"Madeinusa" (2006) by Claudia Llosa.
"La Teta Asustada" (2009) by Claudia Llosa.
Socio·cultural development in rural areas
Showing posts with label Film. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Film. Show all posts
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
The Swamp (La Ciénaga) 2001 by Lucrecia Martel
La ciénaga (English: The Swamp) (2001) is an Argentine, Spanish, and French film, written and directed by Lucrecia Martel. The film was executive produced by Ana Aizenberg, Diego Guebel, Mario Pergolini, and produced by Lita Stantic. The picture features Graciela Borges,Mercedes Morán, Martín Adjemián, Daniel Valenzuela, among others.
The picture is set in the high plains of northwestern Argentina and portrays the life of a self-pitying Argentine bourgeois family.
Synopsis: The film tells the story of Mecha (Graciela Borges), a middle-aged woman in her 50s who has several teenagers. Her husband Gregorio (Martín Adjemián) wants to remain looking young, and both of them have to deal with their gloomy Amerindian servants, whom Mecha accuses of theft and laziness. Both Mecha and Gregorio take to drinking to cope with day-to-day living.
In order to avoid the hot and humid weather of the city, the family spends their summers in their rural shabby country home that they have named "La Mandragora".
Mecha's cousin, Tali (Mercedes Morán), lives in the nearby city of La Ciénaga (The Swamp, in English) and has a brood of small, noisy children and a husband, Rafael (Daniel Valenzuela), who loves his family and also hunts.
Before long, the crowded domestic situation in both homes strains the families' nerves, exposing repressed family mysteries, and tensions that threaten to erupt into violence.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
"Silent Light" by Carlos Reygadas
Silent Light (Plautdietsch: Stellet Lijcht; Spanish: Luz silenciosa) is a 2007 film written and directed by Mexican filmmaker Carlos Reygadas. Filmed in Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, a city in northern Mexico, Silent Light is set in a Mennonite community and tells the story of a married man who falls in love with another woman. The dialogue is in Plautdietsch, the language of the Russian Mennonites.
Carlos Reygadas’s films are known for their long sequences, slow rhythm, and use of nonprofessional actors. All the performers in Silent Light are Mennonites from communities in Mexico, Germany and Canada. The film was an international co-production by companies from Mexico, France and the Netherlands.
Carlos Reygadas’s films are known for their long sequences, slow rhythm, and use of nonprofessional actors. All the performers in Silent Light are Mennonites from communities in Mexico, Germany and Canada. The film was an international co-production by companies from Mexico, France and the Netherlands.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Noel Films: "In your absence" and "Brecha"
Two good and interesting films rural drama by Yves Noel who have gone through several international festivals.
En tu ausencia (2009) A film by Yves Noel. A betrayal that ended a childhood...
Synopsis: En tu ausencia (In your absence) is the story of a fatherless boy whose fixation on a mysterious stranger leads him blindly into a tragedy that is to mark him for life.
Brecha (2008) A film by Yves Noel (Iván Noel)
Synopsis: Brecha is a particularly vivid and realistic portrayal of the emotional rupture between a father recently released from jail and his 12 year old son, following a dark family tragedy that no one has strength enough to confront. Brecha is Ivan Noel's second film after "En tu ausencia" (Official selection at Vancouver International Festival in 2008).
En tu ausencia (2009) A film by Yves Noel. A betrayal that ended a childhood...
Synopsis: En tu ausencia (In your absence) is the story of a fatherless boy whose fixation on a mysterious stranger leads him blindly into a tragedy that is to mark him for life.
Synopsis: Brecha is a particularly vivid and realistic portrayal of the emotional rupture between a father recently released from jail and his 12 year old son, following a dark family tragedy that no one has strength enough to confront. Brecha is Ivan Noel's second film after "En tu ausencia" (Official selection at Vancouver International Festival in 2008).
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
El Brau Blau (The Blue Bull)
Directed by Daniel V. Villamediana, 2008.
"El Brau Blau" (The Blue Bull)
Synopsis:
A man in his thirties lives alone in a house in the country, some kilometres away from Barcelona. Totally isolated from modern society, from the noise and crowds of the city, he has made a space for himself, far from prying eyes. It is here that imagination and creativity can find free expression. Obsessed by bullfighting, he collects stones every day and takes them in a wheelbarrow to a meadow where he places them in a circle. He also draws horns on the concrete surface in front of his house, marks strategic locations with a cross and reads texts by famous writers about symbols relating to the world of «la corrida». Repeated on a daily basis, his actions become a form of ritual that give him satisfaction and a sense of wholeness.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Cinema in Mongolia. Pure Landscape.
Hyazgar / Desert Dreams (Zhang Lu, 2007)
Synopsis:
People in the village continue to leave town. Even Hungai’s wife ends up in leaving, due to their daughter’s illness. As Hungai drinks in despair and anguish, Korean refugee CHOI Soon-hee knocks at his door with her son, Chang-ho. Now there remain only these three in the desert, who have to depend on one another to overcome the hostile environment. The three get to know each other, even though they don’t speak the same language. Furthermore Jorick, a young tank soldier from the nearby Mongolian armored troops, becomes friends with Chang-ho as he frequents the village. Hungai’s relationship with CHOI Soon-hee grows in the fine line between love and friendship.
People in the village continue to leave town. Even Hungai’s wife ends up in leaving, due to their daughter’s illness. As Hungai drinks in despair and anguish, Korean refugee CHOI Soon-hee knocks at his door with her son, Chang-ho. Now there remain only these three in the desert, who have to depend on one another to overcome the hostile environment. The three get to know each other, even though they don’t speak the same language. Furthermore Jorick, a young tank soldier from the nearby Mongolian armored troops, becomes friends with Chang-ho as he frequents the village. Hungai’s relationship with CHOI Soon-hee grows in the fine line between love and friendship.
Synopsis:
When young Bilike finds an ordinary ping pong ball, he and his friends take to flights of imaginative whimsy and embark on a journey to find the source of the mysterious unknown object. Bilike's old grandmother says the ball is a glowing pearl sent by the gods, but the boys are skeptical aft
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Honey (Bal)
Semih Kaplanoğlu (born 1963, Turkey) is a Turkish playwright, film director and producer.
Honey (Turkish: Bal) is a 2010 Turkish drama film directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu, the third and final installment of the "Yusuf Trilogy", which includes Egg and Milk. Honey won the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival.
Storyline: The young boy Yusuf's best friend is his father, who supports his family's modest life with the honey he collects from tall trees in the forests of the remote Turkish countryside. Yusuf is a quiet boy, and his mother is concerned for his future. Perhaps he will follow in his father's footsteps, or perhaps school will offer him other opportunities. But the honey crop is failing, and Yusuf has trouble learning how to read. The greatest fear strikes when Yusuf's father doesn't return home from the forest.
Honey (Turkish: Bal) is a 2010 Turkish drama film directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu, the third and final installment of the "Yusuf Trilogy", which includes Egg and Milk. Honey won the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival.
Storyline: The young boy Yusuf's best friend is his father, who supports his family's modest life with the honey he collects from tall trees in the forests of the remote Turkish countryside. Yusuf is a quiet boy, and his mother is concerned for his future. Perhaps he will follow in his father's footsteps, or perhaps school will offer him other opportunities. But the honey crop is failing, and Yusuf has trouble learning how to read. The greatest fear strikes when Yusuf's father doesn't return home from the forest.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Contemporary Spanish cinema about rural depopulation
Two good and interesting films that deal with the issue of rural depopulation in Spain.
Aguaviva (2005) Ariadna Pujol (Director).
Aguaviva, a small town in Teruel, has been losing population. In order to put an end to this, its mayor made an international call to families willing to emigrate and settle themselves in the town, in exchange for work and a residence.
El cielo gira "The Sky Turns" (2004) Mercedes Álvarez (Director).
English Trailer in: http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1528470041/
Aguaviva (2005) Ariadna Pujol (Director).
Aguaviva, a small town in Teruel, has been losing population. In order to put an end to this, its mayor made an international call to families willing to emigrate and settle themselves in the town, in exchange for work and a residence.
El cielo gira "The Sky Turns" (2004) Mercedes Álvarez (Director).
English Trailer in: http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1528470041/
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