Short film

Arte

2015 · 23 min

A wry, talky chamber comedy that turns an artist's gallery crisis into a dryly amusing bureaucratic puzzle.

Directed by: Eduardo del Llano Rodríguez
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Luis Alberto García, Néstor Jiménez Rodríguez

Overview: Nicanor O’Donnell, a visual artist, successfully opens his exhibition “With a Dark and Mourning Soul.” However, the next day he is urgently called to the gallery because troubling mishaps are occurring. Nicanor must cooperate with the authorities and decide the ultimate fate of his art.

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Directed by: Eduardo del Llano Rodríguez
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Luis Alberto García, Néstor Jiménez Rodríguez

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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: art
media
deception
identity
power
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	3

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