Encanto house sketch7/2/2023 ![]() ![]() Góngora adds “It’s really the hat of the cowboys. To address the problem head-on, Bové explains that a member of the Trust “talked directly with the Zanou people… she translated information, gave us photos of the hats-exactly how they wanted to be represented in the film.” This was an important issue because so many replicas have been made and sold by individuals with no connection to the Zanou, the indigenous group associated with the hat. Though now seen as a symbol of Colombia, the sombrero-like the mochila-has indigenous roots.īové explains that, “ we were sort of making our own designs,” but their consultants quickly voiced concerns. Similar care was applied to the depiction of the sombrero vueltiao (or turned hat) in the film. These hats can be spotted throughout the background of Encanto. All statements from Andrés Góngora were originally made in Spanish and translated by Lorelay Bové throughout a group conversation.įamed Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez wearing a traditional sombrero vueltiao. As you will see in statements throughout from Bové, Góngora, and Art Director of Environments Camille Andre, contributions from the Trust elevated Encanto from a charming, worldly film to a poignant (and potentially transformative) work of art. This slideshow digs into the value added to this film via the thoughtful inclusion of cultural and historical art objects. As Associate Production Designer Lorelay Bové tells Art & Object, “We had architects, we had botanists, we had-Andrés and Sara -anthropologists.” One could cite several factors that contributed to the praise this film has received but the Colombian Cultural Trust seems to be at the heart of it all. Created by Disney at the beginning of the film’s development and comprised of a wide range of experts that filmmakers met with weekly, the group became an especially crucial source of information after the onset of the pandemic made research travel impossible. Travel restrictions did not lead to the creation of the trust, and it would have been crucial to production even if further research trips had been possible. The film’s Colombian Cultural Trust actually began at the beginning of the film’s development, even before the directors’ research trip – rather than after the start of the pandemic. Writer José María Luna called the film "an act of defiance." Set in Colombia, the film tells the story of Mirabel Madrigal who must come to terms with being "normal" in a family that possesses magical powers. Disney’s latest Oscar-winning animated feature Encanto has been widely praised for what many have described as an unprecedented degree of well-executed, even poignant, representation. ![]()
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