Fernandez is a lonely man leading a lonely life. All he does is work for an old man in a hardware store. But all that changes, when he meets the girl of his dreams... and her family.
Direction
Favio's patient observation builds unbearable tension in mundanity.
Acting
Vidarte's physical performance speaks volumes without dialogue.
Cinematography
Claustrophobic framing traps Fernández in his social station.
Director
Leonardo Favio
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Favio was Argentina's most popular director of the era, yet this Cannes-selected drama remains criminally underseen outside Latin America.
The film's Spanish title 'El Dependiente' carries double meaning: shop assistant and literally 'the dependent'—Fernández's psychological state.
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