Completed - SPANISH - Documentary - 64 minutes
The director of El arbol and La madre combines documentary and fiction to tell a story of autobiographical nature: his grandfather?s, the poet Salvador Merlino, and more pointedly the story of his posthumous book, Elegía en Abril, copies of which were stored for five decades at the top of a closet
Year of production : 2009 Director(s) : Gustavo FONTAN Writer(s) : Gustavo FONTAN Cast : Adriana AIZENBERG, Lorenzo QUINTEROS, Federico FONTAN, Carlos MERLINO, Maria MERLINO Producer(s) : Guillermo PINELES (Insomniafilms)
Salvador was a poet and he didn’t live to see published A Father’s Elegy, his last book, as he died when it was still in the printing press. His daughter Alicia (72) and his son, Juan (74), kept the parcels of copies of their father’s book stashed away for many years, high up, on top of a wardrobe. It has been almost fifty years since the death of Salvador. Alicia, who is ill and concerned with what is to happen to all the odds and ends that lie about the house, decides to ask her grandson Federico for help to bring down the parcels of books. Juan, who lives with her in the very old family home, is against this, without having any real reasons. This is a confrontation between brother and sister that hides the real confrontation of both with the Past and with Time. The presence of young Federico will force brother and sister to come face to face with themselves. Federico will also come up against his own image through the reconstruction of their personal family tree. A Father’s Elegy
Country(ies) : ARGENTINA