Synopsis
A letter, a poem and a farewell become intertwined in a journey full of memories. A collection of poems by the Peruvian poet Blanca Varela is the starting point for a beautiful cinematic letter about the traces of absence and the restrained emotions in what seems to be an unfinished love story.
The letter was never sent and has now been transformed into images of the sea, withered flowers, the shadow of a hand, the cat, the streets of Lima, a car ride, poems in public spaces. What is transient and what remains?
Precise and effective both stylistically and narratively, Unwritten Letter gives no answer, just like the person to whom the letter is written—the poetry is enough.
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Credits
5 min
color
DCP
Spoken languages: Spanish
Director
Silvana Alarcón Sánchez
Silvana Alarcón Sánchez
Production
Silvana Alarcón Sánchez for Las Olas Films
Silvana Alarcón Sánchez for Las Olas Films
Cinematography
Silvana Alarcón Sánchez
Silvana Alarcón Sánchez
Editing
Silvana Alarcón Sánchez
Silvana Alarcón Sánchez
Sound
Silvana Alarcón Sánchez,
Patricia Chuquiano
Silvana Alarcón Sánchez,
Patricia Chuquiano
Sound Design
Willy Ilizarbe
Willy Ilizarbe
Screening copy
Las Olas Films
Las Olas Films
Stills
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