I broke my hip, and it didnt heal correctly.

Now Ive got an operation, Lachman said of his physical state.

And before that, I had lead poisoning, so itll just go on and on.

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He added: Its amazing what you might get by with if you try.

He has decided to stop drinking blood and abandon the privilege of eternal life.

From his first film,Tony Manero, Ive always liked his films, Lachman said of Larrain.

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Firstly, he always finds a different visual language to tell his stories.

And, secondly, theres always a political and social context to why hes telling the story.

We did a lot of experimentation with the color of blood, for example.

That was interesting, Lachman said.

When we experimented, we came upon blue, which had a certain transparency in its darkness.

So all the blood was blue.

El Condescreens in the cinematography-focused main competition atCamerimage.

The festival runs until Nov 18.