Cinemateca
José Luis Pick’n’tip:
The Picks:
I found this movie highly romantic, a charming love comedy, one of those that will make you feel good and uplift. This is a typical European love story; two different worlds colliding into one. Even though it is a comedy, there is some mystery and tension as if something terrible is about to happen, which makes it, in a strange way, interesting. The playful flavor that the director add to the movie makes this film a piece to be seen.
The Tip:
Important:
In order to provide the best viewing experience, the show times for some movies may be adjusted to accommodate their length. Be sure to check the schedule carefully. I also want to remind you of our new ticket price: 50 pesos and discount cards buy 12 shows for 450 pesos.
Starting Monday, after 11am, buy your tickets in advance for any movie or show of the week. If you have a discount card, collect your pass to secure a seat; don’t take the risk of being locked out…Nos vemos en el Cine…
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Thank you.
The Movies:
Short Film Festival Award Winner
“Lost and Found in Mexico”
Monday, September 3 at 5 pm Q and A afterwards
Writer/ Director /Producer: Caren Cross
Documentary, English, 53 minutes.
The illusion of the American dream is challenged in this portrait of ex-pats in San Miguel de Allende who discovered that some vital things were missing in their prior lives. While many Mexicans are leaving families behind and risking their lives to cross the border to a better life, this film focuses on the Americans who have decided to cross the border in the other direction - for a simpler life. In Caren Cross’s documentary we meet ex-pats of varying ages who have given up ‘the good life’ in the USA for a home in Mexico that provides more than money can buy. Happy to live with less, among a people they respect and admire, these ex-professionals and executives explain why they have left family and friends behind to live in a country where crowded malls and Blackberries have been replaced by books, art and casual conversations. Q & A with, Caren Cross, following the film.
In July ( Im Juli 2001)
Tuesday, September 4 at 3 pm
Thursday, September 6 at 5 pm
Friday, September 7 at 5 pm
Foreign Comedies, German with English subtitles, 96 minutes
Director: Fatih Akin
Cast: Moritz Bleibtreu, Christiane Paul, Idil Uner, Branka Katic, Sandra Borgmann
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Daniel (Moritz Bleibtreu) is a shy, lovelorn science teacher in Hamburg, Germany. Juli (Christiane Paul) is a dread-locked, free-spirited Hamburg street vendor. They cross paths when Juli sells Daniel a sun-inscribed ring and tells him he will soon fall in love with a woman wearing a similar symbol … secretly hoping that she herself will be that woman. |
Madeinusa (2006)
Tuesday, September 4 at 5 pm
Thursday, September 6 at 3 pm
Director: Claudia Llosa
Cast: Magaly Solier, Yiliana Chong, Juan Ubaldo Huamán, Carlos J. de la Torre
| Foreign Latin America, Spanish with English subtitles, 100 minutes. As her small Peruvian village prepares to celebrate the Holy Day festival of Sin -- a raucous celebration just days before Easter Sunday -- Madeinusa (Magaly Solier) finds an unlikely suitor in a traveling laborer (Carlos J. de la Torre) who's been arrested by her mayor father (Juan Ubaldo Huamàn). Does their love stand a chance amid the bubbling chaos around them? Claudia Llosa writes and directs this Spanish-language Sundance selection. |
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Special Cuban Movies
This documentaries will be shown by the “Instituto de la Memoria Cubana”, a non profit organization producing Cuban historical documentaries.
Castro’s Tortures
Monday September 3 at 6:30 pm
The Myth of Che Guevara
Wednesday September 5 at 12 noon
Tribute to Dad
Friday, September 7 at 3 pm
Kids Movies: Vintage Cartoons
Saturday September 8 at 12 noon
Free entrance.