Crónica de un niño solo (1965)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Leonardo Favio

Writers:

Leonardo Favio (writer)
Jorge Zuhair Jury (writer)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

CHRONICLE OF A BOY ALONE, is an indictment of a fascist regime running roughshod over its most vulnerable citizens...

Plot Keywords:

Orphanage | Nude Bathing | Loneliness | Violence | Gay Interest

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Diego Puente	...	Polín
Tino Pascali	...	Oficial of Justice
Cacho Espíndola	...	Phisical Training (as Óscar Espíndola)
Victoriano Moreira	...	Fiori
Beto Gianola	...	Police
Leonardo Favio	...	Fabián
María Vaner	...	The Girl
Elcira Olivera Garcés
María Luisa Robledo
Hugo Arana
Carlos Lucero
Mario Pena
Juan Valunes
Amadeo Sáenz Valiente
Juan Castro	...	Child #1

Also Known As:

Chronicle of a Boy Alone
Chronicle of a Lonely Child

Runtime:

79 min

Country:

Argentina

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:18

Trivia:

Dedicated to Leopoldo Torre Nilsson.

Polin and a Glimpse of Freedom

From the harsh reality and black and white existence of the 1950's comes this somber tale of a young boy imprisoned in the bleak world of Argentinian totalitarianism. Directed by Leonardo Favio, the film "Chronical of a Boy Alone " offers a brief visit to the sterile life of Polin, a boy abandoned by both family and society who briefly escapes to freedom. Polin exists in the day to day world of poverty and violence. Within the confines of a state run orphanage, he experiences both the indifference of the authorities and his peers. Friends are a hindrance and family a tiny island in a sea of despair. The film is in black and white as was life in the 1950s'. Brief nudity. ****