65th Street Construction On Sale Now Robert Gavaldón FCS: Captain Ahab Charlton Heston Latinbeat 08 Program Overview The Alienist Angel Cayo de la muerte Chile puede Cochochi Dog Eat Dog Encarnación Estômago:... The Girls Kill Them All Lamb of God Linda Sara Little Country Man of Two Havanas Ó Paí, Ó The Old Thieves... The Other The Path Play The Pope's Toilet Postcards... Scrambled Beer The Sky, the Earth... Still Orangutans Wadley What Happened ... Jacobo Morales Spotlight on Chile Gr. Scr.: Scarred Lands FCS: The Other MET Live: Gala Ongoing Programs Film Comment Selects Young Friends of Film Green Screens MET Live Season Gala Browse Calendar Past Programs Furman Gallery Theater Rental Theater Information Press Office Sign up for FSLC ReelNews		LatinBeat: Spotlight on Chile September 19 — 25, 2008 "Beyond the well known tradition of political cinema in Chile (Miguel Littín, Patricio Guzmán and more recently, films like Carmen Castillo’s Calle Santa Fe and Sebastian Moreno’s Ciudad de fotógrafos, along with the recent success abroad of films by directors like Gonzalo Justiniano, Andrés Wood and Matías Bize), a new generation of young filmmakers is emerging, displaying an amazing talent and breadth of voices, interests, skills and styles. Latinbeat is proud to showcase a wide ranging sample of works by this group, including the stunningly beautiful and lyrical El cielo, La tierra y la lluvia, the most recent work by young emerging auteur Jose Luis Torres Leiva; Cristobal Valderrama’s bitingly funny dark comedy Malta con huevo; Ricardo Larrain’s lighthearted satiric sci-fi comedy Chile Puede; Alicia Scherson’s richly textured, delicate and playful urban tale Play; Rodrigo Marin’s daring and intimate portrayal of a friendship between two women in Las niñas; and the Chilean produced Matar a todos a riveting political thriller directed by Uruguayan Esteban Schroeder and produced by Sergio Gandara, who also produced Play." --Marcela Goglio, Latinbeat Programmer Special thanks to ProChile and Carlos Gutierrez of Cinema Tropical. Admission: $11 public; $8 seniors (62+); $7 Film Society members & students (with ID) and children (6-12, accompanied by an adult). Please note: there is a $1.25 service charge per ticket ordered online and cash only transactions at the box office. A Series Pass admits one person to five titles in the Latinbeat 2008 series, including any of the titles in Spotlight on Chile. $40 public/$30 Film Society member. Available only at the Walter Reade Theater box office (cash only transactions). To purchase tickets online click on the SHOWTIME under Buy Tickets.
			The Girls / Las Niñas Rodrigo Marín, Chile, 2007; 65m Rodrigo Marín’s first feature was shot in 24 hours in one location with two actresses who had never met before. The result is a perceptive and deeply affecting look at relationship dynamics, as Antonia and Sofia’s emerging love for each other becomes palpable in a continual and subtly observed power struggle. Straddling the boundaries between documentary and fiction, this daring portrayal of friendship delves into complex and intimate areas of the female soul. ~screening with~ Women Workers Leaving the Factory / Obreras saliendo de la fábrica José Luis Torres Leiva, Chile, 2005; 21m Finding freedom from the monotony of a day in the factory where they work, four women bond over a shared cigarette and a trip to the beach. The rhythmic cadence of machines, wind, ocean and laughs capture the women’s emotions with a quiet, understated beauty.		Buy Tickets Fri Sep 19: 4:30* Sat Sep 20: 2 Thu Sep 25: 6:30* *Q&A with director Rodrigo Marín
			Chile puede Ricardo Larraín, Chile, 2008; 80m Guillermo, a schoolteacher, wins the contest to become Chile’s first astronaut. But soon after he is launched into orbit, mission control closes down when the mad entrepreneur who directs the project fights with his technicians. They make off with some of the equipment, Guillermo is stranded in space, and the United States mobilizes its military, fearing a rogue element is launching missiles against it. Ricardo Larrain’s outrageously entertaining satire makes light fun of the contradictions of a country in which aspirations of modernity co-exist with substantial poverty in areas like the Atacama desert, where most of the film takes place.		Buy Tickets Fri Sep 19: 6:30 Sat Sep 20: 9 Sun Sep 21: 7
			The Sky, the Earth and the Rain / El cielo, la tierra, y la lluvia José Luis Torres Leiva, Chile, 2008; 110m This gorgeous first feature captures the hypnotic everyday rhythms of ordinary people living on a remote southern Chilean island in what director José Luis Torres Leiva describes as, “A film of ‘strolls’: mental, virtual, on foot, in automobiles, aboard ferries.” Breathtaking camerawork, almost akin to painting, and perfectly calibrated sound capture the lonely lives of three women and a man whose relationship to the rain, windblown grasses and deserted shorelines is so quiet and mesmerizing, they nearly blend in with their environment. Torres Leiva has caused an sensation in the film festival circuit with this piece, establishing him as one of Chile’s most promising emerging filmmakers. Winner of the FIPRESCI Award at 2008 Rotterdam Film Festival. Torres Leiva’s visit is made possible by ProChile.		Buy Tickets Fri Sep 19: 8:30* Sun Sep 21: 2* *Q&A with director Jose Luis Torres Leiva
			Scrambled Beer / Malta con huevo Cristobal Valderrama, Chile, 2007; 88m Malta con huevo is no more than a vigorous blend of raw eggs and beer. Yet the popular Chilean beverage turns out to be a mind-altering pleasure for Vladimir, the bohemian main character in this wacky black comedy that was a box-office hit in Chile last year. After moving in with his nerdy former schoolmate Jorge, Vladimir indulges in periodic binges of the beverage. But he is shocked when he wakes up one day to realize that he has been traveling back and forth in time. Could the neighborhood witch have cast a spell on him? Merrily blending plot lines, time sequences and even genres, Cristobal Valderrama concocts an entertaining tale spiked with Chilean cumbia and rock that has a surprisingly dark final twist.		Buy Tickets Sat Sep 20: 4:15* Sun Sep 21: 9* Thu Sep 25: 8:30* *Q&A with director Cristobal Valderrama
			Play Alicia Scherson, Chile/Argentina, 2005; 106m It’s summer in Santiago, and Cristina spends her free days from her work as a nurse playing arcade games and roaming the bustling city streets. She unexpectedly crosses paths with heartbroken and lonely Tristan, a young man from her neighborhood who is trying to recover the love of his adored Irene. Enter Manuel, who falls in love with Cristina, and an entanglement of unrequited loves ensues. Richly textured and imbued with a modern poetic sensibility, Alicia Scherson’s very personal first feature is a delicate urban tale that blossoms as Cristina discovers new facets in Santiago’s urban landscape and within her own personality. Here, the small, everyday and often unnoticed happenings of a contemporary city become larger than life, examined through the lens of heartbreak and passion.		Buy Tickets Sat Sep 20: 6:30 Sun Sep 21: 4:30 Wed Sep 24: 6:30