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Series
Film Movement volume 8, film 4
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
Español
Description
For most of his life, Ignacio Carrillo travelled the villages of northern Colombia, playing traditional songs on his accordion, a legendary instrument said to have once belonged to the devil. He eventually married and settled in a small town, leaving the nomadic life behind. But after the traumatic death of his wife, he vows never to play again, and embarks on one last journey to return the instrument to its rightful owner.
Publisher
Weston Woods Studios
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Chato, the coolest cat in the "barrio" loves to party. So when he learns that Novio Boy has never had a birthday party, Chato decides to throw him a surprise "pachanga." He gets right to work--inviting everyone in the neighborhood, cooking up a feast, arranging for music and a piñata, and even ordering a special cake--he's sure that he's thought of everything. But has he?
Series
Film Movement volume year 9, film 6
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
2011
Language
Español
Description
Karen has left her slimy but successful husband Mario after ten years of marriage. She needs a fresh start to find out who she is and who she could be, despite her husband's proclamation that she can do absolutely nothing. She walks out into Bogotá with no job, no friends, and hardly any money, but catches a break when she meets a hairdresser named Patricia at a cheap flophouse. With her younger and seemingly stronger friend by her side, Karen takes...
6) XXY
Series
Film Movement volume 6, film 5
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
Español
Description
XXY: "Alex is a 15-year-old teenager with a dark secret. Soon after her birth, her parents decide to leave Buenos Aires to settle in an isolated wooden house tucked away in the dunes of the Uruguayan shoreline. As Alex begins to explore her sexuality, her mother invites friends from Buenos Aires to come for a visit with their 16-year-old son Álvaro. Álvaro's father is a plastic surgeon who accepted the invitation because of his medical concern for...
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