Paraiso Travel - Colombia

Adapted from Jorge Franco’s acclaimed novel of the same title, Paraiso Travel is the story of Marlon Cruz, a young Colombian man who, motivated by his girlfriend Reina, leaves his comfortable life in Colombia and flees with her through Guatemala and Mexico, across the borders, illegally into the United States, Marlon’s journey, which takes him through seedy strip clubs, dance halls, homeless hostels, and the streets of Jackson Heights ultimately takes him to a place he could not have predicted. Directed by Simon Brand with a screenplay by Jorge Franco and Juán Rendón, Paraiso Travel also stars John Leguizamo, Margarita Rosa de Francisco, and Ana de la Reguera.

Trailer and movie info

Friday February 26th – University College (UC) 030 – 7:00 pm

The screening is free and in Spanish with English subtitles

El chacotero sentimental (The Sentimental Teaser) - Chile

Cristian Galaz's The Sentimental Teaser (1999) is an episode film with three parts. The first section concerns Juan, a student who spends time impersonating John Lennon, and his involvement with his married neighbour Claudia. The middle story involves Carmen, who discovers unpleasant truths about her family when, as an adult, she spies on her sister from a secret hiding space she used as a child. The final portion of the film is about a husband and wife who, due to their social conditions, have no privacy. At the time of its release, The Sentimental Teaser was the most successful film in Chilean history. Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

Trailer

Friday February 12th – University College (UC) 030 – 7:00 pm

The screening is free and in Spanish with English subtitles

Días de Santiago (Days of Santiago) - Peru

Directed by Josué Méndez, Días de Santiago is about a young man trained for nothing but fighting that finds himself back in normal life after service in the army. Skillfully interweaving black and white and colour footage in a way that both heightens the film's realism and the sense of despair and frustration of his protagonist, this young Peruvian director makes very palpable the way the young man's training has circumscribed his life. A close and following camera, tight compositions and an intermittent voice-over, positions the audience close to our hero, and the frustration, anger and tragedy of the situation is brought vividly to life.

Trailer

Friday January 29th - University College 030 - 7:00 pm
The film is in Spanish with English subtitles.

The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures

Presents

Spanish Film Series (Winter 2010)



El laberinto del fauno (Pan’s Labyrinth) – Spain January 15

Días de Santiago (Days of Santiago) – Peru January 29

El chacotero sentimental (The Sentimental Teaser) – Chile February 12

Paraiso Travel – Colombia February 26

Partes usadas (Used Parts) – Mexico March 12

El crimen del padre Amaro (The Crime of Father Amaro) – Mexico March 26

Nueve reinas (Nine Queens) – Argentina April 9




University College (UC) 030 – 7:00 p.m.

All screenings are free and in Spanish with English subtitles

El laberinto del fauno (Pan's Labyrinth) - Spain/Mexico

“El laberinto del fauno” nos sitúa en el año 1944 y cuenta el apasionante viaje que emprende una niña de 13 años (Ofelia) con su madre convaleciente y el marido de ésta, un cruel capitán del ejército franquista, a un pueblo en el que encontrará las ruinas de un laberinto. Allí se encuentra con un fauno, una criatura que le hace una increíble revelación: Ofelia es en realidad una princesa, última de su estirpe, a la que los suyos llevan mucho tiempo esperando. Para poder regresar a su mágico reino, la niña deberá enfrentarse a tres pruebas que poco a poco irá superando.

In 1944 fascist Spain, a girl, fascinated with fairy-tales, is sent along with her pregnant mother to live with her new stepfather, a ruthless captain of the Spanish army. During the night, she meets a fairy who takes her to an old faun in the center of the labyrinth. He tells her she's a princess, but must prove her royalty by surviving three gruesome tasks. If she fails, she will never prove herself to be the true princess and will never see her real father, the king, again.

See trailer here

Friday January 15th – University College 030 – 7:00 pm

The film is in Spanish with English subtitles

Todo el poder (Gimme Power) - México

Directed by Fernando Sariñana, Todo el poder centers around the politics and corruption that shroud the Mexican police system. Featuring Demián Bichir as Gabriel, a filmmaker whose career has left him assaulted and robbed in broad daylight more times than he cares to remember, the film itself was inspired by Sariñana's personal experience with urban crime oftentimes perpetrated by the police themselves (Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide).

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a20haU2ntrU

This Friday November 20th at UC 30. 7:00 pm
The film is in Spanish with English subtitles.

More information and trailer at www.mirarquedito.blogspot.com

Historias de fútbol (Soccer Stories) - Chile

Historias de fútbol portrays the life, love, and passion involved in soccer, one of the twentieth century’s most important rituals, through the lives of three different characters. The star player of a small neighborhood team from Santiago de Chile is offered a bribe and the possibility of playing professional football. A boy from Northern Chile wins a classic neighborhood pichanga football contest. In the process, however, he loses the few pesos he had gained from pawning one of his mother’s last items of value. A kid from the city finds himself stranded in a remote corner of the southern island of Chiloé on the day of the World Cup qualifying match for the Chilean National team. The only television in the area is at the house of the old Serón sisters, where the kid finds himself in the middle of more than he bargained for.

Trailer: http://www.vialproducciones.cl/?p=712

This Friday November 6th at UC 30. 7:15 pm
The film is in Spanish with English subtitles.

More information and trailer at www.mirarquedito.blogspot.com