Films about Latin music, culture screening at UH
Advertiser Staff
Music & Culture of the Latin World, a film series, begins Sunday at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa's Spalding Auditorium.
The films screen Sundays at 5 p.m. through May 10.
Admission is $5 general, $3 UH faculty and students. 223-0130.
The lineup:
Directed by Marcos Zurinaga; Argentina, 1989, 90 minutes
Raul Julia stars as a political exile who reunites with his old partner Ricardo at Ricardo's bar. Isla Tango dancers, directed by George Garcia, will perform after the screening.
Sunday
Directed by Jose Jaramillo; U.S./ Mexico, 2008, 118 minutes
A look at the Mayan calendar, and how it could foster an enlightened state for humankind.
Jan. 11
Produced by PBS; U.S/Caribbean, 180 minutes
Harry Belafonte narrates a film on the history of Latin music, from West Africa, to Spain, Cuba and America.
Jan. 18
Directed by José Corbacho and Juan Cruz; Spain, 2005, 93 minutes
Three loosely interwoven stories are set in a Barcelona tapas bar.
Jan. 25
Produced by BBC; Great Britain/ Peru, 1985, 110 minutes
Two programs focus on the figures in the Peruvian desert at Nazca; and what might have caused the decline of a pre-Incan civilization.
Feb. 1
Directed by Carlos Saura; Spain, 1986, 105 minutes
The final film in Saura's dance trilogy (following "Blood Wedding" and "Carmen") is set in a gypsy shantytown.
Feb. 8
Directed by Sergei Eisenstein/Oleg Kovalov; Mexico/Russia 1930/1998, 93 minutes
Biographer Oleg Kovalov's interpretation of film pioneer Sergei Eisenstein's unfinished "Que Viva Mexico."
Feb. 15
Directed by Paulo Thiago; Brazil, 2005, 112 minutes
The people, places and performances that launched Brazilian music in the international scene in the early 1960s.
Feb. 22
Directed by Luis Buñuel; 30 minutes
A look at the architectural creations of Antoni Gaudi.
March 1
Directed by Peter Newington; Great Britain/Spain, 1991, 59 minutes
Mexican author Carlos Fuentes looks for his forebears in the mix of people that created Latin America.
March 8
Directed by Mikhail Kalatozov; Russia/Cuba, 1964, 140 minutes
A look at the decadence of Havana and the poverty that fueled the Cuban revolution.
March 15
How Muslim influence came to blend religions in Spain.
with:
Directed by Jose Antonio Paramo; Spain, 1989, 30 minutes
A walk through the gardens of the Moorish masterpiece in Granada.
March 22
Directed by Jean-Christophe Averty; France/Spain, 55 minutes
Orson Welles narrates.
with:
Produced by BBC; Spain, 1978, 60 minutes
A documentary written and narrated by Miro's longtime friend Roland Penrose.
March 29
Produced by the History Channel; 2006
A look at the architecture and ruler of the Mayan city Palenque, which thrived and was abandoned.
with:
Focusing on the civilizations that reached high levels of sophistication before the arrival of Spanish armies.
April 5
Directed by Georges Clouzot; France/Spain, 1956, 77 minutes
An exploration of the mind and motivations of the Spanish icon.
April 12
Directed by John Pilger; U.S., 2005, 94 minutes
A look at the historic and current relationship of America and countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile.
April 19
Directed by Jorge Zanada; Argentina, 1994, 70 minutes
The role tango plays in the national identity of Argentina.
April 26
Directed by Jocelyn Ajami; 1998, Spain, 48 minutes
A showcase of flamenco dancer Omayra Amaya.
with:
Directed by Carlos Saura; Spain, 1992, 55 minutes
A view of flamenco, from the popular to the most sophisticated.
May 3
Directed by Amy Stechler; U.S., 2004, 90 minutes
Rita Moreno narrates a biography of the artist.
May 10
