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Local children featured in short film at Biblioteca
Film
Francisca y La Muerte
Wed, Oct 31, 5pm
Teatro Santa Ana
Biblioteca Pública
Insurgentes 25
50 pesos
Death (played by a young boy) just thought it was time to take Francisca from this realm the day he came riding into the train station in San Miguel. Knowing that practically everybody can be found at the Jardín, his quest for her began there. Various unassuming youth there sent him to one place where other guileless youth sent him to another, and for each leg of his twisted journey, he borrowed various methods of conveyance to get him across the cobbles and up and down the steep and colorful hills of San Miguel.
In the end, he’d had quite the chase through most of San Miguel’s iconic places, and …. You’ll just have to see how this delightful, fast-paced short film ends when you see it!
As a plus we will present two short films we did last summer. One is a 12-minute clip of the Biblioteca Pública and all the services we give to the community. It’s just music and beautiful images—maybe you’ll recognize yourself in the background. We’ll premier the 28-minute documentary explaining, in Spanish, the Sala Quetzal mural, painted and donated by the famous muralist David Leonardo. We are still working on this film and will have English and French translations before Christmas. All three films were done by the famous filmmaker Dora Guzman and will benefit the girls of Casa Hogar Santa Julia Don Bosco.
Bob Kelly was a reporter on his hometown newspaper and the editor of a weekly, both in Parkersburg, W. Va. His last newspaper job was with the Chicago Sun-Times.
CINEMATECA
José Luis’ Picks ’n’ tip
The Picks:
The BBC Series: Planet Earth was made over five years by producer Alastair Fothergill (The Blue Planet). David Attenborough narrated and George Fenton composed music for the series. Filming in 62 countries and 204 different locations required a budget of US$25 million. The 11 episodes focus on Earth’s natural habitats. Several animals and locations have never been filmed previously. Some sequences, particularly in episodes 6–11, are notable for their potentially disturbing content. Examples include a lone elephant being brought down by lions and a polar bear unsuccessfully attacking a walrus colony. Apart from Attenborough’s closing narration, the series rarely makes explicit reference to the world’s environmental problems. However, the subject of species conservation and man’s effect on ecosystems is addressed in “The Future,” a three-part supplement. We will show two one-hour episodes every week and part of the proceeds will benefit Mujeres en Cambio.
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…
Would you like to receive this info by email? Write to Jose Luis at alephamour@hotmail.com.
Thank you.
The Movies:
Short Film Festival Award Winner
“Lost and Found in Mexico”
Monday, October 29 at 5 pm
Documentary, English, 53 minutes.
Writer/ Director /Producer: Caren Cross
The illusion of the American dream is challenged in this portrait of ex-pats in San Miguel 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—(M)for a simpler life. 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.
BBC Series: Planet Earth
“From Pole to Pole” and “Mountains”
Tuesday, October 30 at 5pm
Narrator: David Attenborough
This first episode illustrates a “journey” around the globe and reveals the effect of gradual climatic change and seasonal transitions en route. During Antarctica’s winter, emperor penguins endure four months of darkness, with no food, in temperatures of –70°C. Meanwhile, as spring arrives in the Arctic, polar bear cubs take their first steps into a world of rapidly thawing ice. In northern Canada, we see a 2,000-mile overland migration of three million caribou, which are hunted by wolves. The forests of eastern Russia are home to the Amur leopard, the world’s rarest cat. Watch New Guinea’s birds of paradise, African hunting dogs, elephants in Africa, a seasonal bloom of life in the otherwise arid Kalahari Desert, and 300,000 migrating baikal teal, the world’s entire population of the species in one flock.
The second episode focuses on mountains, with extensive aerial photography in all the main ranges. Ethiopia’s Erta Ale is the longest continually erupting volcano (over 100 years). On the nearby highlands, geladas (the only primate whose diet is mainly grass) inhabit precipitous slopes nearly three miles up, in troops 800 strong. Alongside them live the critically endangered walia ibex, and both species take turns to act as lookout for predatory Ethiopian wolves. The Andes have the most volatile weather and guanacos are shown enduring a flash blizzard, along with an exceptional group sighting of the normally solitary puma. Alpine summits are always snow-covered, apart from that of the Matterhorn, which is too sheer to allow snow to settle. Grizzly bear cubs emerge from their den for the first time in the Rockies. Himalayan inhabitants include rutting markhor, golden eagles that hunt migrating demoiselle cranes, and the rare snow leopard.
Separate Lies (2005)
Monday, October 29 at 6:30pm
Tuesday, October 30 at 7:30pm
Drama based on the book; English with Spanish subtitles, 86 minutes
Director: Julian Fellowes
Cast: Tom Wilkinson, Emily Watson, Rupert Everett, John Neville, Alice O'Connell.
On the surface, married couple Anne (Emily Watson) and James (Tom Wilkinson) seem to have the perfect relationship. But James’s blindness toward his wife’s growing dissatisfaction drives her into the arms of another (Rupert Everett). When Anne and her lover are involved in a tragic accident that kills a local man, the ensuing investigation places husband and wife in a situation that tests the very limits of their already precarious marriage.
“Francisca y La Muerte”
Wednesday, October 31st at 5pm
By Dora Guzman and Expresion en Corto, 12 minutes.
This short film stars the girls of Santa Julia and boys from San Miguel and Querétaro. Death (played by a young boy) thought it was time to take Francisca from this realm the day he rode into San Miguel’s train station. His quest began at the Jardín and various unassuming youth send him to one place and another, across the cobbles and up and down the steep and colorful hills of San Miguel. He had quite the chase through most of San Miguel’s iconic places, and … can’t reveal the ending! As a plus we’ll show two short films we did last summer. One is a 12-minute clip of the Biblioteca Pública. It’s just music and beautiful images—(M)maybe you’ll recognize yourself in the background. We’ll premier the 28-minute documentary explaining, in Spanish, the Sala Quetzal mural, painted and donated by David Leonardo. We will have English and French translations before Christmas. Dora Guzman did all three films and proceeds will benefit Santa Julia girls.
Kids Movies: Cartoons
Saturday, November 3 at noon
Musical Saturdays
Puccini’s Tosca,
Saturday, November 3 at 2:30pm, 120 minutes
Splendid film version by Benoit Jacquot—(M)since the now-classic Tosca of De Sabata with Callas, there has never been a production so impressive. Alagna is more a bon vivant, but his singing is passionate, especially in the third act. Gheorghiu and Raimondi are quite a pair! Raimondi is the most lascivious Scarpia ever, and Gheorghiu seems to be born to sing Floria.
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