199 Tips to Be Happy | |
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Directed by | Andrés Waissbluth |
Written by | Andrés Waissbluth Nona Fernández Cristián Jiménez Marcelo Leonart |
Produced by | Bruno Bettati |
Starring | Pablo Macaya Tamara Garea Andrea García-Huidobro |
Cinematography | Inti Briones |
Edited by | Marcos Hervera |
Music by | Pebre |
Production companies | 14 Pies Jirafa films Retaguardia Films Zoofilmes |
Release dates |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Countries | Chile Spain |
Language | Spanish |
Budget | $1 million [1] |
199 Tips to Be Happy ( Spanish: 199 recetas para ser feliz, lit. '199 recipes to be happy') is a 2008 Chilean-Spanish drama film directed by Andrés Waissbluth and written by Waissbluth, Nona Fernández, Cristián Jiménez & Marcelo Leonart. [2] Starring Pablo Macaya, Tamara Garea and Andrea García-Huidobro. [1] It is inspired by the story Noticias de Milo, which is part of the book Mujer desnuda fumando en la ventana by Marcelo Leonart. [3]
A Chilean couple in Barcelona languishes under the influence of a humid and hot summer. While he tries to lead the promotional campaign for a book that promises happiness, she can't get her younger brother recently dead in Chile out of her mind. His days are shaken by the unexpected visit of a disturbing girl. [4]
The actors participating in this film are: [5] [6]
Principal photography began on 28 July 2006, and ended on September 5 of the same year in Barcelona, Spain. [7] [8]
199 Tips to Be Happy was screened at the beginning of October 2008 in the Ventana Section of Chilean Cinema at the 15th Valdivia International Film Festival, [9] in mid-November 2008 at the 20th Viña del Mar International Film Festival as part of the National Fiction Feature Film Competition [10] and on 22 June 2009, at the 9th Festival La Chimenea de Villaverde. [11] [12]
It was scheduled to be released on 14 August 2008, in Chilean theaters, [13] but it was delayed until September 25 of the same year [14] [15] to later expand to the Spanish market on 17 July 2009. [8]
Award / Festival | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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Seoul International Film Festival | Best Director | Andrés Waissbluth | Won | [16] |
Antofagasta International Film Festival | Audience Award | 199 Tips to Be Happy | Won | |
Tarapaca Festival | Best Screenplay | Andrés Waissbluth, Nona Fernández, Cristián Jiménez & Marcelo Leonart | Won | |
Pedro Sienna Awards | Best Original Music | Pebre | Nominated | [17] [18] |
199 Tips to Be Happy | |
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Directed by | Andrés Waissbluth |
Written by | Andrés Waissbluth Nona Fernández Cristián Jiménez Marcelo Leonart |
Produced by | Bruno Bettati |
Starring | Pablo Macaya Tamara Garea Andrea García-Huidobro |
Cinematography | Inti Briones |
Edited by | Marcos Hervera |
Music by | Pebre |
Production companies | 14 Pies Jirafa films Retaguardia Films Zoofilmes |
Release dates |
|
Running time | 95 minutes |
Countries | Chile Spain |
Language | Spanish |
Budget | $1 million [1] |
199 Tips to Be Happy ( Spanish: 199 recetas para ser feliz, lit. '199 recipes to be happy') is a 2008 Chilean-Spanish drama film directed by Andrés Waissbluth and written by Waissbluth, Nona Fernández, Cristián Jiménez & Marcelo Leonart. [2] Starring Pablo Macaya, Tamara Garea and Andrea García-Huidobro. [1] It is inspired by the story Noticias de Milo, which is part of the book Mujer desnuda fumando en la ventana by Marcelo Leonart. [3]
A Chilean couple in Barcelona languishes under the influence of a humid and hot summer. While he tries to lead the promotional campaign for a book that promises happiness, she can't get her younger brother recently dead in Chile out of her mind. His days are shaken by the unexpected visit of a disturbing girl. [4]
The actors participating in this film are: [5] [6]
Principal photography began on 28 July 2006, and ended on September 5 of the same year in Barcelona, Spain. [7] [8]
199 Tips to Be Happy was screened at the beginning of October 2008 in the Ventana Section of Chilean Cinema at the 15th Valdivia International Film Festival, [9] in mid-November 2008 at the 20th Viña del Mar International Film Festival as part of the National Fiction Feature Film Competition [10] and on 22 June 2009, at the 9th Festival La Chimenea de Villaverde. [11] [12]
It was scheduled to be released on 14 August 2008, in Chilean theaters, [13] but it was delayed until September 25 of the same year [14] [15] to later expand to the Spanish market on 17 July 2009. [8]
Award / Festival | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Seoul International Film Festival | Best Director | Andrés Waissbluth | Won | [16] |
Antofagasta International Film Festival | Audience Award | 199 Tips to Be Happy | Won | |
Tarapaca Festival | Best Screenplay | Andrés Waissbluth, Nona Fernández, Cristián Jiménez & Marcelo Leonart | Won | |
Pedro Sienna Awards | Best Original Music | Pebre | Nominated | [17] [18] |