| Description |
1 DVD (approximately 83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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surround |
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Dolby digital 5.1 |
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NTSC |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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region 1 |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound; NTSC; widescreen (1.85:1) enhanced for 16x9 televisions. |
| Cast |
Carmen Maura, Rodrigo Noya, Julieta Cardinali, Jean Pierre Noher, Mex Urtizberea, Fabian Vena, Carlos Roffe, Lorenzo Quinteros. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Jose Luis Cajaraville ; art director, Floris Vos ; editor, Alejandro Brodersohn ; music, Paul M. van Brugge ; costume designer, Marisa Urruti. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2002. |
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This disc is a recorded DVD and may fail to play on some DVD equipment. |
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Special features: interview with the director, theatrical trailer. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for some thematic elements and language. |
| Summary |
Valentin is a nine-year-old boy whose feuding parents have left him to be raised by his eccentric grandmother. With his father visiting only occasionally, Valentin is left to look to the other men in the neighborhood for father figures, and to replace his absent mother, he warms to Leticia, one of his father's many short-term girlfriends. When he tells her personal secrets about his father, however, Valentin jeopardizes their relationship. One of Valentin dreams is of being an astronaut one day. He sets out to discover the harsh realities about his parents, while bringing joy to those around him. |
| Awards |
Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards, 2004: Silver Condor - Best Art Direction (Floris Vos); Best Director (Alejandro Agresti); Best Editing (Alejandro Brodersohn); Best Film; Best Music (Paul M. van Brugge); Best New Actor (Rodrigo Noya); Best Screenplay, Original (Alejandro Agresti). |
| Language |
Spanish dialogue with optional English subtitles; closed captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| Subject |
Boys -- Argentina -- Drama.
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Boys. |
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Argentina. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Grandparent and child -- Argentina -- Drama.
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Grandparent and child. |
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Vocational interests -- Drama.
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Vocational interests. |
| Genre/Form |
Romance films.
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Comedy films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Subject |
Boys. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Added Author |
Agresti, Alejandro, 1961- director, screenwriter.
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Geels, Laurens, producer.
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Maura, Carmen, 1945- actor.
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Noya, Rodrigo, 1994- actor.
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Cardinali, Julieta, 1977- actor.
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Noher, Jean Pierre, 1956- actor.
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Urtizberea, Mex, 1960- actor.
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Vena, Fabián, actor.
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Roffé, Carlos, actor.
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Quinteros, Lorenzo, actor.
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Cajaraville, Jose Luis, cinematographer.
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Brodersohn, Alejandro, film editor.
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Brugge, Paul M. Van, composer.
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First Floor Features BV.
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Miramax Films.
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Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
786936258820 |
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031398190660 |
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