Things as They Are (film)

Things as They Are
Things as They Are
	Film poster
Directed by
Written by	Fernando Lavanderos, Rodrigo Ossandón, Gonzalo Verdugo
Produced by	Paulo Parra, Nayra Ilic, Pablo Sierralta
Starring	Cristóbal Palma, Ragni Orsal Skogsrod, Isaac Arriagada, José Miguel Barros
Cinematography	Andrés Garcés
Edited by	Fernando Lavanderos, Galut Alarcón, Rodrigo Saquel
Music by
Distributed by	Invercine Producciones Limitada
Release dates	19 November 2012 (Mar del Plata Film Festival); 8 August 2013 (Chile);
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Chile
Language	Spanish

Things as They Are (Spanish: Las Cosas Como Son) is a 2012 Chilean film directed and written by and filmed in Santiago, Chile.^[1] It premiered in Chile at the 2012 Festival Internacional de Viña del Mar (International Festival of Viña del Mar) and internationally at the Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata (International Film Festival Mar del Plata) in Argentina.

Plot[]

Jerónimo is an antisocial local man who rents rooms in his home to expats so he can snoop around their belongings. One day Sanna arrives - a girl who will change Jerónimo's life. They start getting closer until Jerónimo discovers that Sanna is hiding something in his house.

Cast[]

Cristóbal Palma
Ragni Orsal Skogsrod
Isaac Arriagada
José Miguel Barros

Critics[]

The film has been well received by critics. Marcelo Morales of CineChile said: “Things As They Are is not just a good film - it is also the confirmation of a director who has (in very few films, all made freehand with limited resources) established a complete personal voice.”^[2]

Awards[]

Special Jury Prize, Critics Award, International Film Festival of Viña del Mar, 2012.
Best Film, International Film Festival of Mar del Plata, 2012.
Chilean Long Competition: Best Ensemble, Festival Cine / / B, 2012.
Independent Camera Award, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czech Republic, 2013.^[3]
Best Director, Havana Film Festival New York, 2013.^[4]

References[]

^ Las cosas como son (2012), Fernando Lavanderos http://www.cinechile.cl/ retrieved July 31, 2013
^ CRÍTICAS & ESTUDIOS Las cosas como son, de Fernando Lavanderos, por Marcelo Morales C. www.cinechile.cl, Retrieved July 31, 2013
^ Película chilena ‘Las cosas como son’ gana nuevo premio http://www.biobiochile.cl July 7, 2013, retrieved July 31, 2013
^ "Brazil's RAT FEVER and Chile's SIBILA Top Havana Film Fest in New York". Cinema Tropical. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 2021-07-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links[]

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[1] Las cosas como son (2012), Fernando Lavanderos http://www.cinechile.cl/ retrieved July 31, 2013

[2] CRÍTICAS & ESTUDIOS Las cosas como son, de Fernando Lavanderos, por Marcelo Morales C. www.cinechile.cl, Retrieved July 31, 2013

[3] Película chilena ‘Las cosas como son’ gana nuevo premio http://www.biobiochile.cl July 7, 2013, retrieved July 31, 2013

[4] "Brazil's RAT FEVER and Chile's SIBILA Top Havana Film Fest in New York". Cinema Tropical. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 2021-07-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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