La Buena Vida tells the story of four characters – Teresa, Edmundo, Mario and Patricia – in Santiago, Chile, in 2008. All are strangers to each other, but live in the same bustling city. All of them are chasing their dreams: Teresa tries to save lives as a psychologist; Edmundo is a hairdresser who dreams of owning a car; Mario wishes to join the Philharmonic; and Patricia works on surviving daily life. As they follow their dreams, but struggle with misfortune, each of the characters will be surprised by where life takes them.

“Delicate, well performed and beautifully shot, this film (...) gets inside those segments of our lives we see as failed; but it is never too late to have them back again and to mend them to achieve more fulfillment and happines…..” (David Lizana, Muchocine.net).

Esta es la historia de Teresa, Edmundo, Mario y Patricia, en Santiago de Chile en 2008. Cada uno anhela algo que pareciera ser asequible. Ninguno lo logra. Lo que obtendrán será inesperado. Ellos viven vidas separadas, no se conocen, no se han visto nunca. Una que otra vez sus caminos casi se cruzan: en un bus, en la calle, cerca de alguna tienda. Así es como son las cosas en la ciudad. Pasan al lado de los otros, encapsulados en sus propias vidas. No tienen influencias sobre los otros, con excepción de una oportunidad: casi siempre hay una excepción.

“…Historias que harán reflexionar al público y que corresponden a un cine sin mucho marketing y con la clara intención de hacernos reflexionar acerca de las cosas que verdaderamente importan para tener ‘una buena vida.’ Delicada, bien actuada y bellamente filmada…..” (David Lizana, Muchocine.net)

Andrés Wood was born in 1965 in Santiago, Chile. He studied film at New York University. His feature films have participated in various international film festivals and have won awards and honourable mentions. His third film, Machuca,won the Audience Award at the Vancouver International Film Festival in 2004. La Buena Vida has won numerous accolades in international film festivals, including Best Latin American Film at the Spanish Goya Awards and best film at the 2008 Huelva Latin American Film Festival.

CLOSING GALA PARTY

Direct from Cuba & Live in Concert  WILL CAMPA Y SU GRAN UNION.

Sunday September 20 at the Boss Night Club 1320 Richards St

Closing night film (La Buena VIda) & concert: $20

Film at 7PM, concert to follow.

Buy tickets online
ADD TO CART $20

or at VLAFF tickets outlets:

Videomatica:
1855 West 4th Avenue (between Burrard and Cypress)
Open daily for ticket sales: 11am- 9pm
Cash only. Free parking available in back of store.

VLAFF Ticket Outlet at the Pacific Cinémathèque:
1131 Howe Street (at Helmcken)
Open Monday to Friday: 1pm to 5pm (Closed on Labour Day.) Cash only.

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