The Widows of Thursdays

The Widows of Thursdays
The Widows of Thursdays
Spanish	Las viudas de los jueves
Directed by	Marcelo Piñeyro
Screenplay by	Marcelo Piñeyro; Marcelo Figueras;
Based on	Las viudas de los Jueves; by Claudia Piñeiro
Produced by	Gerardo Herrero
Starring	Ernesto Alterio; Pablo Echarri; Leonardo Sbaraglia; Juan Diego Botto; Juana Viale; Gloria Carra; Ana Celentano; Gabriela Toscano;
Cinematography	Alfredo Mayo
Edited by	Juan Carlos Macías
Music by	Roque Baños
Production; companies	Tornasol Films; Castafiore Films; Haddock Films;
Release dates	10 September 2009 (Argentina); 26 March 2010 (Spain);
Running time	122 min
Countries	Argentina; Spain;
Language	Spanish

The Widows of Thursdays (Spanish: Las viudas de los jueves) is a 2009 Argentine-Spanish crime drama film directed by Marcelo Piñeyro and based on the novel of the same name by Claudia Piñeiro (published in English as Thursday Night Widows). It stars an ensemble cast consisting of Pablo Echarri, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Juan Diego Botto, Ernesto Alterio, Ana Celentano, Juana Viale, Gabriela Toscano and Gloria Carrá.

Plot[edit]

Set in 2001 Argentina,^[1] the story focuses on a crime committed in a gated community and the secrets surrounding wealthy families who reside there.

Cast[edit]

Pablo Echarri as Tano
Leonardo Sbaraglia as Ronnie
Ernesto Alterio as Martín
Juan Diego Botto as Gustavo
Ana Celentano as Teresa
Juana Viale as Carla
Gabriela Toscano as Mavy
Gloria Carrá as Lala
Vera Spinetta [es] as Trina
Camilo Cuello Vitale [es] as Juan
Adrián Navarro as Security guard
Roberto Antier as Apoderado

Production[edit]

The film is a Tornasol Films, Castafiore Films, and Haddock Films coproduction.^[2] Shooting locations included the Ciudad de la Luz film studio in Alicante.^[3]

Release[edit]

The film was released theatrically in Argentina on 10 September 2009 and in Spain on 26 March 2010.^[4]

References[edit]

^ Rubio Alcover 2014, p. 140.
^ "Ciudad de la Luz (Alicante) acogerá desde hoy el rodaje de 'Las viudas de los jueves' de Marcelo Piñeyro". Europa Press. 24 April 2009.
^ "Ciudad de la Luz cumple cinco años con Naomi Watts y Ewan Mac Gregor como 'padrinos'". El Mundo. 11 July 2010.
^ Rubio Alcover, Agustín (2014). "Sin lugar en el mundo. Narrativa, puesta en escena y discurso en las películas hispanoargentinas de Marcelo Piñeyro". Fotocinema. Revista Científica de Cine y Fotografía (8). Málaga: UMA Editorial: 162. doi:10.24310/Fotocinema.2014.v0i8.5949. hdl:10234/126727. ISSN 2172-0150.

External links[edit]

The Widows of Thursdays at IMDb

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[FOOTNOTERubio_Alcover2014140-1] Rubio Alcover 2014, p. 140.

[2] "Ciudad de la Luz (Alicante) acogerá desde hoy el rodaje de 'Las viudas de los jueves' de Marcelo Piñeyro". Europa Press. 24 April 2009.

[3] "Ciudad de la Luz cumple cinco años con Naomi Watts y Ewan Mac Gregor como 'padrinos'". El Mundo. 11 July 2010.

[4] Rubio Alcover, Agustín (2014). "Sin lugar en el mundo. Narrativa, puesta en escena y discurso en las películas hispanoargentinas de Marcelo Piñeyro". Fotocinema. Revista Científica de Cine y Fotografía (8). Málaga: UMA Editorial: 162. doi:10.24310/Fotocinema.2014.v0i8.5949. hdl:10234/126727. ISSN 2172-0150.

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