Tómas and Helena are a married Chilean couple living in Barcelona. They are busy and career oriented people, but all comes to a halt with the bad news of Helena’s little brother Jordi. He has disappeared and is feared dead back in Chile. Shortly after, they are approached by a young woman. It is Jordi’s girlfriend Sandra, the last person to see him before he disappeared. Sandra awakens strong emotions in both Tómas and Helena, and a triangular drama with an uncertain ending starts to develop.
199 Tips to Be Happy is about a grief process where loss is quenched by desire. It is a subtle film with a complex and nuanced emotional landscape. The images are exquisite; the light is both delicate and threatening at the same time, and the camera action is unusual. In sum, this creates a dense, suspenseful atmosphere.
Eli Gjerde
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ORIGINAL TITLE
199 Recetas Para Ser Feliz
ENGLISH TITLE
199 Tips to be Happy
SELECTION: Relations
COUNTRY: Chile, Spain
LANGUAGE: Spanish
SUBTITLES: English
PROD. YEAR: 2008
RUNNING TIME: 96 minutes
DIRECTOR: Andrés Waissbluth
WRITER: Andrés Waissbluth, Nona Fernández, Cristián Jiménez, Marcelo Leonart
PRODUCER: Joan Borrell Mayeur, Cristián Jiménez
PHOTO: Inti Briones
PRODUCTION: 14 Pies, Retaguardia Films
CAST: Àlex Brendemühl, Jordi Dauder, Andrea García-Huidobro, Tamara Garea
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