Torino GLBT Film Festival 2009: Ventura Pons, STRANGERS
2009 Torino GLBT Film Festival: Catalonian filmmaker Ventura Pons (above right, with festival director Giovanni Minerba) presents his latest feature, Forasters / Strangers. Pons, among whose credits are Actresses (1997), Caresses (1998), Food of Love (2002), and Barcelona, a Map (2007), was also given a special award for his contributions to gay cinema. (Photo: M. Maldonado.)
In Strangers, a traditional family goes through two traumatic experiences over the course of four decades. First, one family members passes away; later on, their apparent familial harmony is disrupted by the arrival of two neighbors, strangers. Directed and adapted by Ventura Pons from a play by Sergi Belbel, Strangers stars Anna Lizaran, Joan Pera, Manel Barceló, Aida Oset, Dafnis Balduz, and Nao Albet.
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Tags: Aida Oset, Anna Lizaran, Dafnis Balduz, Film Festivals, Food of Love, Forasters, Gay Film Festivals, Gay Interest, Giovanni Minerba, Joan Pera, Manel Barcelo, Nao Albet, Strangers, Torino GLBT Film Festival, Torino GLBT Film Festival 2009, Ventura Pons
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