It's winter in Valdivia. A mall guard falls in love with an elegant thief. A hard-working employee is trained by his company for unemployment. A blind skier recovers his sight and is terrorized by the world he finally sees. The winter advances. Everything feels unreal: optical illusions.
Cristián Jiménez
Valdivia (Chile), 1975. Prior to becoming a moviemaker, he wrote short stories and studied Sociology in Santiago de Chile, Heidelberg and London. He has written and directed several shorts, including El tesoro de los caracoles and XX, winners of awards at festivals in Chile, Germany, France and the USA. He also co-wrote the features 199 recetas para ser feliz and Los debutantes, and worked as a TV producer in the UK. Ilusiones ópticas, his first feature, was selected for Films in Progress 13 (Toulouse 2008) and 14 (San Sebastian 2008).
Director:
Cristián Jiménez
Screenplay:
Cristián Jiménez, Alicia Scherson
Production:
Bruno BettatiJirafa FilmsPérez Rosales 787 of. A5110652 Valdivia (Chile)Tel 56 63 213556ilusiones@jirafa.clwww.jirafa.cl
Co-Production:
Retaguardia Films (Chile)/Roos Film (Chile)/Filmes Fundo (Portugal)/Les Films du Requin (Francia)
Photography:
Inti Briones
Edition:
Isabela Monteiro de Castro, Galut Alarcón
Music:
Cristóbal Briceño
Cast:
Paola Lattus, Eduardo Paxeco, Gregory Cohen, Iván Álvarez de Araya, Valentina Vargas
Sales:
Films Boutique (Jean Christophe Simon)Skalitzer Str. 54A10997 BerlinTel 49 30 695 378 50Fax 49 30 695 378 51info@filmsboutique.comwww.filmsboutique.com
Running Time:
105 m.
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