Blur

Blur

by Juan Castro Gessner

Through salesman Blur’s deceiving eyes,director Juan Castro Gessner portrays a cityfull of colors and dangers. Neatly dressed, Blur,in his Andy Warhol hair-do, drags his cart fromdoor-to-door selling luxurious kitchenwarewhile he day-by-day loses his sight. The brutalcondition earned him his nickname and makeshim an easy target when a thief steals his cart.The viewers are literally invited to see the worldthrough Blur’s eyes since parts of the film areshown from his hazy point of view.

Premiere Status
World premiere
Orig. title
La Venada
Cast
Felio Eliel, Gastón Peterson, Harolk Torres, Andaluz Russel
Producer
Julio Bárcenas
Script
Juan Castro Gessner
Cinematography
Alberto José Doctorovich
Music
Rolando Ortega
Spoken language
Spanish

 

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