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Natalia Oreiro Defends Auteur Cinema, Rebuts Francella at Film Premiere

She argued that a film’s value is not defined by ticket sales.

Overview

  • Speaking at the avant premiere of La mujer de la fila, Oreiro rejected Guillermo Francella’s claim that some auteur films turn their backs on audiences.
  • She called it simplistic to reduce artistic work to political labels and said telling viewers how to think underestimates the public.
  • Oreiro backed the coexistence of mainstream, auteur, emergent, and first‑feature projects, citing director Benjamín Ávila and Infancia clandestina as examples.
  • She said she will see Homo Argentum and will invite Francella to watch her new film, recalling their past work together with warmth.
  • Francella’s earlier remarks that some highly awarded films do not connect with audiences prompted pushback from colleagues, according to local coverage.