Saturday,
June 11 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 showcases
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.
La
Cienaga (The Swamp)
dir.
Lucrecia Martel, Argentina, 2001, 35mm, 102 mins, color, Spanish
w/
English subtitles
 In
her highly accomplished debut film, Argentine director Lucrecia
Martel skewers the decadence of the bourgeoisie with an effectiveness
rarely seen since Buñuel. As an unbearably hot and sticky summer
winds on, a wealthy family and their lower-class relatives come
together in an over-the-hill resort town to try to make the
most of a bad situation. Balancing precariously between black
humor and palpable foreboding, La Cienaga has been
heralded as a masterpiece of the New Argentine Cinema.
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