“Cinemateca Programación para la semana 
del 11 al 17 de Junio 2006”

José Luis Pick’n’tip:

The Picks:


Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

If you don’t know him yet this movie is an interesting entry into the Zhang Yimou oeuvre (Raise the Red Lantern, To Live, The Curse of the Golden Flower…), Riding Alone features a male protagonist and deals with father/son relationships. This is a quiet film in which not much happens (or is said), but one that contains a deep undercurrent of emotional complexity. Ken Takakura is amazing as the taciturn father seeking to capture a Chinese opera on film for his dying son. Riding Alone is another wonderful film by the best of China’s Fifth Generation (sorry, Kar-Wai) and possibly one of the greatest filmmakers alive.


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 for 12 shows available for 450 pesos.

Starting Monday, after noon, buy your tickets in advance for any movie or show of the week. If you have a discount card, collect your pass to assure you a seat; don’t take the risk of being locked out…. Nos vemos en el Cine….

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Thank you.


The Movies:


Lost and Found in Mexico
Monday, June 11 at 5pm 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explain why they have left family and friends behind to live in a country where crowded malls and Blackberries have been replaced by books, art and casual conversations. A question and answer session with Caren Cross follows the film.

Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (Qian li zou dan qi 2005)
Monday, June 11 at 7pm
Tuesday, June 12 at 5pm
Wednesday, June 13 at 3pm
Chinese Drama, Mandarin with English subtitles, 109 minutes
Director: Zhang Yimou 
Cast: Ken Takakura, Kiichi Nakai, Jiang Wen, Shinobu Terajima.
Hoping to mend a deep rift with his dying son, steely Japanese fisherman Gouichi Takada (Ken Takakura) sets off for a remote province in China to fulfill his son’s dream in this gentle drama helmed by Zhang Yimou. Despite the obstacles in Takada’s path—including a language barrier and government red tape—he’s determined to complete his son’s unfinished documentary by filming a jailed Chinese folk-opera star performing a classic ballad.




Touch the Sound (2004)
Only show Wednesday, June 13 at noon
Biographical-Musical Documentary, English, 99 minutes
Director: Thomas Riedelsheimer
Cast: Evelyn Glennie, Fred Frith
Extraordinary solo percussionist Evelyn Glennie is the subject of this documentary, which explores the connections between human sensation, time, sound and rhythm. Glennie, an accomplished musician who’s been deaf since age eight, is so sensitive to vibration that she essentially hears through the sense of touch. Here, she’s captured in improvisational solo and group performances in intriguing spaces, from a New York City rooftop to a Zen garden.




Ciao, Professore! (Io Speriamo Che me la Cavo 1993)
Wednesday, June 13 at 5pm
Thursday, June 14 at 3pm
Italian Comedies, Italian with English subtitles, 91 minutes
Director: Lina Wertmuller
Cast: Paolo Villaggio, Isa Danieli, Ester Carloni, Gigio Morra.
In this winsome Lina Wermuller-directed comedy, Marco Sperelli (Paolo Villagio), a priggish upper-class teacher from northern Italy, is assigned to teach a group of street-smart southern Italian village kids. But there’s a problem: First, he’ll have to find them and bring them to school. Before long, the tables are turned and the teacher becomes the pupil as he learns about the children’s hard-knocks lives.



Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (2005)
World-Musical Documentary, German/Turkish with English subtitles, 90 minutes
Thursday, June 14 at 5pm
Friday, June 15 at 3pm
Director: Fatih Akin
Cast: Alexander Hacke
Blending the sounds of East and West, Turkey’s music encompasses more than just Kurdish dirges and Romany instrumentals, as filmmaker Fatih Akin aptly documents. The country’s sonic tableau also includes rap, hip-hop, punk rock and a host of other genres. With German bassist Alexander Hacke as guide, the eye-opening film moves from region to region, capturing everything from neopsychedelic rockers Baba Zulu to street performers Siyasiyabend.



Waking Ned Devine (1998)
Friday, June 15 at noon
British-Irish Classic Comedies, English with Spanish subtitles, 91 minutes.
Director: Kirk Jones
Cast: James Nesbitt, Susan Lynch, Fionnula Flanagan, David Kelly, Ian Bannen.
How can dead Irishman Ned Devine collect his lottery winnings? Well, longtime cronies Jackie O’Shea (Ian Bannen) and Michael O’Sullivan (David Kelly) have the answer. After discovering that Ned croaked from the shock of hitting the jackpot, Jackie and Michael mastermind a scheme to impersonate the lucky stiff and collect his prize money. Now all they need to do is persuade the rest of Tulaigh Mohr’s denizens to go along… 



Kids Movie series
Saturday, June 16 at noon
10 and under Sala Juvenil
Over 10 Theater
Free entrance, theater capacity.


Musical Saturdays:
Will resume in Winter