Its back! Its back!
I love Latin American film and have been trying to get my Mexican friends to transport back some 'movies' for me. And now I get to watch it here in Singapore.
Last year due to time constraint, I only managed to watch one movie "Espiral" which brought me to tears and also made me think about life quite abit.
You can read it here
This year the movies showcase seems interesting. And I have already loaded it in my calender (in case I forget)
Keppel Latin American Film Festival 2013
28 November - 1 December
THE CATHAY (2 Handy Road, #05/06-00, Singapore 2229233)
Everyone is invited!!
Complimentary tickets will be available for the whole Keppel LAFF Singapore 2013, and will start being issued half an hour before each show, based on "first-come, first-served" basis.
Here's the movies I'm gonna watch.
28th November 2013. Thursday. 21:10
THE CATHAY
Award winning Peruvian film:
THE MILK OF SORROW
SYNOPSIS:
Fausta suffers from “the milk of sorrow”, an illness transmitted through mother’s milk by women who have been violated or mistreated during the war of terrorism in Peru. The war has ended, but Fausta lives to remind of it because “the illness of fear” stole her soul. Now, her mother’s sudden death forces her to confront her fears and the secret that is hidden inside of her: she has inserted a potato into her vagina to serve as a protective shield that repels disgusting intruders. The Milk of Sorrow is the story of a search for re-awakening, a journey from fear to freedom.
AWARDS
• Best foreign Language Film nomination – 82nd Academy Awards, 2010
• Best Peruvian Movie – Peruvian Association of Cinematographic Press, 2009
• Best Movie – Bogota Film Festival, 2009
• Best Movie – Havana Film Festival, 2009
• Best Actress, CONACINE Award, Best Peruvian Movie – Lima Film Festival, 2009
• Best Movie – Association Québécoises des Critiques de Cinéma, 2009
• Best Actress – Montreal World Film Festival, 2009
• Best Movie, Best Actress – Guadalajara International Film Festival, 2009
• FIPRESCI Award – Berlin Film Festival, 2009
• Best Movie – Berlin Golden Bear, 2009
* The storyline seems interesting to me. A juxtaposition of many emotions.
29 November 2013. Friday. 19:15
THE CATHAY
ECUADOR Comedy.
EN EL NOMBRE DE LA HIJA - IN THE NAME OF THE GIRL
SYNOPSIS:
Nine-year old Manuela has been named after her socialist-atheist father, but her catholic-conservative grandmother insists she should carry the name the first daughters of the family have carried for generations: Dolores.
The story takes place in a Valley in the Ecuadorian Andes, during the summer of 1976. Manuela and her little brother, Camilo, are spending holidays with their cousins and grandparents at the family’s farmhouse.
Hidden in the family’s abandoned library, schizophrenic uncle Felipe is devoted to setting words free from the constraints of dogmas. His wisdom sets Manuela free from her own dogmas and forever changes her relationship with words, including her own name.
AWARDS
• Audience and Young Jury Award – Festival de Punta del Este, 2013
• UNICEF Award – Vienna Children Film Festival, 2013
• Marco Aurelio Award – International Rome Film Festival, 2012
• Young Jury Award – Val de Marne Film Festival, 2012
• Best Feature Film – Margarita Latin American and Caribbean Film Festival, 2012
• Best Cinematography – Santo Domingo International Film Festival, 2012
• Best Art Direction – Ceara Film Festival, 2012
• Official Selection – Cannes Ecran Junior, 2012
• Caminos Award – International Havana Film Festival, 2011
30 November 2013. Saturday.19:10
THE CATHAY
MEXICO Drama NC16
EL SUEÑO DE LU - THE DREAM OF LU
SYNOPSIS:
The Dream of Lu is a powerful yet sensitive and profoundly human
depiction of the pain that no words can accurately describe: the los sof a son. After an attempted suicide, Lucía reassesses her life in order to move on. Facing the grief over the loss of her son, Sebastián, she discovers new bonds of friendship and small miracles. An encounter and an unexpected journey will help her find her place in life and understand that eternity is contained in an instant.
The work of director Hari Sama explores in a respectful, unobstructive way the different paths of mourning. The result is an intimate account of a process that was actually experienced directly by both, the director and Úrsula Pruneda, who gives live to the main character, Lucía. Hari Sama is convinced that, when filmmaking connects with its stories at very profound levels of the human being, it becomes for both, creator and spectator, a window to see the light. The Dream of Lu is a vivid example of this process.
AWARDS
• Silver Biznaga for Best Latin American Actress (for Úrsula Pruneda) –
Málaga Spanish Film Festival, 2013
• Golden Goblet for Best Actress (for Úrsula Pruneda) – Shanghai International
Film Festival, 2012
• Special Jury Mention – Morelia International Film Festival, 2011
1 December 2013. Sunday. 19:20
THE CATHAY
BRAZIL Drama NC16
BICHO DE SETE CABECAS - BRAINSTORM
SYNOPSIS:
Neto is quite a normal teenager. He’s quiet, doesn’t seem to care about anything, and sometimes is tight-lipped with his mother, father and sister. He hangs out, drinks and smokes pot with his friends.
When his father finds a marijuana joint in his clothing, the family thinks he has a drug addiction and takes a drastic decision by sending him to a mental institution.
Neto’s nightmare begins when it becomes evident that he is in the
wrong place. The Institution’s staff is corrupt and, in order to keep
him docile, they give him drugs and shock therapy. He finds himself
trapped, surrounded by seemingly hostile inmates. He needs to adapt and find a way out of the sanatorium.
AWARDS
• Best Actor, Best First Work – Cartagena Film Festival, 2002
• Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Screenplay, Best
Editing, Best Music, Best Director – Cinema Brazil Grand Prize, 2002
• Best Film, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Screenplay – São Paulo Association of
Art Critics Awards, 2002
• Graine de Cinéphage Award – Créteil International Women’s Film Festival, 2002
• Golden Sun Award – Biarritz International Festival of Latin American Cinema, 2001
• Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Film, Best Supporting Actor –
Prêmio Qualidade, Brazil, 2001
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