The Painting Lesson (2012)
In Chile, during the 60´s, the son of a poor single teenage girl turns out to be a gifted painter. The man to discover his talent is the owner of the drugstore that lies in the outskirts of the small rural town, next to the railroad. He himself is an amateur painter who will try to make the boy into a great artist, like all the ones in his art books. From the pharmacists point of view in his old age, unfolds the story of this young boy who could have become a great art genius, had he not disappeared at the age of 13, along with all his works, on September 11th 1973, the day of the coupe d´état.
Director:
Pablo Perelman
Writer:
Pablo Perelman
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Daniel Giménez Cacho as Aguiar |
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Verónica Sánchez as Elvira |
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Juan Jose Susacassa as Augusto |
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Matias Vera as 5-year-old Augusto |
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Manuel Peña as Mario |
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Carmen Gloria Bresky as Blanca |
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Catalina Saavedra as Leontina |
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Edgardo Bruna as Bechard |
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Carmina Riego as Housekeeper |
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Teresa Hales as Mrs. Toro |
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Roxana Campos as Flavia |
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Eugenio Morales as Segundo |
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Claudio Valenzuela as Foreman |
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Jaime Omeñaca as Capitan |
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Carlos Morales as Birdman |
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Iván Álvarez de Araya as Fiducia |
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Luz Jiménez as Clara |
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Vilma Verdejo as Birdman's Wife |
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Javier Moreno as Soldier |
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Ignacio Agüero as Unknown Man at the Station |
| Directing | Pablo Perelman | Director |
| Production | Álvaro Alonso | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Nacho Royo-Villanova | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Jimena Rivano | Casting |
| Sound | Andrés Carrasco | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Teresa Hales | ADR Recordist |
| Directing | Juan Rosas | Assistant Director |
| Production | Ricardo Kleinbaum | Associate Producer |
| Writing | Pablo Perelman | Screenplay |
| Art | Barbara Enriquez | Art Direction |
| Sound | Daniel de Zayas | Sound |
| Production | Matthias Ehrenberg | Associate Producer |
| Production | Pilar Zderich | Casting |
| Camera | Gonzalo 'Grapín' Bustos | Grip |
| Camera | Leonardo Saldaño | Steadicam Operator |
| Sound | Julio de la Rosa | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Carola Carter | Production Director |
| Art | Hugo Tripodi | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marcela Zamorano | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Roberto Matus | Casting |
| Camera | Jonathan Maldonado | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Rodrigo Nuñez | Focus Puller |
| Sound | Eduardo Castro | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jaime A. Puig Balañá | Dolby Consultant |
| Directing | Karina Elgueda | Continuity |
| Sound | Álex F. Capilla | Foley Artist |
| Art | Romina Olguín | Art Designer |
| Camera | Serguei Saldívar Tanaka | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ángel Hernández Zoido | Editor |
| Sound | Pelayo Gutiérrez | Sound Editor |
| Directing | Pepa San Martín | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Frida Maceira Zamora | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Patricio Pereira | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Álvaro Silva Wuth | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carolina Espina | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Juan Burgos | Hairdresser |
| Lighting | Rodrigo Ramírez | Gaffer |
| Camera | Rodrigo Nuñez | Second Unit Director of Photography |