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El día que resistía

The Endless Day | Der endlose Tag
Generation Kplus 2018
© Eclipse / Alessia Chiesa
‘Stay close to me. In the woods there may be wolves.’ · ‘Like in the story?’ · ‘Yes, like in the story.’

Eight-year-old Fan lives alone with her two younger siblings. Their realm includes a large, solitary house out in the country, an enchanted garden with gnarled apple trees and a mysterious forest like the one in ‘Hänsel and Gretel’ close by. Fan looks after Tino and Claa – as the head of the household she makes the rules and reads spooky fairy tales to the little ones. One day Tino discovers that Fan doesn’t practice what she preaches, and that even Claa sometimes follows her heart. Gradually, the initial levity of the siblings’ home life begins to fade in the increasingly looming darkness of the surrounding woods. In her feature film debut, Alessia Chiesa weaves a tale of affection and rebellion rife with eerily beautiful images.
by Alessia Chiesa
with Lara Rógora, Mateo Baldasso, Mila Marchisio Argentina / France 2018 Spanish 98’ Colour empfohlen ab 11 Jahren

With

  • Lara Rógora (Fan)
  • Mateo Baldasso (Tino)
  • Mila Marchisio (Claa)

Crew

Written and Directed by Alessia Chiesa
Cinematography Alejandro Bonilla
Editing Maxime Cappello, Baptiste Petit-Gats, Alessia Chiesa
Music osnofla (Alfonso Fortino)
Sound Design Agathe Poche
Sound Mercedes Tennina
Production Design Jimena Gaillour
Costumes Agustina Enis
Casting Cora Elía
Assistant Director Laura Guinde
Production Management Luciana Civelli
Executive Producers Alessia Chiesa, Laura Guinde
Producers Alessia Chiesa, Laura Guinde

World sales

Oration Films

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Produced by

Eclipse

Photos

Alessia Chiesa

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1981, she studied directing and cinematography at the Universidad del Cine in the same city and has also completed two master’s degrees in film studies at the Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris. She has directed five short films in Argentina and France which have screened at international festivals. In 2010 she participated in Berlinale Talents. El día que resistía is her debut feature film.

Filmography

2002 Palabras cruzadas (Crossword Puzzles); short film 2003 Sobreimpreso (Over-Imposed); short film 2008 L’exil (Exile); short film 2012 Cela ne s’est jamais passé (This Never Occured); short film 2018 El día que resistía

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2018