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Balthazar's Marvelous Afternoon (2015) Online
Original Title :
Balthazaru0027s Marvelous Afternoon
Genre :
Movie / Short / Drama
Year :
2015
Directror :
Sergio G. Cardiel Villa
Cast :
Guillermo Iturbide Arriaga,Rodrigo Ochoa Guzmán,Gerardo Oñate
Writer :
Mariana Alvarado Guzmán,Edith Rangel Molina
Budget :
MXN 4,000
Type :
Movie
Rating :
6.1/10

Balthazar's Marvelous Afternoon is a short story written about a 30 year old carpenter who makes bird cages as a hobby . He has a girlfriend named Ursula ("wife") who he has been unmarried ... See full summary

Balthazar's Marvelous Afternoon (2015) Online

Balthazar's Marvelous Afternoon is a short story written about a 30 year old carpenter who makes bird cages as a hobby . He has a girlfriend named Ursula ("wife") who he has been unmarried to for 4 years and no children. Balthazar makes a beautiful cage which is publicaly admired and considered his best piece of work . Many people are interested in the cage but Balthazar remains loyal to the customer that originally ordered it . It turns out the the person who ordered the cage was a 12 year old boy and his parents were unaware that he ordered it . The parents refused to pay for it and the boy had a fit . Instead of taking the cage , Balthazar gave it to him for free . He left the boys and his family's house and someone asked him how much he got for it . He responded "sixty pesos" . Then he went out and got drunk for the first time and bought everyone drinks celebrating his 60 pesos that he was never given . The story ends with him looking dead lying on the street drunk .
Credited cast:
Guillermo Iturbide Arriaga Guillermo Iturbide Arriaga - Pepe
Rodrigo Ochoa Guzmán Rodrigo Ochoa Guzmán - Doctor
Gerardo Oñate Gerardo Oñate - Balthazar (as Garymael Oñate)
Ileana Oseguera Pardo Ileana Oseguera Pardo - Mrs. Montiel
Ana Paula Tavera Ana Paula Tavera - Ursula
Abraham Zinistra Abraham Zinistra - Mr. Montiel

The short film was shot in the same location, a house at Downtown Morelia, Michoacán México.

The short film is an adaptation of Gabriel García Marquez's story: "La Prodigiosa Tarde de Baltazar". The short film is based entirely on the story, except on the Doctor's age.