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CALM, el último cuento de Horacio Quiroga
CALM, the Last Tale of Horacio Quiroga
Horacio Quiroga, often called the Edgar Allan Poe of Latin American literature, becomes the hero of his final tale. In a Buenos Aires hospital, memories and hallucinations blur reality as characters from his stories appear in a journey through love, madness and death.
Technical specifications
Category
Short filmsAdapted from
"Contes d'amour de folie et de mort/Stories of Love, Madness, and Death", Horacio Quiroga (1917)Running time
8 min 52 secCountry of production
Spain, Argentina, MexicoPublics
Young adults, AdultsGenres
Drama, Fantasy, HorrorTechniques
Animated objects, Drawing on paper, Cut-outs, 2D Computer, 3D ComputerCredits
Direction
María RUISÁNCHEZ, Álvaro LEÓNDistributor
Miguel ESPAÑOL CELIMÉNDIZ (WASIA)Composer
Daniel Gaston BARGACH MITREScript
María RUISÁNCHEZProduction
Reyes ARNAL RISUEÑO (LA MOLA FILMS S.L.), Álvaro LEÓN (LA MOLA FILMS S.L.), Alberto LÓPEZ (LA MOLA FILMS S.L.)Co-production
Patricio PLAZA (OJO RARO), Asdrúbal RIVERA (SÍSMICA STUDIO)International sales
Miguel ESPAÑOL CELIMÉNDIZ (WASIA DISTRIBUTION)Animation
María MANERO MURO, Florentina GONZALEZ, Miguel LAVINSound
Daniel Gaston BARGACH MITREEditing
Álvaro LEÓN