SERIES
August 26-28 at the Trylon
Argentine director Martel’s films are demanding and deeply intellectual, yet approachable. Critic David Oubiña has called her work “a rare perfection.” Presented here are two of her finest features, which follow women in the northern Argentina town of Salta and blend the personal and the political.
(2001, 35mm, 101m, Spanish w/ English subtitles) dir Lucrecia Martel w/Mercedes Morán, Graciela Borges, Martin Adjemián. A bourgeois Argentine family escapes the summer heat at a dilapidated country estate—where their dysfunction comes to the fore. This meticulous vision of social decay put Martel on the map. FRI 7:00 SAT 9:00 SUN 3:00
Showings: Aug. 26 7:00, Aug. 27 9:00, Aug. 28 3:00
(2008, 35mm, 87m, Spanish w/ English subtitles) dir Lucrecia Martel w/María Onetto, Claudia Cantero, Inés Efron. Vero (Onetto) is distracted while driving along a deserted road and hits . . . something. Overcome by guilt, she spirals into paranoia. This 35mm print is presented courtesy of the Ruben/Bentson Moving Image Collection at Walker Art Center. […]
Showings: Aug. 26 9:00, Aug. 27 7:00, Aug. 28 5:00