El Arbol
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Gustavo Fontan
Julio Fontan
Maria Merlino
Stella Maris Czerniakiewicz
Javier Farina
Gustavo Fontan
Film Details
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Synopsis
Returning to his childhood home, filmmaker Gustavo Fontan documents his parents' deliberations over a tree planted the day he was born. Simple questions that pass between them: Is the tree dead? Should we cut it down?And, soon they become meditations on history, memory, knowledge and the sensory symphony of daily life.
Director
Gustavo Fontan
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in Argentina February 1, 2007
Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (World Documentary Competition) April 25-May 6, 2007.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Nonfiction Features of 2007) September 27-October 12, 2007.
DV
color
Released in Argentina February 1, 2007