Blondi movie storyline. Blondi became a mother when she was just 15 years old. Today her son Mirko is a twenty-something with a talent for comic books and she is a woman who acts more like a best friend than a mother, sharing different hobbies with him, such as going out to concerts, and the consumption of alcohol and weed.
The only difference between them is that Mirko is looking for a future in the form of a scholarship that he dreams of winning to study abroad, while Blondi finds herself living in eternal adolescence. In addition, Blondi also has to act as an anchor for her sister, who is trapped in a routine marriage from which she wants to escape, as well as having to deal with her own mother. Thus, she starts to become an anti-stereotype that shows that responsibility and debauchery can coexist.
Blondi is a 2023 Argentinian comedy-drama film directed, co-written, produced, and starred by Dolores Fonzi in her directorial debut feature. Blondi was written by Dolores Fonzi and Laura Paredes. An Argentine-Spanish-American co-production by La Unión de los Ríos, Setembro Cine and Gran Via Productions, it had the collaboration of Amazon Studios. Blondi had its world premiere on April 22, 2023 at Cine Gaumont during the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema (BAFICI). It was released theatrically in Argentina on June 1, 2023.
Film Review for Blondi
Dolores Fonzi is a popular face in her native Argentina as well as other latitudes. For example, we have seen her bright eyes in titles such as Truman, by Spanish director Cesc Gay; Fever Dream, by Peruvian Claudia Llosa, and in her partner’s, Santiago Mitre, The Summit and, above all, Paulina, for which she won, among many other awards, the Platino for Best Actress. Now as part of the Horizontes Latinos section, she returns to the San Sebastian International Film Festival with her directorial debut Blondi, which she also stars in.
The screenwriter (along with Laura Paredes) plays the blonde-haired girl of the title, a young, spirited, energetic and single mother – we will never see her with a partner – who shares moments with her son, a boy (played by Tito Rovito) who draws beautifully and who seems more like a friend than her kid, as they share cigarettes and go dancing and to concerts together. An amusing mother/grandmother (played by the great Rita Cortese), an unstable sister (Carla Peterson) and an unbearable brother-in-law (Leonardo Sbaraglia) also shine in a feature film that is only 88 minutes long, but full of grace, naturalness and love for its characters.
It is these very close and very human roles that make Blondi a film that does away with traditional family structures and that you end up loving. Although they shout at each other, insult each other and leave each other momentarily on the side of a road in the middle of nowhere, they love each other deeply. They are a family that is as special as it is compact, where people criticise each other behind their backs – as we all do – but when help is needed, they are there, right by their side, no questions asked.
The solidity of these real bonds of affection holds up the frame of this unconventional herd, with no authoritarian figures – patriarchy is practically non-existent in this film – and moves the plot forward with no fanfare. It is built based on small episodes, such as, for example, some road movie sequences where mother and son confess their feelings to each other while being wary of possible adverse reactions to unexpected news.
Fonzi makes her debut with a film brimming with life, with hilarious dialogue (the one about the fake abortion is particularly sublime) and a dedicated cast that harmonises beautifully. And making the film a party, the soundtrack includes great songs by The Velvet Underground & Nico, some snippets of concerts by bands and the long-awaited moment of shared listening to a hit (we won’t reveal which one) by Blondie, the legendary band of Debbie Harry, which at some points in the film you could confuse for Dolores Fonzi herself.
Directed by: Dolores Fonzi
Starring: Dolores Fonzi, Carla Peterson, Rita Cortese, Tito Rovito, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Milagros Iturriza, Federico Pereyra, Simón Saieg, Felipe Saade, Elvira Onetto, Margarita Israel Gurman
Screenplay by: Dolores Fonzi, Laura Paredes
Production Design by: Micaela Saiegh
Cinematography by: Javier Juliá
Film Editing by: Susana Leunda
Makeup Department: Angela Garacija,Malvina Maria
Music by: Pedro Osuna
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Digicine (Argentina), Amazon Prime Video
Release Date: June 1, 2023 (Argentina)
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