Gatos Viejos

Isidora and Enrique are about 80 years old and live with their equally aged cats in an elegant apartment in Santiago. But it is on the eighth floor and will quickly make Isidora a prisoner if the lift fails again. On such a day, of all days, the daughter announces her visit. That can't bode well. Soon the fidgety Rosario sweeps through the apartment like a hurricane. She's allergic to cats, but that's not all. After her girlfriend "Hugo" has joined her, the real reasons for the visit shine through: They're going after the apartment. This is too much for Isidora, who can hardly hide her approaches of dementia from the guests. And suddenly it's no longer about money, but about love, transience and missed opportunities. A virtuosoly staged chamber play that glides seamlessly from comedy to tragedy and back again.

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Credits

Original Title
Gatos Viejos
Title
Gatos Viejos
Directed by
Sebastian Silva Pedro Peirano
Country
Chile
Year
2011
Screenplay
Sebastian Silva, Pedro Peirano
Film Editing
Gabriel Diaz
Cinematography
Sergio Armstrong
Sound
Roberto Espinoza
Production Design
Valentina Silva
Production
Kim José, David Robinson, Sebastian Silva
Formats
35mm, DVD, Blu-ray, DCP
Runtime
90 min.
Language
Spanisch/d/f
Cast
Bélgica Castro (Isidora), Claudia Celedon (Rosario), Catalina Saavedra (Hugo), Alejandro Sieveking (Enrique), Alejandro Goic (Manuel)

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"Gatos Viejos, c’est enfin et surtout une pureté et une simplicité rarement atteintes dans le septième art, un ensemble qui nous atteint directement au cœur, sans artifices… juste des êtres qui vivent comme ils le peuvent."
Daily Movies

"Alternant comédie burlesque et drame poignant avec une simplicité qui ressemble à l'évidence, Gatos viejos est une belle réussite."
20 minutes