Things as They Are (film)

Things as They Are (Spanish: Las Cosas Como Son) is a 2012 Chilean film directed and written by Fernando Lavanderos and filmed in Santiago, Chile.[1] It premiered in Chile at the 2012 Festival Internacional de Viña del Mar (International Festival of Viña del Mar) and internationally at the Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata (International Film Festival Mar del Plata) in Argentina.

Things as They Are
Film poster
Directed byFernando Lavanderos
Produced byPaulo Parra, Nayra Ilic, Pablo Sierralta
Written byFernando Lavanderos, Rodrigo Ossandón, Gonzalo Verdugo
StarringCristóbal Palma, Ragni Orsal Skogsrod, Isaac Arriagada, José Miguel Barros
Music bySebastián Vergara
CinematographyAndrés Garcés
Edited byFernando Lavanderos, Galut Alarcón, Rodrigo Saquel
Distributed byInvercine Producciones Limitada
Release date
  • 19 November 2012 (2012-11-19) (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
  • 8 August 2013 (2013-08-08) (Chile)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryChile
LanguageSpanish

Plot

Jerónimo is an antisocial local man who rents rooms in his home to expats so he can snoop around their belongings. One day Sanna arrives - a girl who will change Jerónimo's life. They start getting closer until Jerónimo discovers that Sanna is hiding something in his house.

Cast
  • Cristóbal Palma
  • Ragni Orsal Skogsrod
  • Isaac Arriagada
  • José Miguel Barros

Critics

The film has been well received by critics. Marcelo Morales of CineChile said: “Things As They Are is not just a good film - it is also the confirmation of a director who has (in very few films, all made freehand with limited resources) established a complete personal voice.”[2]

Awards
  • Special Jury Prize, Critics Award, International Film Festival of Viña del Mar, 2012.
  • Best Film, International Film Festival of Mar del Plata, 2012.
  • Chilean Long Competition: Best Ensemble, Festival Cine / / B, 2012.
  • Independent Camera Award, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czech Republic, 2013.[3]
  • Best Director, Havana Film Festival, New York, 2013.

See also

References
  1. Las cosas como son (2012), Fernando Lavanderos http://www.cinechile.cl/ retrieved July 31, 2013
  2. CRÍTICAS & ESTUDIOS Las cosas como son, de Fernando Lavanderos, por Marcelo Morales C. www.cinechile.cl, Retrieved July 31, 2013
  3. Película chilena ‘Las cosas como son’ gana nuevo premio http://www.biobiochile.cl July 7, 2013, retrieved July 31, 2013
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