- Parapalos
Infobox Film
name = Parapalos
image_size = 275
caption = Screen-capture
director =Ana Poliak
producer = Ana Poliak
writer = Santiago Loza
Ana Poliak
Adrián Suárez
narrator =
starring =Adrián Suárez
music = Fulanen de Talen
cinematography = Alejandro Fernández MoujánVíctor González
editing = Ana Poliak
distributor =
released = April 2004
runtime = 90 minutes
country =Argentina Belgium
language = Spanish
budget =
website =
amg_id = 1:308170
imdb_id = 0407099"Parapalos" (English: "Pin Boy") (2004) is an Argentine and Belgian,
film , directed by Ana Poliak, and written by Poliak and Santiago Loza. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407099/ "Parapalos"] at theInternet Movie Database .]Plot
The film tells of a Ringo (
Adrian Suarez ), a young man who moves from the city to the country, and moves in with his cousin Nancy (Nancy Torres). He takes a job as a Pin Boy at the local bowling alley.Ringo is has to go through to a rather physical and extensive training session, and is warned that the job is physically demanding and hazardous and he is given no health insurance.
But Ringo takes the job with enthusiasm and seems content doing the physical work. He listens to the folktales of his older, more experienced co-workers, particularly the well-traveled former hippie who calls himself Nippur.
Ringo comes home from work as Nancy goes out to her job, and they share breakfast before she leaves. They establish a good relationship that develops into a good friendship.
Cast
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Adrián Suárez
* Roque Chappay
* Armando Quiroga
* José Luis Seytón Guzmán
* Nancy Torres
* Dorian WaldemarAwards
Wins
*Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema : Best Film; Ana Poliak; 2004.
* Entrevues Film Festival, France: "Grand Prix" Foreign Film, Ana Poliak; 2004.References
External links
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* [http://www.cinenacional.com/peliculas/index.php?pelicula=3150 "Parapalos"] at thecinenacional.com sp icon.
* [http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/may2004/ap-m13.shtml Interview] with Ana Poliak.
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