Wednesday, February 23
at 7:00pm
Cinema
Tropical
Cinema
Tropical is the definitive source for Latin American film in
the United States. It is
a comprehensive and collaborative project between institutions,
organizations and individuals that work in the promotion of
Latin American cinema. The Cinema Tropical Series will showcase
a recent Latin American film each month. In the past few years,
several Latin American countries have seen their filmmaking
industries show signs of recovery and growth, as new ground
in both the commercial and independent fronts is broken. This
series brings a selection of films from both tendencies, giving
Philadelphia
audiences a glimpse into the exciting revitalized cinema from
Latin America.
Bolívar
I Am
dir.
Jorge Alí Triana, Colombia, 2002, 35mm, 93 mins, color, Spanish
w/ English subtitles
 In
this hilarious historical satire, Santiago Miranda is a soap
opera star who portrays Simón Bolívar, the great South American
general and liberator. When Santiago finds too many discrepancies
between the script and reality, he storms off the show, vowing
to rewrite the remaining episodes so they more accurately reflect
history. Obsessed to the point of delusion, he believes that
he is actually an incarnation of Bolívar himself, and attempts
to complete Bolívar's unfulfilled dream of creating La Gran
Colombia, a unified state of five Latin American countries.
Click
here for Loco Fever, our next
film in the Cinema Tropical Series.
$6.00 General Admission; $5.00 I House
Members, Students and Seniors.
Available in advance
at TICKETWEB
or one hour before showtime at the International House Box Office.
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