Intimate Stories ( Historias mínimas ) ( Minimal Stories )

Intimate Stories (DVD) (*)

$22.99

Original Title: Historias mínimas
Alternate Title: Minimal Stories
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Goya Awards
San Sebastian International Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
91 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Biographies
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2002 and produced in:
Argentina ( Latin America, Mexico )
Spain ( Spain, Portugal )

Directed By:
Carlos Sorin

Written By:
Pablo Solarz

Actors:
Javier Lombardo ..... Roberto
Antonio Benedicti ..... Don Justo Benedictis
Javiera Bravo ..... María Flores
Francis Sandoval ..... Hija de María
Carlos Montero ..... Losa
Aníbal Maldonado ..... Fermín
María Rosa Cianferoni ..... Ana
Mariela Díaz ..... Amiga de María
María del Carmen Jiménez ..... Panadera 1
Mario Splanguño ..... Panadero
Julia Solomonoff ..... Julia
Armando Grimaldi ..... El mesero
César García ..... César García
Laura Vagnoni ..... Estela
Rosa Valsecchi ..... Panadera #2

Synopsis:

Three people travel from their small home town into the outside world in search of answers and adventure in this bittersweet comedy drama. Don Justo (Antonio Benedictis) used to run a market in a small community in Southern Argentina, but failing eyesight and the loss of his driver's license has led him to retire. However, when he learns that the dog he lost several years ago was seen in San Julian, the closest significantly larger city, Don Justo sets out to find his dog, determined to travel to San Julian on foot if no other transportation is available. Roberto is a traveling salesman who is infatuated with a woman whose husband, one of his clients, has recently passed on. Hoping to win her heart, Roberto decided to bring a birthday cake to her child's birthday party in San Julian; however, his search for the ideal cake is complicated when he realizes he isn't sure if the child is a boy or a girl. Maria (Javiera Bravo) is a wife and mother who has been struggling to hold her family together after her husband lost his job. Maria is invited to appear on a television game show, and hopes to win the grand prize of a new food processor, but while lady luck at first smiles on her, fate has slightly different plans. Historias Minimas received its American premiere at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival.

Near the provincial town of San Julian, three vibrant characters undertake seemingly mundane journeys that turn out to be subtly life changing. A lonely, fastidious traveling salesman quests for the perfect cream cake to win the widow of his dreams. A grizzly grandfather hitchhikes to town to find his forgotten lost dog and seek forgiveness. A poor young mother hopes to win the grand prize - a microprocessor - as a contestant on a TV game show. In the end, the three will get more or less what they set out for, but it will come to them in ways that they never expected.

Three people and a baby set off on separate journeys, along the same road; their disparate dreams and stories intertwine amidst the breathtaking deserted Patagonic route.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 07 December, 2012.