Pin Boy (Parapalos)
A country boy starts work in a shabby bowling alley in Buenos Aires. Although his life is little more than days spent between his cramped apartment and his work, where he gradually gets to know his fellow "pin boys", Poliak has managed to etch the deepest moments of humanity onto the head of a (bowling) pin in this minimalist fugue.
"I am not interested in depicting big events but try to look through my films for the 'light' and strength, which is lacking in our social milieu." Ana Poliak
Reviews
“A sensitive and beautifully realized work.”
David Walsh, World Socialist Web Site
“A quirky, elliptical feature filled with encounters, stories and observations that locate an absurdist logic and poetic magic in the seemingly ordinary patterns of our day-to-day rituals.”
Maria Delgado, London Film Festival
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When
9:15 PM Tuesday, 1 March
Buy Tickets Online
Greater Union - Cinema 1
Ticket Price
Full price $14
Industry $12
SPU Concession $10
As Part Of
South AmericaAbout Pin Boy
93 minutes35mm
In Spanish with English subtitles
Print Source
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Cis Bierinckx
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Awards
Best Film, Buenos Aires Independent 2004Festivals
San Sebastian 04London International Film Festival 2004
About the Director
Ana Poliak
Ana Poliak was born in Buenos Aires in 1962. She has worked as assistant to Pino Solanas, Jeanine Meerapfeld and Eduardo de Gregorio. In 1989, she founded her own production company, Viada and also works as a Producer and Editor.
Filmography
Pin Boy (2004)La fe del volcán (2001)
Que vivan los crotos (1990)