El Arbol


1h 5m 2007

Brief 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 sym

Film Details

Also Known As
Arbol, Tree, The
Genre
Documentary
Family
Foreign
Release Date
2007
Production Company
Tercera Orilla; Tercera Orilla
Distribution Company
Primer Plano Film Group

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 5m

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.

Film Details

Also Known As
Arbol, Tree, The
Genre
Documentary
Family
Foreign
Release Date
2007
Production Company
Tercera Orilla; Tercera Orilla
Distribution Company
Primer Plano Film Group

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 5m

Quotes

Trivia

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