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For NYC'ers, Latin Movie Film Fest August 20-21 and 27-28

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For NYC'ers, Latin Movie Film Fest August 20-21 and 27-28

Not sure if I should put this here or in the Movie Thread, so Mods please move accordingly, but wanted to give a heads up for the NYC dvdtalkers who might be interested in this.

La CinemaFe at El Museo del Barrio
The Best of Latin American and Spanish Cinema
Saturday and Sunday Matinees
August 20-21 and 27-28, 2005 at 2 PM and 4 PM

Saturday, August 20, 2:00 PM
CAFÉ ESTRÉS (Stress Coffee) NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE

Directed by Cristian Gónzalez, Mexico, 2004, 90 min.

In prison, Dario shares his cell with Neri, a painter obsessed with his wife Eva. Dario ends up falling in love with this woman that only exists in paintings. Once he is released from prison, he sees Eva in every woman he meets. Dario learns that is not a sin to desire, and desire is a destination.

Saturday, August 20, 4:00 PM
A FRONTEIRA (The Border)

Robert Carminati, Brazil / USA, 2004, 94 min.

A Fronteira tells the story of two Brazilian families who put everything at risk to cross the border into the United States from Mexico in search of a better life.
Director present for Q & A.

Sunday, August 21, 2:00 PM
LA CÁRCEL DE LA VICTORIA: EL CUARTO HOMBRE (La Victoria Prison: The Fourth Man) NEW YORK PREMIERE

Directed by José E. Pintor, Dominican Republic, 2004, 100 min.

The fledgling Dominican film industry arrives on the global stage with this hard-edged revenge drama, one of the first shot entirely behind prison walls taking viewers inside the notorious La Victoria prison. The film follows a man who enters jail to find and kill the murderer of his son, and discovers a world beyond control or comprehension.

Sunday, August 21, 2:00 PM
TESTAMENTO (The Will) NEW YORK PREMIERE

Uli Stelzner and Thomas Walther, Guatemala/Germany, 2003, 93 min.

A living history of Latin American revolution, Alfonso Bauer Paiz is an 83-year-old lawyer living in Guatemala. A man of imperturbable principles, he has been fighting for social justice for half a century but pays a high price for his ideals.
Director present for Q & A.

Saturday, August 27, 2:00 PM
UNA CASA CON VISTA AL MAR (A House With A View Of The Sea)
Directed by Alberto Arvelo, Venezuela, 2001, 83 min.

After the loss of his wife, Tomas Alonso and his son Santiago endure a trying journey of love and honor. Tomas struggles through feelings of loneliness and cowardice as he is forced to choose between family pride and upholding justice.

Saturday, August 27, 4:00 PM
OCHO CANDELAS (Eight Candles)
Directed by Sandro Halphen, USA / Mexico, 2002, 70 min.

By exploring what has pushed a community of Mexicans to convert to Judaism, Ocho Candelas sheds light on the complex question of Jewish faith, while succeeding in highlighting one of the most difficult pages in Jewish history: Crypto-Judaism. What happened to the Spanish and Portuguese Jews who came to America in the 16th and 17th centuries? Ocho Candelas makes the connection between the new Jewish converts of Mexico and these lost Jewish immigrants of the past.

Sunday, August 28, 2:00 PM
GRAND OPENING (Oso Grande) WORLD PREMIERE
Directed by Eddy Duran, Dominican Republic, 92 min.

What can possibly go wrong on the first day of the Grand Opening of a family owned supermarket? This no-holds-barred, over-the-top barrel of laughs introduces you to Pablo and his totally dysfunctional family and eccentric staff.
Director present for Q & A.

Sunday, August 28, 4:00 PM
HORMIGAS EN LA BOCA (Ants in the Mouth) NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
Directed by Mariano Barroso, Spain, 2004, 93 min.

Towards the end of 1958, Martin Losada, a Spanish Republican recently released from prison after serving a ten year stint for robbing a bank for the Republican cause, arrives in Havana in search of his girlfriend who escaped from the bank robbery with all of the money. Martin’s only clue is a picture of her and her uncle Albert in front of a tailor’s shop in Cuba.
Director present for Q & A.

All films are in Spanish or Portuguese with English Subtitles.
Admission: $7.00; $5.00 for Students, Seniors, and Members.
SPECIAL COMBO TICKET TO SEE BOTH FILMS: $10.00
Tickets on sale in the Museum Shop (day of event only)

Teatro Heckscher of El Museo del Barrio
1230 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street
New York, NY 10029
(212) 831 7272
www.elmuseo.org

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