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  • 2014
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  • 1 h 14 m
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 14 m

Summary Edited from nearly 200 hours of footage, Papirosen represents a decade of filmmaking, and four generations of Argentine director Gastón Solnicki's family history, culled from 8mm home videos, a VHS bar mitzvah, and original observational material. His father, Victor, emerges as the lead figure, but Solnicki highlights the entire clan. Be...

  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 14 m
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 14 m

Papirosen

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Summary Edited from nearly 200 hours of footage, Papirosen represents a decade of filmmaking, and four generations of Argentine director Gastón Solnicki's family history, culled from 8mm home videos, a VHS bar mitzvah, and original observational material. His father, Victor, emerges as the lead figure, but Solnicki highlights the entire clan. Be...

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Jan 23, 2014
But instead of a dignified stroll down genealogy lane, Mr. Solnicki has made a sparking, gossipy soap opera that’s riddled with emotion and stuffed with strong characters.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
80
Feb 11, 2014
Solnicki demonstrates that a work of art can be made from the humble materials of home-shot video and various 8mm formats, especially when the eye and ear behind the camera are as observant and unabashed as they are here.
By Robert Koehler FULL REVIEW
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Jan 20, 2014
Gastón Solnicki's mapping out of his family's narrative from within never feels exploitative or self-absorbed.
By Diego Semerene FULL REVIEW
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Jan 21, 2014
Solnicki's spliced-together, back-and-forth approach at first seems a jumble, but of course his choices are deliberate, and they pile up into revealing art.
By Daphne Howland FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Filmy Wiktora
Release Date Jan 24, 2014
Duration 1 h 14 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards

Jerusalem Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Locarno International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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