A SHADOW IN FRONT
Una sombra al frente
dir. Augusto Tamayo San Román
Peru
135 minutes
English Subtitles
Peru’s 2008 Oscar submission is
a gentle but insightful historical drama situated at the beginning of the 20th
century. It tells the story of a traffic engineer, Enrique Aet (Diego Bertie),
and his efforts to improve communications between the Peruvian jungle and Lima. Beautifully rendered, SHADOW depicts the
interconnection between a personal and social struggle for the improvement of
life. English sub-titles.
Cette soumission péruvienne aux Oscar de
2008 raconte un drame historique tranquille mais réfléchi du début du XXe
siècle, l'histoire de l'ingénieur routier Enrique Aet et de ses efforts pour
améliorer les communications entre la jungle péruvienne et Lima.