| In the Grayscale | |
| Native Name: | En la Gama de los Grises |
| Director: | Claudio Marcone |
| Producer: | Luis Cifuentes |
| Starring: | Francisco Celhay Emilio Edwards Sergio Hernández Daniela Ramirez Matias Torres |
| Music: | Dario Segui |
| Cinematography: | Andrés Jordán |
| Editing: | Felipe Gálvez Haberle |
| Studio: | Tantan Films Lucho Film |
| Runtime: | 101 minutes |
| Country: | Chile |
| Language: | Spanish |
In the Grayscale (Spanish; Castilian: En la Gama de los Grises) is a 2015 Chilean drama film directed by Claudio Marcone and written by Rodrigo Antonio Norero.[1]
The film stars Francisco Celhay as Bruno, an architect separated from his wife Soledad (Daniela Ramírez), who begins to explore his unresolved bisexuality when a new project to design a public monument in Santiago brings him into contact with Fer (Emilio Edwards), an out gay travel guide to whom he feels a strong attraction.[2]
The film, the directorial debut of Claudio Marcone,[2] won the Ibero-American Opera Prima Award at the Miami International Film Festival,[3] and it was named Best First Feature at the Frameline Film Festival.[4]
Bruno (Celhay) is a 35-year-old architect who leads a seemingly perfect life. He resides in a beautiful house with his wife and child and also owns a thriving architecture office. However, despite his comfortable lifestyle, he experiences a profound sense of unease. As a result, he decides to leave everything behind and move out to live alone, coincidentally when a businessman approaches him to design an icon for the city of Santiago. With newfound motivation, he embarks on a quest to search for heritage traces, accompanied by Fer (Emilio Edwards), a 29-year-old, energetic, and captivating gay history professor.