November/December 2009 - Riverside Studios
November/December 2009 - Riverside Studios
November/December 2009 - Riverside Studios
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Dilettante (15) 2.20pm<br />
Kris Niklison, Argentina, <strong>2009</strong>, 75m subtitles<br />
Cesar Gonzalez, Bela Jordan, Cata Pereira<br />
An outstanding film-poem capturing<br />
the essence of a remarkable woman,<br />
Bela, who embodies the wild beauty<br />
of her homeland, the Argentinean<br />
Litoral. She is the epicentre of an<br />
inspiring story of life and motherhood<br />
spanning eighty years.<br />
Saturday 7 <strong>November</strong><br />
Latin American Film Festival <strong>2009</strong><br />
Single Bill<br />
Our Disappeared (15) 4.00pm<br />
Juan Mandelbaum, USA, 2008, 99m documentary<br />
Argentinean documentary maker Juan<br />
Mandelbaum returns from exile after<br />
he discovers that his former girlfriend<br />
was among the thousands murdered by<br />
the junta in the 1970s. In a painfully<br />
personal exposé, he uncovers her story<br />
and that of a whole lost generation.<br />
This month<br />
19th London Latin<br />
American Film Festival<br />
6 – 11 <strong>November</strong><br />
This year’s edition celebrates the 50th<br />
anniversary of the Cuban revolution<br />
of Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, et al,<br />
as well as 200 years of independence<br />
for Ecuador. We’re looking forward to<br />
new films from Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico,<br />
Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, Brazil<br />
as well as the UK and USA. Plus plenty<br />
of unmissable parties, special events,<br />
talks and Q & As with directors to get<br />
involved in.<br />
Bella<br />
Saturday 7 <strong>November</strong><br />
Latin American Film Festival <strong>2009</strong><br />
Single Bill<br />
Amor en Transito (15) 6.15pm<br />
Lucas Blanco, Argentina, <strong>2009</strong>, 91m subtitles<br />
Sabina Garciarena, Veronica Palaccini, Lucas Crespi<br />
Time twists and turns as the individual<br />
paths of Mercedes, Ariel, Juan and<br />
Micaela cross in the seething city of<br />
Buenos Aires. Music and image form<br />
an iridescent hall of mirrors in which<br />
the preconceptions of the characters<br />
are transformed.<br />
Saturday 7 <strong>November</strong><br />
Latin American Film Festival <strong>2009</strong><br />
Single Bill<br />
Bella (15) 8.15pm<br />
Alejandro Gomez Monteverde, Mexico/USA, 2006,<br />
91m subtitles<br />
Eduardo Verastegui, Tammy Blanchard, Manny Perez<br />
An international football star faces an<br />
abrupt end to his career. A beautiful<br />
waitress in New York City discovers<br />
something unexpected about herself.<br />
Their lives are turned upside down<br />
until a simple gesture leads to an<br />
unforgettable conclusion. Magical.<br />
The film will be followed by a<br />
Q & A with actor Eduardo<br />
Verastegui (tbc).<br />
Crossing<br />
Sunday 8 <strong>November</strong><br />
Latin American Film Festival <strong>2009</strong><br />
Shorts Programme<br />
Through the Fear (15) 2.00pm<br />
Joaquim Haickel, Brazil, 2008, 18m subtitles<br />
Amanda Acosta, Eucir de Souza, Gustavo Brandao<br />
Charlie, deprived of his senses in an<br />
accident, retains a primordial bond<br />
of love with Katie which keeps her<br />
hopes alive: but, something is still<br />
missing until passion re-emerges in<br />
an extraordinary way. An exquisitely<br />
crafted fable of survival and rebirth.<br />
It’s Popular (15)<br />
(Es Popular)<br />
Carlos Osuna, Colombia, <strong>2009</strong>, 3m subtitles<br />
Youthful, vibrant and witty animation to<br />
an original soundtrack, combining great<br />
visual panache with brilliant technique.<br />
Stop! Father<br />
Stop! Father (15)<br />
(Padre…Pare!)<br />
Jose Andres Nieto Galvis, Colombia, <strong>2009</strong>, 9m subtitles<br />
Juan Fernando Galindo, Lorena Bueno,<br />
Esperanza Cifuentes Ruiz<br />
A young priest faces perils, as well as<br />
temptations, during his bus journey<br />
through bandit country in Colombia,<br />
unaware that one passenger harbours<br />
a dangerous secret. A charming, funny<br />
and sexy short drama with an ending<br />
that will surprise everyone.<br />
Debut and Farewell (15)<br />
Diego Rougier, Chile, 2008, 19m subtitles<br />
Javiera Contador, Francisco Perez Bannen,<br />
Carmen Gloria Bresky<br />
Where does performance end and life<br />
begin? Theatre, cinema and relationships<br />
become entangled in this intriguing and<br />
exquisitely crafted short drama.<br />
Quiroga (15)<br />
Amilcar Machado, Argentina, 2008, 13m subtitles<br />
Angel Angelucci, Edith Frydman, Luis Carlos Echeverry<br />
A lyrical and sonorous lament for the<br />
passing of a way of life, told through a<br />
portrait of Don Jaime, one of the last<br />
remaining inhabitants of the hamlet of<br />
Quiroga in rural Argentina. A gem of<br />
social realist filmmaking.<br />
Crossing Borders (15)<br />
(Cruzando Fronteras)<br />
Sofia Buchuck, UK, 2007, 20m<br />
See Saturday 7 <strong>November</strong> for details.<br />
Approximate running time: 80m<br />
Sunday 8 <strong>November</strong><br />
Latin American Film Festival <strong>2009</strong><br />
Double Bill<br />
Santiago Tiene una Pena (15) 4.15pm<br />
Diego Riquelme Davidson/Felipe Orellana Pena,<br />
Chile, 2008, 40m subtitles documentary<br />
The unparalleled power of music to<br />
touch the soul amidst the alienation<br />
of city life is brilliantly delineated<br />
in this documentary which follows<br />
three young musicians, Claudio,<br />
Angelina and Esteban who make ends<br />
meet busking on Santiago’s gigantic<br />
transport system.
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