Dúo

Meritxell Colell Aparicio

Un impulso colectivo Spain, France, Argentina, Chile 107 min Catalan premiere

Synopsis

Northern Argentina. Carnivals. During a dance show tour with her partner, Monica realises the absurdity of a journey that reveals the distance between them after 25 years together. Between fears, desires and memories, she will have to choose which path to take.

Presented by the director

Themes

LoveArtCatalan CinemaSpanish CinemaFemale DirectorRoad Movie

Filmmaker

Meritxell Colell Aparicio

She is a director and editor, with a degree in Audiovisual Communication from UPF. After shooting several shorts, she made her feature debut with Con el viento, premiered at the Berlinale and later in Malaga —where she received the main award in the Zonazine section— and at more than forty festivals. Her second feature, Transoceánicas, co-directed with Lucía Vassallo, was awarded in Gijón, among others, and Dúo repeated the award in Málaga with the Biznaga de Plata for best direction from Zonazine.

 

Filmography: Dúo (2022, D'A 2022), La ciutat a la vora (short, 2022, D'A 2022), Transoceánicas (codirected, 2020, D'A 2021), Con el viento (2017, D'A 2018), Arquitectures en silenci (short, 2014), Recordant Buenos Aires (short, 2007), Manuscrit a la ciutat (short, 2006), Barcelona, París, Barcelona (short, 2004), La creación (short, 2002)

Meritxell Colell Aparicio

Film information

Director: Meritxell Colell Aparicio
Script: Meritxell Colell Aparicio
Contact: Atalante Cinema
With: Mónica García, Gonzalo Cunill
Country: Spain, France, Argentina, Chile
Year: 2022
Format: DCP
Length: 107 min
Language: Spanish
Edition: 2022

Awards

MALAGA FILM FESTIVAL
Silver Biznaga for Best Direction of Zonazine selection

Poster

Dúo