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). Before becoming a filmmaker, he wrote stories and studied sociology. He has directed several short films. In 2009 he directed Ilusiones Ópticas, selected in Cine en Construcción, and in 2011 Bonsái, Films in Progress Award, and selected in Cannes. He directed the series El reemplazante, Mika’s music video Origin of love and videos for 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)
- Original version
- Array
- Trailer
- Voir la bande-annonce
- Production
- Rouge International, Jirafa