Bonsai
- Cristián Jiménez
- 2011
- Portugal, France, Argentine, Chili
- 90 min.
- Films in Progress 19 / Toulouse 2011
Julio is studying literature in Valdivia and he falls in love with Emilia. Years later, he meets a writer who needs someone to transcribe a novel. A secretary who charge less than him get the job, but Julio doesn’t give it up and decides to produce a manuscript that seems identical to the one he saw during his job interview. Without a plow, he turns to the novel that had linked him to Emilia when he was a student.
Cristián Jiménez
Cristián Jiménez (Valdivia, 1975). Avant de devenir cinéaste, il a écrit des contes et a étudié la sociologie. Il a réalisé plusieurs courts-métrages. En 2009, il a réalisé Ilusiones Ópticas (2009), sélectionné à Cinéma en Construction et en 2001, Bonsái Prix Cinéma en Construction et en sélection à Cannes. Il a dirigé la série El reemplazante, le clip vidéo Origin of love de Mika et des vidéos pour mafi.tv.
Filmography
La voz en off – LM/ feature – post-producción – post-production
2011 – Bonsái – LM / feature – ficción / fiction
2009 – Ilusiones ópticas – LM / feature – ficción / fiction
Production notes
Production company established in the city of Valdivia in southern Chile. It has produced the movies: El asesino entre nosotros, El cielo, la tierra y la lluvia, Huacho, Ilusiones ópticas, Manuel de Ribera.
Support
Résidence de la Cinéfondation France: grant for the scriptwriting Fondo de fomento audiovisual (Chile): €187.000
Ibermedia: €20.000
Still waiting for an answer: HBF (post), Île-de-France (post), Fonds Sud (post
- Original title
- Bonsai
- International title
- Bonsai
- Direction
- Cristián Jiménez
- Country
- Portugal, France, Argentine, Chili
- Année
- 2011
- Scenario
- Cristián Jiménez
- Picture
- Inti Briones
- Cutting
- Soledad Ssalfate
- Music
- Pánico
- Actors
- Diego Noguera (Julio), Nathalia Galgani (Emilia), Gabriela Arancibia (Bárbara), Trinidad González (Blanca)
- Spoken language
- Array
- Trailer
- Voir la bande-annonce
- Production
- Rouge International, Jirafa