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| Directed by | Lisandro Alonso |
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| Music by | Domingo Cura |
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| Distributed by | Le Pacte |
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Running time | 146 minutes |
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| Budget | $2 million |
| Box office | $12,882[1] |
Eureka is a 2023drama film co-written and directed byLisandro Alonso, starringViggo Mortensen,José María Yazpik andChiara Mastroianni. The film is narrated by Eureka, a woman who became a migratory bird to create a connection between the years 1870 and 2019 and the United States, Mexico, and the Amazon rainforest.[2]
The film had its world premiere at the2023 Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2023.
Eureka is a bird that flies across different geographies of the American continent; in its flights, it also travels through time. The film is narrated in three distinct sections. It examines the indigenous peoples of the Americas and how they have inhabited their specific environments across the centuries.
The film's first part, entitled 'Western', takes place in a lawless township on the US-Mexico border in 1870, withViggo Mortensen playing the role of a father, Murphy, searching for his kidnapped daughter.[3]
In August 2020, the cast of the film, includingViggo Mortensen,Chiara Mastroianni,Maria de Medeiros, Viilbjørk Malling Agger, and others were confirmed.[4]
In November 2021, production forLisandro Alonso's sixth feature film started.[citation needed]Eureka began shooting inAlmería,Spain.[citation needed] France's Luxbox was the lead producer, with Germany's Komplizen Film and Portugal's Rosa Filmes serving as their fellow European co-producers.[citation needed] 4L and Pina Films produced for Argentina and Mexico, respectively, with Luxbox also controlling international sales.[citation needed]
The film premiered at the2023 Cannes Film Festival in the Cannes Premiere section on May 19, 2023.[5] It was also invited to theMunich International Film Festival, where it competed in the Film Competition Cinemasters section on June 26, 2023.[6] In July, it was screened at theNew Horizons Film Festival in the Masters section on July 20 July 2023.[7]
In August, it competed in the27th Lima Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize.[8][9] In the same month, it was invited to theMelbourne International Film Festival and was screened on August 5.[10]
It was screened at the28th Busan International Film Festival in the Icon section on October 8;[11] then at the2023 New York Film Festival in the Main Slate on October 10;[12][13] and on October 20 at theVienna International Film Festival in the Features section.[14] Then it was screened at the18th Rome Film Festival in the same month.[15] It was also selected in the Kaleidoscope section at the54th International Film Festival of India and screened on November 21 and November 24.[16]
It was released on 28 February 2024 in French theatres.[17]
The film was also screened at theCPH:DOX on 14 March 2024 in Parafiction section,[18] and on 1 April 2024 at the48th Hong Kong International Film Festival in Auteurs section.[19] It made toNew/Next Film Festival, where it was screened on 4 October 2024.[20][21]
On the review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes website, the film has an approval rating of 83% based on 40 reviews, with an average rating of 6.7 out of 10.[22] On theAlloCiné, which lists 18 press reviews, the film obtained an average rating of 3.8/5.[23]
David Katz, reviewing forCineuropa praised the film, writing "Eureka is a heady, thought-provoking, and often beautiful experience—artistic minimalism at its most elasticated and textured."[24] Peter Bradshaw, reviewing forThe Guardian said that watching scenes of nature on screen was "an enriching experience". Bradshaw rated the film 4 stars out of 5 and wrote, "It is entirely fascinating, though undoubtedly it requires the audience to recalibrate their own consumption-tempo and attention span stamina."[25]
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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| Munich Film Festival | 2023 | ARRI Award for Best International Film | Eureka | Nominated | [6] |
| Lima Film Festival | 2023 | Best Film | Nominated | [26] | |
| Special Jury Prize | Won | ||||
| First Honorable Mention for Best Film (International Critics) | Won |
| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Ref. |
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| Cineuropa | 2023 | 15 films to look forward to at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival | 1st | [27] |
