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El colchón

1998 · 12 min

A quiet, melancholy short that lingers on a single object and the slow pull of fixation.

Directed by
Daniel Rodríguez Risco
Starring
Gonzalo Molina
Tagline
Some obsessions last forever.
Overview
A young artist is abandoned by his lover, who leaves her mattress as the only trace of her life with him. The mattress becomes an obsession.

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Directed by
Daniel Rodríguez Risco
Starring
Gonzalo Molina
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • obsession
    • isolation
    • love
    • memory
    • grief
    Places
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance3
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Directed by
    Daniel Rodríguez Risco
    Written by
    Daniel Rodríguez Risco
    Starring
    Gonzalo Molina
    Runtime
    12 min
    Country
    Peru

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