Knocks at My Door
1994 film
- 1 September 1994 (1994-09-01)
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Knocks at My Door (Spanish: Golpes a mi puerta) is a 1994 Venezuelan drama film directed by Alejandro Saderman.[1] Adapted from the play by Juan Carlos Gené, the film was selected as the Venezuelan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]
Plot
A fugitive bursts into the home of two Catholic nuns. In an attempt to save his life, they hide him from the marauding military patrols, despite the danger they face if they are caught.
Cast
- Verónica Oddó as Ana
- Elba Escobar as Ursula
- Juan Carlos Gené as Mayor Cerone
- José Antonio Rodríguez as Obispo
- Ana Castell as Severa
- Mirta Ibarra as Amanda
- Frank Spano as Pablo
Year-end lists
- Honorable mention – William Arnold, Seattle Post-Intelligencer[3]
See also
- List of submissions to the 67th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Venezuelan submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ Sandra Brennan (2015). "Knocks at My Door". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ^ Arnold, William (30 December 1994). "'94 Movies: Best and Worst". Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Final ed.). p. 20.
External links
- Knocks at My Door at IMDb
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Venezuelan submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
- El Pez que Fuma (1978)
- The House of Water (1984)
- Oriana (1986)
- Jericho (1991)
- Knocks at My Door (1994)
- Sicario (1995)
- One Life and Two Trails (1997)
- Loop (1998)
- Glue Sniffer (1999)
- Oro Diablo (2000)
- Una casa con vista al mar (2001)
- The Archangel's Feather (2002)
- Sangrador (2003)
- Punto y Raya (2004)
- 1888: The Extraordinary Voyage of the Santa Isabel (2005) (disqualified)
- Maroa (2006)
- Postcards from Leningrad (2007)
- The Color of Fame (2008)
- Libertador Morales, el Justiciero (2009)
- Hermano (2010)
- The Rumble of the Stones (2011)
- Rock, Paper, Scissors (2012)
- Breach in the Silence (2013)
- The Liberator (2014)
- Gone with the River (2015)
- From Afar (2016)
- El Inca (2017)
- The Family (2018)
- Being Impossible (2019)
- Once Upon a Time in Venezuela (2020)
- The Inner Glow (2021)
- The Box (2022)
- The Shadow of the Sun (2023)
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