| Date |
Year |
Duration |
Rating |
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| September 1-7 |
2001 |
99 min |
NR |
Te Amo (Made in Chile)
A coming-of-age drama of four Chilean teenagers who move into an abandoned house in suburban Santiago. As they live together. they begin exploring their emerging identities. |
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| September 8-14 |
1998 |
97 min |
NR |
Gringuito (Made in Chile)
8-year-old Ivan is uprooted from New York when his parents decide to return to their native Chile Things get worse when he learns his mother is pregnant, he is no longer an only child, and the local kids are calling him Gringuito (little Gringo). |
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| September 15-21 |
2003 |
83 min |
NR |
Valentin
A nine-year-old boy living with his grandmother in late 1960s Buenos Aires, believes his family has problems that only he can solve. Valentin's mother and abusive father are separated. His father uses his son as date bait. |
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| September 22·28 |
2002 |
94 min |
NR |
Intimate Stories
A charming and affecting tale charting the fortunes of three small town heroes pursuing their dreams. It's a deceptively simple yet delightful road movie concerned with three disparate characters heading for the Argentine city of San Julian. |
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| Sept. 29-0ct. 5 |
2004 |
94 min |
NR |
Whisky
A droll comedy from Uruguay tells the story of sock factory owner Jacobo and his employee Marta. Jacoco's tells his sibling that he and Marta are husband and wife. Pretending to have an intimate bond, the "couple" soon finds their lives radically altered. |
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| October 6-12 |
2004 |
101 min |
r |
Maria Full of Grace
The harrowing story of an atypical drug running "mule". Maria is a smart, independent 17-year-old girl from Colombia who agrees to smuggle a half-kilo of heroin into the United States where She believes the streets are made of gold. |
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| October 13-19 |
2000 |
115 min |
r |
Nine Queens
The Argentine heist flick revolves around a sheet of not-so-rare stamps, two con artist and a sucker mark. As in the best con film, a femme fatale is required issue; and Nine Queens doesn't fail. |
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| October 20-26 |
2004 |
128 min |
NR |
The Motorcycle Diaries
This film tells the incredible true story of a 23-year-old medical student from Argentina, Che Guevara, who motorcycled across South America with his friend Alberto Grando in 1951-52. The film is based on Che's own diaries of the trip. |
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| Oct. 27-Nov. 2 |
2004 |
180 min |
NR |
Frida
A film depicting Frida Kahlo's life involving her controversial political and sexual reputation. After having her leg amputated and suffering from drug and alcohol abuse; Frida died at the age of 47. |
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| November 3·9 |
2003 |
50 min |
NR |
The Art of Mexico: Ancient & Modern Traditions
This film takes you on a tour filled with visual wonder tracing the long, complex and storied history of Mexican art. |
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| November 10·16 |
2001 |
45 min |
NR |
Great Women Artists: Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo started painting after a sever accident in 1925. She painted very bold art influenced by her pain. Her art wasn't' recognized until after her death. |
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| November 17·23 |
1992 |
105min |
NR |
Like Water for Chocolate
A feast of the senses. Tita is in love with Pedro, but her controlling mother forbids her from marrying him. Tita throws herself into her cooking and discovers she can transfer her emotions through the food she prepares. |
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| November 24-30 |
2003 |
50 min |
NR |
The Art of Mexico: The Painters
Mexican painters pack both a visual and narrative wallop with their often·inventive depictions of stories and events. |
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| December 1·7 |
1984 |
108 min |
NR |
Frida: Naturaleza Viva
This film tells the story of art legend Frida Kahlo. Capturing the painter during her Coyoacan home, the film follows her turbulent marriage to artist Diego Rivera and friendships with Leon Trotsky and painter Alfaro Siqueiros. |
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| December 8·14 |
2003 |
102 min |
NR |
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
The traveling vigilante known as EI Mariachi is recruited by a CIA agent to take down a corrupt general allied with a powerful drug lord who plans to overthrow the president of Mexico. |
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| December 15·21 |
2005 |
90 min |
NR |
The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
A biography of Frida Kahlo involving events which shaped her life and art. |
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| December 22·30 |
2006 |
121 min |
r |
Volver
A humorous fantasy film. Abuela Irene revisits her hometown in the La Mancha region to resolve problems she couldn't settle during her life. |
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