Mexican films at this year's Tribeca Film Festival:
For more information, theaters and showtimes visit: www.tribecafilmfestival.org
• A Portrait of Diego: The Revolutionary Gaze (Un retrato de Diego: La revolución de la mirada), directed by Gabriel Figueroa Flores and Diego López. (Mexico) - International Premiere, Documentary. Fifty years ago, a trio of Mexico’s greatest artists – Diego Rivera, Gabriel Figueroa and Manuel Alvarez Bravo - collaborated on a documentary film about the painter, but it was never finished until now, after Figueroa’s son and Rivera’s grandson decided to show how these three great artists shared a vision. Spanish with English subtitles
• My Life Inside (Mi vida dentro), directed by Lucía Gajá. (Mexico) - International Premiere. At 17, mild-mannered Rosa Jiménez came to the United States to provide a better life for her family back in Mexico. This riveting, heartbreaking film examines how she came to stand accused of murder in a Texas courtroom. Winner of the Best Documentary prize at the Morelia Film Festival. English, Spanish with English subtitles.
• Love, Pain and Vice Versa (Amor, dolor y viceversa), directed by Alfonso Pineda-Ulloa, written by Alex Marino. (Mexico) - World Premiere. This stirring and moody psychological thriller finds two strangers subconsciously linked when their recurring dreams begin to topple their reality. Featuring strong performances by the sizzling Bárbara Mori (La mujer de mi hermano) and Leonardo Sbaraglia (Intacto). Spanish with English subtitles. A Panamax Films Release.
• Dusk (La Hora Cero), directed by Gary Alazraki (Mexico) – New York Premiere. A highway accident along the Mexican desert forces a couple to make a life-defining decision
• RUSIA SIGLO XXI
(Raúl Fajardo, Mexico, 2007, 51 min. In Russian and Spanish with English subtitles)
For centuries, Russia has been a Power admired by many, feared by others, but is still little known and understood by a large majority. His vast geography, its cultural diversity and controversial history, has always both intrigued and fascinated us. To meet today’s Russia, in its powerful unit and its astonishing diversity, we will travel through its landscape to talk with its people, to get to know its history, its present achievements and challenges that the future will arise. This is the twenty-first century Russia. Screening followed by Q&A and cocktail with filmmaker.
Friday, February 29, 6:30pm
Two Boots Pioneer Theater
155 East 3rd Street (bet. Avenues A and B)
(212) 591-0434
• THE ORPHANAGE
(Juan Antonio Bayona, 2007, Spain/Mexico, 100 min.)
A woman discovers dark secrets hidden within her cherished childhood home in this supernatural drama, the feature film debut of young Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona. A superbly atmospheric and emotionally powerful tale of love, loss and guilt, THE ORPHANAGE is the first film ever to be presented by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (PAN’S LABYRINTH), who also produced. Bayona and gifted first-time screenwriter Sergio Sánchez deliver an elegant, shivery ghost story in the tradition of such classics as The Innocents, The Haunting and The Others as they explore the shadowy places where human longing meets the unknown and unknowable. Award-winning actress Belén Rueda (THE SEA INSIDE) stars.
Currently playing at AMC Empire 25
Showtimes: 10:35am, 12:55pm, 3:15pm, 5:35pm, 7:55pm, 10:20pm, 12:40am 42nd Street Between 7th and 8th Avenues (212)398-3939
• UNDER THE SAME MOON / LA MISMA LUNA
(Patricia Riggen. Mexico/US, 2007. In Spanish and English with English subtitles)
Starring Kate del Castillo, Eugenio Derbez, Adrian Alonso, America Ferrera, Carmen Salinas
LA MISMA LUNA tells the parallel stories of nine-year-old Carlitos and his mother, Rosario. In the hopes of providing a better life for her son, Rosario works illegally in the U.S. while her mother cares for Carlitos back in Mexico. Unexpected circumstances drive both Rosario and Carlitos to embark on their own journeys in a desperate attempt to reunite. Along the way, mother and son face challenges and obstacles but never lose hope that they will one day be together again. Riggen's film is not only a heartwarming family story; she also offers subtle commentary on the much-debated issue of illegal immigration.
Opens Wednesday, March 19 at selected theaters
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