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After the end of the Dirty War, a high school teacher sets out to find out who the mother of her adopted daughter is. (IMDB)

A satire about the life of the Cuban people. Alicia, a culture instructor, is sent to a small town "Maravillas", which is itself an exaggerated, but very ingenious reflection of the real Cuba. The adventures that she has there are almost as crazy and…

Manuel, 9, has an old ball with which he plays football every day in the countryside. He dreams of becoming a great goalkeeper. His wishes seem set to come true when Ernest, his father, gives him a new ball. But an unexpected accident sends the ball…

An unusual ghost story set on the Peruvian seaside; a married fisherman struggles to reconcile his devotion to his male lover within his town's rigid traditions. (IMDB)

At age 42, Rafael Belvedere is having a crisis. He lives in the shadow of his father, he feels guilty about rarely visiting his aging mother, his ex-wife says he doesn't spend enough time with their daughter and he has yet to make a commitment to his…

In an unnamed Latin American country that closely resembles Mexico, the government fights a rural insurgency with torture, assault, rape, and murder. Soldiers descend on a town, cutting off the rebels from their cache of ammunition hidden in a field.…

Montevideo, Uruguay. In this comedic drama, Elisa, 27, dreams of opening her own hairdressing salon in one of the rich districts of the Uruguayan capital. A bit of a rebel, one day Elisa moves out of her mother's house with her two children and…

Diego, a cultivated, homosexual and skeptical young man, falls in love with a young heterosexual communist full of prejudices and doctrinal ideas. First come rejection and suspicion, but also fascination. Fresa y chocolate is a coming-of-age story,…

Three stories about football, one of the most important twentieth-century rituals. A third division player from Santiago de Chile is bribed, but does not realise that his behaviour betrays more than the loyalty of his team-mates. A boy from Calama,…

Madeinusa is a girl aged 14 with a sweet Indian face who lives in an isolated village in the Cordillera Blanca Mountain range of Peru. This strange place is characterized by its religious fervor. From Good Friday at three o'clock in the afternoon…

In an unknown first world airport the arrival of an Ecuadorian flight is heard. The 'members of the European Union' passby migration, while the 'others', in the other line, wait. In the middle of the claims, a group of Ecuadorians is arrested. They…

Yuppie and womanizer Tomas is caught in a trap when falsely diagnosed with A.I.D.S. by Silvia, a nurse who finds herself cheated by the young Casanova. Looking for a quick death (putting his head into a microwave oven) Tomas falls in love with…

In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operation Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged. Captain…

When his long-lost brother resurfaces, Jacobo, desperate to prove his life has added up to something, looks to scrounge up a wife. He turns to Marta, an employee at his sock factory, with whom he has a prickly relationship. (IMDB)

Un estudio del cine latinoamericano y su desarrollo temático y técnico con un énfasis en la producción contemporánea.

A study of a specific group of Latin American films in relation to their specific cultural and historical contexts.

Un estudio del cine latinoamericano y su desarrollo temático y técnico con un énfasis en la producción contemporánea.

Un estudio de la representación de la historia en la ficción y el cine latinoamericano y su desarrollo temático y técnico con un énfasis en la producción contemporánea.

This course is a survey of Latin American cinema that spans from the 1930s to the present. Topics will include Mexican Golden Age cinema as well as the New Latin American Cinema of the 1960s and 1970s and contemporary new new waves. The course will…

This course will investigate Latin American documentary by focusing on three important topics in Latin American cultural studies. We will screen recent and historical documentaries about (1) underdevelopment and poverty, (2) the history and memory of…

Raquel, una mujer agria e introvertida, lleva 23 años trabajando de nana para los Valdés, una numerosa familia de clase alta. Un día, Pilar, su patrona, contrata a otra nana para ayudarla. Raquel, sintiendo peligrar su lugar en la familia, espanta a…

Roque llega a Buenos Aires para iniciar sus estudios universitarios. Sin vocación ni rumbo se dedica a deambular por la facultad, a hacer amigos, a conocer chicas. Una de ellas lo introduce en la militancia política y le presenta a un viejo político…

In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency. The country will vote YES or NO to Pinochet extending his rule for another eight years. Opposition leaders of the NO…

Malú is from an upper-class family and her single mother doesn't want her to play with Jorgito, who she looks down on because of his lower-class background. Jorgito's mother, a poor socialist proud of her family's social standing, places similar…

Panorámica de una ciudad en la que la multiplicidad de rostros y lugares se entrecruzan con las memorias de personajes anónimos. Seres sumamente peculiares que representan una curiosa diversidad de grupos sociales que viven en La Habana de hoy. ---…

De sus 63 años, Estamira ha trabajado durante los últimos 20 en un depósito de basura. Frente al rechazo de la sociedad, ha recobrado su dignidad construyendo un discurso místico que ha dado un nuevo sentido a su vida. Esquizofrénica, pero…

CHILE, OBSTINATE MEMORY visits with Chileans who experienced the coup first-hand (some of whom are seen in The Battle of Chile from 25 years ago). Survivors reminisce as they watch that film, recognizing lost comrades and recalling their courage,…

Em 1962, o líder da liga Camponesa de Sapé (PB), João Pedro Teixeira, é assassinado por ordem de latifundiários. Um filme sobre sua vida começa a ser rodado em 1964, com a reconstituição ficcional da ação política que levou ao assassinato, e com a…

“Nostalgia de la Luz” es un film sobre la distancia entre el cielo y la tierra, entre la luz del cosmos y los seres humanos y las misteriosas idas y vueltas que se crean entre ellos. En Chile, a tres mil metros de altura, los astrónomos venidos de…

"Mulheres desconhecidas e atrizes famosas se revezam em depoimentos pessoais num jogo onde o espectador nunca sabe quem está representando." (Cinemateca Brasileira) -- Following a newspaper ad, ordinary women tell part of their life stories to…

Laura's personal life consists of one affair after another. She meets Arturo, and the pair enter into an intense, violent sexual relationship. As days go by, Laura crosses out the days on a calendar, revealing her secret past to her lover. (IMDB)

Durante uma semana, Eduardo Coutinho e sua equipe conversaram com 27 moradores de um enorme edifício de apartamentos em Copacabana. Entre eles um casal de meia-idade que se conheceu pelos classificados de um jornal, uma garota de programa que…

Uma analogia entre o antigo comércio de escravos e a atual exploração da miséria pelo marketing social, que forma uma solidariedade de fachada. No século XVII um capitão-do-mato captura um escrava fugitiva, que está grávida. Após entregá-la ao seu…

A vida numa rua de classe-média na zona sul do Recife toma um rumo inesperado após a chegada de uma milícia que oferece a paz de espírito da segurança particular. A presença desses homens traz tranqulidade para alguns, e tensão para outros, numa…

Las Muertes Chiquitas es resultado de cuatro años de trabajo de Mireia Sallares, un proyecto interdisciplinario concentrado en las entrevistas a más de treinta mujeres de México de diferentes zonas del país; mujeres de diversas edades, estratos…

Zulay Sarvino is part of a family of weavers in the Quinchuqui village of the Otavalo region in the Andean highlands of Ecuador. The film shows her family's life in the first half, but in the second half Zulay accompanies the filmmakers back to Los…

Chile, 1973. Gonzalo Infante y Pedro Machuca son dos niños de once años que viven en Santiago, el primero en un barrio acomodado y el segundo en un humilde poblado ilegal. Ambos son compañeros de un colegio privado (al cual Pedro accede por becas que…

Using methods that both embrace and critique the study of national cinemas, this course provides a survey of cinema from across the Latin American region, concentrating on the changing tropes of contemporary cinema and including screenings as part of…

This course will examine different histories, approaches and methodologies related to the study of national cinema, tying in aspects of culture, politics, aesthetics and economics. Throughout the course, we will study the Mexican film tradition as…

This seminar explores the breadth of theoretical and cultural perspectives on the complex state of contemporary international cinema. By the end of this course, you will be able to:Apply theoretical and practical contexts to examine “transnational…

O célebre compositor Orfeu se apaixona por uma recém chegada ao morro, Eurídice. Mas tudo se complica, pois Orfeu é desejado por várias forças. No entanto, por seu amor descerá ao mundo dos mortos. (Cinemateca Brasileira)

Joaquín siempre ha sabido que le gustan los hombres, aunque no quiera aceptarlo. Presionado por el entorno social y familiar intenta relacionarse con Alejandra, pero se enamora de Gonzalo, con quien inicia una intensa aventura. El problema es que él…

The film is seen through the eyes of a ten-year-old boy, Harry (Matías del Pozo), who does not know that Argentina's 1976 coup d'état is impacting his life. After witnessing the "disappearance" of dissident friends, a human rights lawyer (Ricardo…

A young girl's academic asperation conflict with her family's struggle against poverty. Both these aspects are made all the more potent by the clear view they have of Ernest Hemingway's mansion in their home town just outside Havana. (Film Affinity…

Durante os dias de atentado do PCC em São Paulo, a realidade de uma família de periferia é alterada com a chegada de três jovens barulhentos que alugam a casa vizinha. Valter, Iara e seus dois filhos pequenos passam a dormir mal. Valter, empregado em…

A woman is driving on the highway. She becomes distracted and runs over something. On the days following this incident, she fails to recognize the feelings that bond her to things and people. She just lets herself be taken by the events of her social…

Película brasileña dirigida por Suzana Amaral (Uma Vida em Segredo) y estrenada en 1985. Se trata de una adaptación de la obra homónima de Clarice Lispector. En 1986, la actriz Marcélia Cartaxo (Bautismo de sangre) ganó el Oso de Plata como Mejor…

Esta tragicomedia holandesa y argentina trata de una joven ingenua, Marcia (Tatiana Saphir), que aprende acerca de su sexualidad. Marcia es secuestrada por dos mujeres punky, Mao (Carla Crespo) y Lenin (Veronica Hassan). Ellas la llevan a una costa,…

Retomando algunos de los lineamientos con los que construyó Bonanza en el 2001, Rosell cuenta la cotidianeidad de una comunidad wichi. De la mano del etnógrafo, se adentra en la Salta profunda y, desde Tartagal, hace hablar a los wichis en su propia…

Cinta sobre la misteriosa muerte del tío de la realizadora en Chihuahua y de cómo reaccionó su familia ante la posibilidad de un suicidio. Es un reflejo de la sociedad actual de provincia. El gobierno está lleno de secretos que todo el mundo sabe…