A Horse in the Bedroom
The anticipated death of Fernando is interrupted on his sickbed by the unexpected appearance of a character.
The central theme of the story by Don Ramón Vinyes i Cluet, the wise Catalan from One Hundred Years of Solitude, is that madness: A Horse in the Bedroom. Dedicated to Gabriel García Márquez, in its written version, the short film narrates the final hours of an ill person. These seemingly insurmountable hours are disrupted by the sudden appearance of a strange character.
The attempts by the future mourners to hasten the death process, which seemed irreversible, are numerous. Will they succeed in expelling the character?
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Darío VargasDirector
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Oscar GuarínProducer
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Jeanet MéndezProducer
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Mauricio CadavidCinematographer
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Germán ArrietaOiriginal music
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Angélica WilchesSound design
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Jorge RománColorist
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Andrés ValenciaVfx
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María Cecilia VásquezDirector's assistant
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Sandra SánchezScript
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Edgar Augusto NeisaGaffer
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Jairo Alberto VargasSound
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Jairo CamargoKey Cast"Sick man"
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Alejandra BorreroKey Cast"Wife"
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Consuelo LuzardoKey Cast"Wife's sister"
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Juan Carlos BenjumeaKey Cast"Medic"
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Gustavo AngaritaKey Cast"Hindu gentleman"
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Julie FernándezKey Cast"Singer"
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Alejandra LaraKey Cast"Maid"
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Project Title (Original Language):Un Caballo en la Alcoba
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:18 minutes 43 seconds
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Completion Date:July 20, 2023
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Production Budget:100,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Colombia
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Country of Filming:Colombia
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Language:Spanish
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:21:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias FICCICartagena
Colombia
April 20, 2024
Colombian Premiere
Cine en los barrios -
London worldwide comedy short film festivalLondon
Honorable Mention -
Life beyond life film festivalTurin
Italy -
Pupila film festivalOlinda
Brazil
Official Selection
Periodista, guionista, director de cine, productor y representante del consejo nacional para las artes y la cultura en cinematografía. Darío Vargas es un artista con un amplio rango de documentales, investigaciones y de cinco cortometrajes además de Un Caballo en la Alcoba, adaptación del genio catalán Ramon Vinyes i Cluet que se encuentra en distribución por festivales.