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El tipo que se quebró las uñas (por querer agarrar un corazón dibujado en el pavimento)

2018 · 92 min

A quiet, bittersweet character piece that drifts between tenderness and quiet ache, watching a closed-off man slowly thaw and stumble.

Directed by
Clasab
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring
Marcos Araya, Mariela Morales, Analí Muñoz
Overview
A cold,husband has his marriage on the verge of failure. One day he will begin an affair with an eccentric and impulsive woman who will awaken the sensitive and affected man who slept in him. But this new attitude of his will make his wife believe that he is interested in her again, reliving the relationship. Thus, when the situation becomes untenable, the husband must make a difficult decision between moving forward with his recovered marriage or go along with a vertiginous romance that could make him a better person.

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Directed by
Clasab
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring
Marcos Araya, Mariela Morales, Analí Muñoz
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • family
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Clasab
Written by
Clasab
Starring
Marcos Araya, Mariela Morales, Analí Muñoz, Bárbara Wilson, Daktor Perini, Macarena Farías
Music
Marcos Morales, Vicente de la Cuadra
Cinematography
Manuel Vlastelica
Runtime
92 min
Country
Chile
Languages
Spanish

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