·Hispanic
Film Series
·
Primavera de 2006
Jan. 26
(Thurs.)
6-8 p.m.:
La Gente de La Universal de Felipe Aljure Salame (Col.)
Es una
comedia de humor negro que transcurre en una selva urbana, en donde cada
quien tiene que velar por su propia supervivencia. Nadie es malo, pero todos
actúan en su propio beneficio y sin medir si sus actos perjudican a otros.
El ex sargento Diógenes Hernández es dueño de La Universal, una precaria
agencia de detectives privados en el centro de Bogotá, que tiene como sede
el mismo apartamento en que él y su esposa Fabiola habitan. Su sobrino,
Clemente Fernández, quien trabaja en la agencia, sostiene un romance con
Fabiola, sin pretender herir los sentimientos de su tío, pero impulsado por
la necesidad de mitigar si vació de hombre urbano y anónimo.
Feb. 15 (Wed.) 7-9 p.m.:
Juana la Loca
de
Vicente Aranda
(Esp.)
Laredo,
22 de Agosto, 1496. Una flota parte con destino a Flandes. Su objetivo es
conducir a la infanta Juana a la corte de Bruselas, donde contraerá
matrimonio con el que más tarde será conocido como Felipe el Hermoso. El
encuentro es fulgurante. Apenas mirarse, nace entre ellos una atracción y un
deseo incontrolable. Se olviden de sus obligaciones políticas y se abandonan
a los sentimientos. Sun embargo, el destino tiene otros planes para ellos.
Estos acontecimientos desembocarán en 2 batallas, una política, y la otra,
será la que libre Juana en el lecho conyugal.
Feb. 28 (Tue.) 6-8 p.m.:
Azúcar Amarga
de
Leon Ichaso
(Cuba)
Nos muestra la
historia de 2 jóvenes que se enamoran apasionadamente a pesar de tener
puntos de vista políticos radicalmente opuestos; Gustavo es el “Hombre nuevo
de Cuba” un estudiante idealista que cree ciegamente en el régimen
Castrista, Yolanda es una hermosa mujer, realista y consciente del entorno
de donde vive y deseosa de salir del país y poder cambiar de vida. A pesar
de su gran amor, sus diferencias comienzan a contrastar creando un infierno.
Es así como realidad y ficción se funden para traernos esta conmovedora
historia de pasión y desesperanza que no puede usted dejar de ver.
Mar. 22 (Wed.) 7-9 p.m.:
María llena de gracia
de Joshua Marston (Col.)
A sus 17
años, María es una joven que habita con su mamá, su hermana, su abuela y su
sobrino en una ciudad al norte de Bogotá. Así María decide probar suerte en
la ciudad, donde gracias a su viejo amigo Franklin se emplea como “mensajera”,
un trabajo bastante simple para ella y más por la buena paga. María debe
pasar pequeños paquetes de heroína a los Estados Unidos recibiendo 5,000
dólares por cada viaje. Poco tiempo pasa para que su buena amiga Blanca se
encuentre envuelta también en el negocio y todo parece marchar en orden
hasta el día en que María decide tomar un avión con destino a los Estados
Unidos y con el estómago cargado con 62 paquetes de heroína.
Apr. 12 (Wed.) 6-8 p.m.:
Los Amantes del Círculo Polar
de
Julio Medem
(Esp.)
Una apasionada y secreta historia
de amor contada por sus protagonistas, Ana y Otto, desde los ocho años hasta
los veinticinco. Desde el momento en que a la salida del colegio sus vidas
se entrelazan para iniciar una historia que volverá una y otra vez a
encontrarse en el círculo polar, donde el sol de media noche ilumina el amor
de una pareja.
All films will be
shown in Pearce 327.
·
Hispanic
Film Series - Otoño
de 2005
Sept. 8 (Thu) 6-8
p.m. :
Mar Adentro
(The Sea Inside)
(Esp)- by Alejandro Amenábar, 2005
Life story of
Spaniard Ramón Sampedro (Javier Bardem), who fought a 30-year campaign to
win the right to end his life with dignity. Film explores Ramón's
relationships with two women: Julia, a lawyer who supports his cause, and
Rosa, a local woman who wants to convince him that life is worth living.
Through the gift of his love, these two women are inspired to accomplish
things they never previously thought possible. Despite his wish to die,
Ramón taught everyone he encountered the meaning, value and preciousness of
life. Though he could not move himself, he had an uncanny ability to move
others.
Sept. 27 (Tue) 6-8
p.m. :
En el tiempo
de las mariposas (In the Time of the Butterflies)
(Rep. Dom./USA)- by Mariano Barroso, 2000
On November 25, 1960,
the bodies of three sisters were found near the bottom of a cliff on the
north coast of the Dominican Republic. The official daily 'El Caribe'
reports that it had been an accident, but it does not mention that a fourth
sister lives. Nor does it mention the sisters' fierce opposition to the
General Trujillo's dictatorship. This is their story: how Minerva started
the tragedy by refusing Trujillo; how Patria became an opponent from the
church itself; how Maria Teresa joined the revolution through the love. And
how they lost their wings, but not their courage. They were Las Mariposas -
"The Butterflies".
Oct. 18 (Tue)
6:30-9 p.m. :
1492: La Conquista del
Paraíso (1492: Conquest of Paradise)
(U.K./USA/Fr./Spn.) By Ridley Scott
Big budget account of
Christopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas. It was released in 1992 to
celebrate the 500th anniversary of the discovery. Shows the disastrous
effects the Europeans had on the original inhabitants, and Columbus'
struggle to civilize the New World.
Movie Length:
149 minutes, Shown in Pearce 302
Nov. 9 (Wed) 6-8
p.m. :
Diarios de Motocicleta
(Motorcycle Diaries) (Arg.)- by Walter Salles, 2004
In 1952, two young
Argentines, Ernesto “Che” Guevara and Alberto Granado, set out on a road
trip to discover the real Latin America. Ernesto is a 23-year-old medical
student specializing in leprology, and Alberto, 29, is a biochemist. The
film follows the young men as they unveil the rich and complex human and
social topography of the Latin American continent. The issues of social
injustice Ernesto encounters on the way stimulate him to later become a
revolutionary.
Movie Length:
128 minutes, shown in Pearce 332
Nov. 30 (Wed) 6-8
p.m. : La
Misión(The Mission)
(Spn.) By Roland Joffé, 1986
This is a true story
of two Jesuit missionaries who defied the colonial forces of mighty Spain
and Portugal to save an Indian tribe from slavery in mid-18th-century South
America. Mendoza is a slave trader and colonial imperialist who murdered his
own brother and seeks penance for his sins by becoming a missionary at
Father Gabriel's (Irons) mountaintop mission; Gabriel is a devout and
idealistic man who extols nonviolence and peaceful interaction with the
natives and colonialists. This is a haunting account of the unjust treatment
of the Guarani Indians of South America and the men who fought desperately
to save them.
Movie Length:
120 minutes, shown in Pearce 332
All films are in Spanish with
English or Spanish subtitles.
For more information contact
Prof. Krystof Kulawik, Pearce 322 tel x3536
k.kulawik@cmich.edu
The Spanish
Section of the Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures
invites you to a film showing, part of the
Hispanic Film Series 2005
Wednesday,
November 9, 6 to 8 p.m.
PEARCE HALL
332
Diarios de
Motocicleta
(The
Motorcycle Diaries)
By Walter Salles, 2004
In 1952, two young
Argentines, Ernesto “Che” Guevara and Alberto Granado, set out on a road
trip to discover the real Latin America. Ernesto is a 23-year-old medical
student specializing in leprology, and Alberto, 29, is a biochemist. The
film follows the young men as they unveil the rich and complex human and
social topography of the Latin American continent. The issues of social
injustice Ernesto encounters on the way stimulate him to later become a
revolutionary.
Movie Length: 128
minutes
Rated R (Adult Language)
*In Spanish with
English subtitles*
For more information
contact Prof. Krystof Kulawik, Pearce 322 tel x3536
k.kulawik@cmich.edu
The Spanish
Section of the Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures
invites you to a film showing, part of the
Hispanic Film Series 2005
Wednesday,
November 30, 6 to 8 p.m.
PEARCE HALL
332
La Misión
(The
Mission)
By Roland Joffé, 1986
This is a true story of
two Jesuit missionaries who defied the colonial forces of mighty Spain and
Portugal to save an Indian tribe from slavery in mid-18th-century South
America. Mendoza is a slave trader and colonial imperialist who murdered his
own brother and seeks penance for his sins by becoming a missionary at
Father Gabriel's (Irons) mountaintop mission; Gabriel is a devout and
idealistic man who extols nonviolence and peaceful interaction with the
natives and colonialists. This is a haunting account of the unjust treatment
of the Guarani Indians of South America and the men who fought desperately
to save them.
Movie Length: 120
minutes
Rated PG-13
*In Spanish with
English subtitles*
For more information
contact Prof. Krystof Kulawik, Pearce 322 tel x3536
k.kulawik@cmich.edu
The Spanish
Section of the Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures
invites you to a film showing, part of the
Hispanic Film Series 2005
Tuesday, October
18, 6:30 to 9 p.m.
PEARCE HALL
302
1492: La
Conquista del Paraíso
(1492:
Conquest of Paradise)
By Ridley Scott, 1992
Big budget account of
Christopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas. It was released in 1992 to
celebrate the 500th anniversary of the discovery. Shows the disastrous
effects the Europeans had on the original inhabitants, and Columbus'
struggle to civilize the New World.
Movie Length: 149
minutes
Rated PG-13 for
Violence/Nudity/Adult Situations
*In Spanish with
Spanish subtitles*
For more information
contact Prof. Krystof Kulawik, Pearce 322 tel x3536
k.kulawik@cmich.edu