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May
314, 2000
Wednesday/mercredi May
3 mai, 19:30
THE
CLOUD/La Nube
1998, 116
min., Dir. Fernando Solanas
A dark cloud
has settled over Buenos Aires. It has been raining for 1600 days.
Divided into four acts and switching freely between stage and
real life, THE CLOUD tells of the struggle of a group of actors
to save their small independent theatre. Despite the loss of
government support, power cuts and the threat of having the theatre
torn down to make way for a shopping mall, the company carries
on. After all, the show must go on, cries Max (Eduardo Pavlovsky),
the director. But will it...? A fantastic and real fable from
arguably the greatest living Argentine filmmaker, THE CLOUD is
a extraordinary exploration of the intersection between theatre
and reality. English sub-titles.
Thursday/jeudi May
4 mai, 19:30
THE
HOUR OF THE STAR
A Hora da estrela
1985, 96
min. Dir. Suzana Amaral
Amaral's
stunning first feature concerns the poignant personal journey
of Macabea, a plain and naive young woman, who travels from the
northeast to find work in Sao Paulo. She shares a rooming house
with a group of street-wise women, does dead-end jobs, and meets
and falls in love with a young man. Says Toronto International
Film Festival director Piers Handling, HOUR is "...one of
the most exceptional pieces of filmmaking to ever have emerged
from Brazil." A classic of Latin American cinema. English
sub-titles.
Friday/vendredi May
5 mai, 19:30
THE
SNAIL'S STRATEGY
La Estrategia del caracol
1994, 116
min. Dir. Sergio Cabrera
Quelque part à Bogotá,
un groupe de locataires est menacé d'expulsion par un
propriétaire qui veut rénover son vieil immeuble.
Aidees par jeune étudiant en droit, ils évitent
à maintes reprises la mise en demeure, mais non sans passer
par de nombreuses tractations judiciares. En vain, puisque finalement,
ils n'ont que dix jours pour quitter les lieux. C'est alors qu'un
vieil anarchiste espagnol exilé leur propose un plan d'attaque,
ingenieux et tout a fait original: "la strategie de l'escargot."
Sous-titres francais.
A group of tenants
sharing the Uribe house, an abandoned old mansion in Bogota,
fear that they'll be evicted when the former owner tries to reclaim
the building. The tenants, a colourful group including a thief,
a transvestite, a priest, a lawyer, and a communist, manage to
delay eviction with legal manoeuvres. But when a judge rules
in favour of the landlord, a new strategy must be found. A lively
and effective blend of magic realism and social commentary, this
film outdrew JURASSIC PARK upon its release in Colombia. French
sub-titles.
Saturday/samedi May
6 mai, 19:30
MY
LAST MAN/Mi Ultimo
Hombre
1996, 90
min. Dir. Tatiana Gaviola
Gaviola's
first feature is an intense drama of love and politics set in
contemporary Santiago. Florencia is a television reporter who
encounters Pedro, a terrorist who wants to renounce violence
and embrace democracy. Pedro and his girlfriend take over a radio
station to broadcast their political message during an election
campaign. During their takeover, a man is killed. Florencia,
who has videotaped the incident, must decide between filing the
story and her growing attraction to Pedro. Her own boyfriend,
himself a corrupt political candidate, grows ever more suspicious,
and has Florencia followed. When Pedro tries to flee the country,
things become very complex indeed. English sub-titles.
Sunday/dimanche May
7 mai, 19:30
FROM
SON TO SALSA
Yo soy, del son a la salsa
Cuba 1997, 107 min. Dir.
Rigoberto Lopez
Given the explosion of Latin
music on the scene over the last year or so, this absorbing feature
documentary offers a timely trip through the political, cultural,
and social origins of the sounds of "son" and "salsa."
The film examines the origins of salsa found in the Cuban sound
that was developed by musicians who migrated from Cuba to New
York City in the Fifties. Hosted by Cuban salsa sensation Oscar
de Leon, it features interviews with and music by such extraordianry
musicians as Celia Cruz, Isaac Delgado, Jose "Cheo"
Feliciano, Ruben Blades, and Tito Puente. "In the end, we
are left with a richly informed documentary, full of music, spectacle,
and infectious performances. A delight for fans of Latin music
and a seductive primer for the novice, FROM SON TO SALSA just
may have you searching for the nearest Latin dance club."
Ramiro Puerta (Toronto International Film Festival) English
sub-titles.
Tuesday/mardi May
9 mai, 19:30
RODENTS/Ratas, Ratones, Rateros
1999, 107
min. Dir. Sebastian Cordero
Cousins Angel,
who's just been released from jail, and Salvador, who's just
been tossed out the military academy, head out on the road to
try to escape their dead-end lives. They end up at their affluent
cousin Carolina's place, stealing a car and heading for the coast.
After many misadventures, they must decide whether or not to
stay together. Observes Toronto International Film Festival Latin
American programmer Ramiro Puerta, "For his first feature
film, Sebastian Cordero has crafted a tightly structured tale
of innocence amidst a world of delinquency, offering a rare glimpse
at life in the urban periphery of Quito." English sub-titles.
Wednesday/mercredi May
10 mai, 19:30
AVE
MARIA
1998, 101
min. Dir. Eduardo Rossoff
Maria, the
intelligent and beautiful mestiza daughter of a Spanish duke,
is stripped of her belongings as a result of the jealously felt
towards her. She abandons the mission where she lives and retreats
to the village of her indigenous grandmother, where she becomes
the protector of the population against the powers-that-be. Those
powers soon react in surprising and even dangerous ways. English
sub-titles.
Saturday/samedi May
13 mai, 19:30
LE
PATRON/Patrón
1995, 87
min. Dir. Jorge Rocca
Paula s'en
doutait. Elle est belle enceinte d'Anténor. Un jour qu'ils
se sont battus à coup de couteau., il l'a soumise de force.
Anténor, c'est le seigneur et maître parcourt son
domaine a cheval jusqu'à l'aube et dirige le destin des
hommes et des femmes qui y sont nés. Bien qu'elle ne soit
pas née sur ses terres, Paula est devenue sa propriété.
Sous-titres francais.
Sunday/dimanche May14
mai, 19:30
SKIN/Piel
1998, 91
min. Dir. Oscar Lucien
America is
a beautiful black woman trained as a ballerina. Juan Pedro is
a young white man who is a talented pianist. Their love grows
as Juan Pedro agrees to accompany America's dance group while
working to win a scholarship that will enable him to study overseas.
As their relationship evolves, they are confronted by the racism
of Juan Pedro's parents. While they say nothing, the prejudice
is obvious, and soon leads to disturbing consequences. A frank,
fascinating drama about race relations in contemporary Venezuela.
English sub-titles.
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