This Spanish-Chilean co-production was among the most lauded of the Valdivia Film Festival last year. Though it failed to win any official festival prizes, The Magnetic Tree (El árbol magnético) was easily one of the most spoken-about movies. It managed to get a local release before even the winner of the Chilean Competition, Raíz (Root), managed to snag one (later this year). But what is it about the film that made possible so many personal connections, both with critics and audience members? I'm guessing that it's an issue of familiarity. The wonderful Manuela Martelli (of Alicia Scherson's The Future) plays Marianela, a young woman who lives and works with her parents. She is now residing in her grandmother's country house, where they are preparing everything...
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- 8/3/2014
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