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The Patio

2004 · 16 min

A slow, sweltering day drifts by with quiet sisterly intimacy and a low hum of waiting.

Directed by
Milagros Mumenthaler
Starring
Alejandra Marchioli, Ailin Marmorato, Augustina Merediz
Overview
Martina and Sofia are sisters. They wake up one morning in great heat, eat breakfast on the patio and remain there all day watching TV. They eagerly await a call from their mother who lives abroad.

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Directed by
Milagros Mumenthaler
Starring
Alejandra Marchioli, Ailin Marmorato, Augustina Merediz
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • isolation
  • loneliness
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Directed by
Milagros Mumenthaler
Written by
Milagros Mumenthaler
Starring
Alejandra Marchioli, Ailin Marmorato, Augustina Merediz, Alan Mumenthaler
Cinematography
Martín Frías
Runtime
16 min
Country
Switzerland, Argentina
Languages
Spanish

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