Forum of Independents - Competition 2013 / Las cosas como son / Chile 2012
Jerónimo is a mistrustful loner who rents out rooms to foreigners without respecting their privacy. His life is turned upside down when the beautiful Sanna, a Norwegian, comes to stay. Jerónimo starts to come out of his shell but then he discovers that the girl is hiding something in his house.…
Anti-social 30-something Jerónimo lives the life of a loner, hiding behind his beard and his prejudices. He tries to have everything under control in the house he lets out to foreigners, but his strict routine is disrupted when the attractive Sanna from Norway arrives on his doorstep holding a suitcase. While Jerónimo isn’t exactly a model Latin lover and Sanna doesn’t come across as the cool Scandinavian type, their cultures and life attitudes cause a good deal of conflict. As in the case of his debut, the director continues his scrutiny of Chile and its people, attempting to establish their identity through their confrontations with foreigners. "The film was motivated by a need to speak about mistrust and the collective paranoia which plagues our society, and the isolation this lack of trust breeds. Jerónimo’s house represents modern Chile with its deep-seated social prejudices. We’re lagging behind in everything.” Two of the three protagonists are played by non-actors; the role of Jerónimo was entrusted to well-known photographer Cristóbal Palma.
94 min / Color, DCP
European premiere
Director Fernando Lavanderos
/ Screenplay Fernando Lavanderos, Rodrigo Ossandón, Gonzalo Verdugo
/ Dir. of Photography Andrés Garcés
/ Music Sebastián Vergara
/ Editor Rodrigo Saquel
/ Producer Matías Cardone, Macarena Cardone, Macarena Concha
/ Production Invercine Producciones
/ Cast Cristóbal Palma, Ragni Ørsal Skogsrød, Isaac Arriagada
/ Contact Invercine Producciones
Fernando Lavanderos (b. 1974, Santiago, Chile), film and TV director, screenwriter, producer, cameraman and film editor, studied journalism and audiovisual communications at Universidad de las Artes y Ciencias de la Comunicación in Santiago (1994–97). In 1996-98 he shot the short films Agua a la vista, No me despido, Espero encontrarte and El cielo y la tierra. In 2000 he co-directed the successful documentary No Harvest This Year (Este año no hay cosecha) and also worked as a TV cameraman. His feature film debut And Cows Fly (Y las vacas vuelan, 2003) was a hit with both audiences and critics and won a number of international awards. He established Duende Films in 2004 and turned out a series of documentaries entitled "My Private World” ("Mi mundo privado”). Things the Way They Are won Best Latin American Film at the Mar del Plata FF.
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Fernando Lavanderos
Film Director
Cristóbal Palma
Actor
Isaac Arriagada
Actor
Ragni Orsal Skogsrod
Actor
Rodrigo Saquel
Film Editor
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