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Article #810HISPANIC FILM FESTIVAL
From: Spanish-Speaking Organization
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 00:00
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 00:00
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The Spanish-Speaking Organization (SSO) at Georgia Tech presents The Hispanic Film Festival at Georgia Tech Location: Manufacturing Research Center (MaRC) Auditorium ,Georgia Institute of Technology, 813 Ferst Drive Time & Dates: Wednesdays & Saturdays from March 25 - April 8 All movies start at 7:30 PM. Admission: Free for Georgia Tech students (with valid ID) and $5 General admission Films to be shown: March 25: Guantanamera (Cuba, 1997. 104 min) Directed by Tom�s Guti�rrez Alea and Juan Carlos Tabio. After a world famous diva dies, her family must accompany the casket on an absurd journey to the funeral, accompanied by a pair of truck drivers. The truckers and the mourners inspire new love in each other, in this colorful romantic comedy. March 29: The Flower of My Secret (Spain, 1988. 88 min) Directed by Pedro Almod�var. Struggling with her failing marriage and the desire to become a serious writer, a long time romance novelist takes a job as a literary critic at a Madrid newspaper. Hired under a false name to review her own novel, she and the new editor begin to develop a warm admiration -- which makes things sticky, especially when her husband comes back to town. April 1: Belle �poque (Spain, 1994. 108 min) Directed by Fernando Trueba. In this erotic comedy, a young deserter from the Spanish Civil War is befriended and sheltered by an artist. When the artist's four beautiful daughters arrive, each uses her unique charms to seduce the willing though exhausted soldier. ACADEMY AWARD winner for best foreign film. April 5: Strawberry and Chocolate (Cuba, 1993. 110 min) Directed by Tom�s Guti�rrez Alea Oscar-nominated film set in Cuba about the unlikely friendship between an uptight conservative and his flamboyant and extravagant neighbor. With the help of a vivacious woman, they negotiate the disappointments and ultimately find the pleasures of life. April 8: Like Water for Chocolate (Mexico, 1992. 105 min) A sensuous comic fable of a young Mexican woman's tortured life and her main influences -- her domineering mother, her forbidden lover, and the overwhelmingly sensual power of food and cooking. Based on a novel by Laura Esquivel. Questions? e-mail sso@gatech.edu
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