julio, 2014.
"Lucid Portrayal of Life and War in Malvinas." Pablo Suárez for Buenos Aires Herald. July 16, 2014.
"Malvinas, en presente". Diego Battle para La Nación. 17 de julio, 2014.
"Los rastros de la pérdida". Pablo Raimondi para Clarín. 18 de julio, 2014.
"Una forma exacta múltiples lecturas". Diego Brodersen para Página 12. 18 de julio, 2014.
Jonathan Holland for The Hollywood Reporter. July 21, 2014.
"La posibilidad de unas islas". Celeste Orozco para Ni a palos, Tiempo Argentino. 27 de julio de 2014.
"¿Quién vuelve a las Malvinas?" Paola Cortés Rocca para Revista Ñ. 31 de julio, 2014.
"Una escena de película". Martín Kohan para Perfil. 9 de agosto, 2014.
"Malvinas, ese paisaje de la incomodidad". Maximiliano Torres para La Nación. 14 de agosto, 2014.
PRAISE FOR THE EXACT SHAPE OF THE ISLANDS
"It's hard to go for the heart and brain at once. La forma exacta de las islas does it.” Pablo Suárez, Buenos Aires Herald.
“Un estudio topográfico del lugar, que explora, se mete en las entrañas de un terreno hostil que parece retratar fantasmas que lo habitan”. Pablo Raimondi, Clarín.
“…un acercamiento sensible, profundo, potente y distinto a lo que estamos acostumbrados”. Diego Batlle, La Nación.
“Una forma exacta, múltiples lecturas… Notable documental sobre Malvinas”. Diego Brodersen, Página 12.
“Se trata, probablemente, de la mejor película argentina sobre el tema”. Roger Koza, La Voz del Interior.
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"It's hard to go for the heart and brain at once. La forma exacta de las islas does it.” Pablo Suárez, Buenos Aires Herald.
“Un estudio topográfico del lugar, que explora, se mete en las entrañas de un terreno hostil que parece retratar fantasmas que lo habitan”. Pablo Raimondi, Clarín.
“…un acercamiento sensible, profundo, potente y distinto a lo que estamos acostumbrados”. Diego Batlle, La Nación.
“Una forma exacta, múltiples lecturas… Notable documental sobre Malvinas”. Diego Brodersen, Página 12.
“Se trata, probablemente, de la mejor película argentina sobre el tema”. Roger Koza, La Voz del Interior.
MORE
Images from the film's shooting
Film's Blog
Teaser
Press Kit
Watch online