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Lincoln Center Is Screening Every Movie Alfonso Cuarón Has Directed

Manuel Betancourt — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 19:40:06 +0000

The films of Alfonso Cuarón make for a fascinating compilation. A black-and-white period film about his childhood sits alongside a Harry Potter sequel; a London-set dystopia was followed by a one woman journey’s into outer space. All eight of the Mexican director’s feature films may feel like they each belong to a different sensibility but they, in

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This Film Series Brings Scary Movies From Latin America to New York

Manuel Betancourt — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 18:53:27 +0000

Here’s a film festival for those who don’t want to have to wait until October to start watching scary movies. The Film Society of Lincoln Center’s 11th edition of Scary Movies takes place in late August. And, as usual, they have a slew of global flicks that will no doubt make you lay awake at

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Lincoln Center to Screen Every Film by Lucrecia Martel, Latin America’s Most Important Female Director

Manuel Betancourt — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 20:59:59 +0000

Few Latin American directors have found the kind of critical adoration that’s greeted Lucrecia Martel. The Argentine director first burst into the scene with La ciénaga (2001), a loose and lucid look at bourgeois life in her native country through the lens of a summer family gathering. Her next two films, La niña santa (2001) and La mujer

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New Directors/New Films Brings Brazilian Horror & a Dominican Tale of Revenge to New York

Manuel Betancourt — Wed, 14 Mar 2018 18:29:36 +0000

Every year, the Film Society of Lincoln Center hand-picks a string of films from promising directors making their mark in world cinema. 2018’s edition of New Directors/New Films, which is co-presented by the Museum of Modern Art, has chosen 25 features and 10 short films from 29 countries across five continents – that includes 13 films directed or

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This Film Retraces the Last Steps of a Brazilian Student’s 70-Day Trek Through Africa

Manuel Betancourt — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 20:19:50 +0000

Director Fellipe Barbosa was visibly moved while presenting his latest film, Gabriel e a montanha (Gabriel and the Mountain) at the Walter Reade Theater as part of “Neighboring Scenes.” Not only had he spent many hours watching some of the most influential films at the storied New York City theater while attending school, but this was, as he

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Here’s a Look at the Lineup for Neighboring Scenes, New York’s Latin American Film Series

Manuel Betancourt — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 23:17:23 +0000

Now in its third year, Film Society of Lincoln Center and Cinema Tropical’s Neighboring Scenes program serves as a continued reminder that Latin American cinema is where it’s at. Showcasing 17 films from all over the continent, the week-long event features fearless debuts, daring dramas, and the best from countries like Mexico, Brazil, Costa Rica, Colombia, and

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Júlia Murat On Mixing Dance Sequences With Steamy Sex Scenes in Her New Film ‘Pendular’

Manuel Betancourt — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 17:35:06 +0000

In Júlia Murat’s Pendular a sculptor and a dancer shack up in an expansive warehouse that will double as their studio in Brazil. To keep things civil, they divide it equally, using tape to delineate their respective areas. But they soon find out that living in such close quarters while trying to follow their artistic

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From Argentina to Brazil: 6 Must-See Movies From Latin America’s Young Auteurs

Manuel Betancourt — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 18:29:57 +0000

Any film program that can boast having screened films by Pedro Almodóvar and Christopher Nolan before they became household names is one to look out for. Presented by the Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of Lincoln Center New Directors/New Films is celebrating its 46th edition this year. And just like years past, its lineup is no

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Director Lukas Valenta Rinner on Shooting a Deadpan Comedy in a Real-Life Buenos Aires Nudist Colony

Manuel Betancourt — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 23:43:40 +0000

The synopsis of Lukas Valenta Rinner’s latest film makes it sound much raunchier than it is. Los decentes (A Decent Woman) follows a young woman who takes a job as a cleaning lady in a gated community in the outskirts of Buenos Aires. As mousy Belén (Iride Mockert) becomes more and more familiar with the high-class society she’s

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Fernando Guzzoni On How a Tragic Hate Crime Changed the Screenplay He Was Writing

Kiko Martinez — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 22:53:01 +0000

When Chilean filmmaker Fernando Guzzoni began writing the script for his new drama Jesús in early 2012, he planned to tell a story about a broken relationship between a father and son and use it as a metaphor for the strained political history of his South American home country. A couple of months later, Guzzoni’s

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