Question 1

Which award did 'Ardiente paciencia' win in 1984?

Accepted Answer

It won the Prix Georges Sadoul for best revelation of 1984 in foreign films, awarded by the Association des Amis de Georges Sadoul in France.

Question 2

Why does the film feature a local rock group's version of a Beatles song?

Accepted Answer

The production couldn't get copyright permission for The Beatles' recording, so a local rock group performed a version. The disc jacket shown is from the album 'beatles' greatest'.

Question 3

Where was 'Ardiente paciencia' filmed?

Accepted Answer

It was filmed in Portugal in a small coastal village called Quiaios.

Question 4

Who plays the character Mario in the film?

Accepted Answer

Óscar Castro plays the character Mario.

Question 5

What is the setting and central conflict of the story?

Accepted Answer

A poor postman in Isla Negra, Chile, befriends Pablo Neruda and asks his help in writing poems to the woman of his dreams.

Loved this film?

Share with others

Loved this film?

Share with others

Ardiente paciencia

Customers also watched