''Ilusiones ópticas'' is a 2009 Chilean
dramedy film
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...
directed by
Cristián Jiménez
Cristián Jiménez (born 1975) is a filmmaker from southern Chile who is best known for low-key slacker dramas and dramadies. He won the 2013 Altazor Award for best direction for the TV series El Reemplazante.
Select filmography
* ''Optical Illu ...
in his debut feature.
Plot
The film tells three interwoven stories with irony and black humor. They include a mall security guard who falls in love with an elegant thief, an efficient office worker sent to a training workshop for the unemployed by his company, and a blind skier who regains his sight and becomes suddenly terrified of the city. These three men are immersed in circumstances and desires that they don't fully comprehend.
Cast
* Ivan Alvarez de Araya
* Gregory Cohen
* Eduardo Paxeco
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Paola Lattus
Paola Andrea Lattus Ramos (born 19 August 1980) is a Chilean film, theater, and television actress, known for appearing in films such as '' Tony Manero'' (2008) by Pablo Larraín and ''Optical Illusions'' (2009) by Cristián Jiménez.
Biography
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Álvaro Rudolphy
Álvaro Gonzalo Rudolphy Fontaine (born May 24, 1964, in Viña del Mar, Chile) is a Chilean actor who works in theater, soap operas and film. He has obtained numerous awards, among them the Apes Prize in 2001 to the best Actor in his role in '' A ...
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Valentina Vargas
Valentina Vargas (born December 31, 1964) is a Chilean actress. She began, and spent most of her career working in France.
Biography
Vargas began her career in the dramatic arts by joining the workshop of Tania Balaschova in Paris and later at ...
References
External links
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*{{Rotten Tomatoes, ilusiones_opticas_2009
2009 films
Chilean comedy-drama films
2000s Spanish-language films
2009 comedy-drama films
Spanish-language comedy-drama films