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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).

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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.

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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.


 


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Fri Sep 19: 4:30*
Sat Sep 20: 2
Thu Sep 25: 6:30*
*Q&A with director Rodrigo Marín

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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.





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Fri Sep 19: 6:30
Sat Sep 20: 9
Sun Sep 21: 7

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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.




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Fri Sep 19: 8:30*
Sun Sep 21: 2*
*Q&A with director Jose Luis Torres Leiva

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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.





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Sat Sep 20: 4:15*
Sun Sep 21: 9*
Thu Sep 25: 8:30*
*Q&A with director Cristobal Valderrama

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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.





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Sat Sep 20: 6:30
Sun Sep 21: 4:30
Wed Sep 24: 6:30

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