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Chile

Photographer, The   Get Details and Purchasing Info
Sebastian Alarcon
Feature   96 minutes   2002
With English subtitles
This lighthearted but complex film, set in the charming seaport city of Valparaíso in the 1950s, takes on art, love, friendship, and the ups and downs of life. Simón is a jaunty photojournalist with an obsession for his artistic dream: a photonovel that will redefine art by representing life as it truly is. But one tragicomic event after another sets him back. His boss wants to use the project to sell bottled water, his landlady gets jealous of his leading lady, and his new camera takes pictures only when it feels like it. But even as Simón tries to make his art imitate life, life in the film starts to imitate art: the scenes alternate between decades, and the images between vivid color and black and white. Meanwhile the unforgettably goofy characters that populate the film are both deeply human and hilarious caricatures of themselves: a kittenish overweight landlady, a boorishly materialistic boss, a has-been playboy, and an ingenuous Audrey Hepburn look-alike. But just as Simón slides into cynicism and the commercialization of his art, an unexpected revelation brings him back to his old dream. Subtle, sunny, hilarious, and profound, this film is a bold new statement in Latin American film. Featured at Chicago Latino Film Festival, Havana Film Festival and Providence Film Festival.
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Uruguay

Days with Anna, The   Get Details and Purchasing Info
Marcelo Bertalmio
Feature   74 minutes   2000
With English subtitles
Five teenagers spend all their time together, the days blending into one another as they frequent the same parks, bars, and clubs. Life is completely uneventful until one of them, Ana, suddenly announces she is moving to Europe. In the few days left before her departure, her friends are forced to rethink everything. A simple but charming and heartfelt film. Best Film, Uruguay International Film Festival 2000 San Sebastian Film Festival 2000 Latin American Film Festival of Toulouse 2001 Latin American Film Festival of London 2001 "Uruguayan cinema needs young voices, and here they are." - Guillermo Zapiola, El Pais
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