Play

Synopsis:
In a contemporary city, which could be anywhere, two strangers both search for love but never quite seem to find each other. Play is a movie about a lonely, heartbroken man, Tristan who tries to recover something he has never had; and Cristina, the silent witness to his downfall.
Cristina and Tristan both spend their summers living in a hot and polluted Santiago de Chile. However, Cristina takes care of an old man in what she sees is a modest city, while Tristan wanders, heartbroken, in what he sees is a very modern city. Irene doesnt love Tristan, and Cristina doesnt love Manuel. This lack of love, when examined under a microscope makes even the smallest things appear larger than life.
Play is an urban tale that examines those small things and looks for clues as to what makes us breathe in a city that denies itself. This is the story of a man who searches, and a woman who finds.
Director:
ALICIA SCHERSON
Born in Santiago Chile in 1974. Studied Biology at University, which she abandoned in 1994 to goto Cuba to study Cinema.
In 1999 left for Chicago with a Fulbright award where she studied for Master of Fine Arts. IN USA she developed experimental videos that she exhibited in festivals.
In 2003 wrote the first draft, PLAY, that she filmed in Chile in 2004. In April 2005 entered this film in the Tribeca Festival in New York winning the major new Director award.
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