The Most Important Thing in Life is Not Being Dead

Name: The Most Important Thing in Life is Not Being Dead
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2010-09-29
Duration: 1 h 22 min
Cast: Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Mercè Montalà, Carles Arquimbau, Marián Aguilera, Jordi Domènech

2010, Spanish. Directed by Olivier Pictet & Marc Recuenco & Pablo Martín Torrado.

An esteemed piano tuner and repairer, Jacobo leads an apparently happy life with his wife, Helena. His serene existence is thrown into a state of confusion when insomnia creeps in, and pianos that previously repaired miraculously overnight remain unfixed. Jacobo plunges into paranoia and madness, hearing noises during the night and having ephemeral visions of a stranger roaming the house in a dressing gown. Helena reassuringly denies anything out of the ordinary, and suspiciously insists he is hallucinating. Is the life we think safe and secure true, or is there a second reality lurking? THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN LIFE IS NOT BEING DEAD is a tale of betrayal and forgiveness in a rich musical universe, set against the Franco era, a period of political deceit and distorted reality in Spain. Playfully, the tragicomedy questions our perception of reality and the vulnerability of our human condition.

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Runtime: 1h 22m
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Language: Spanish
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Released: 29 September 2010
Original title: Lo más importante de la vida es no haber muerto
Written by: Pablo Martín Torrado

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The Most Important Thing in Life is Not Being Dead (2010) was directed by Olivier Pictet and Marc Recuenco and Pablo Martín Torrado and stars Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Mercè Montalà, Carles Arquimbau.