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The Painting Lesson

The Painting Lesson

Drama
2012, Movie, 1h 25min
In Chile, during the 60´s, the son of a poor single teenage girl turns out to be a gifted painter. The man to discover his talent is the owner of the drugstore that lies in the outskirts of the small rural town, next to the railroad. He himself is an amateur painter who will try to make the boy into a great artist, like all the ones in his art books. From the pharmacists point of view in his old age, unfolds the story of this young boy who could have become a great art genius, had he not disappeared at the age of 13, along with all his works, on September 11th 1973, the day of the coupe d´état.
Country: Mexico,Chile,Spain
Director:
Pablo Perelman
Cast:
Daniel Giménez Cacho,
Catalina Saavedra,
Ignacio Agüero,
Luz Jiménez
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Pablo Perelman
Director
Catalina Saavedra
As Leontina
Ignacio Agüero
As Unknown Man at the Station
Luz Jiménez
As Clara
Verónica Sánchez
As Elvira
Jaime Omeñaca
As Capitan
Eugenio Morales
As Segundo

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In a small rural town in Chile during the 1960s, a young boy discovers his passion for painting, but his talent is not recognized until a local pharmacist takes notice. The pharmacist becomes the boy's mentor and pushes him to become a great artist like those in his art books. As the boy's talent flourishes, he becomes a potential art genius, but his future is cut short when he disappears mysteriously on the day of the coup d'état in 1973, taking all his works with him.

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