Latin American Film Series event, Wednesday

trevor.kenney — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:50:35 +0000

The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge's Latin American Film Series presents "Without Name", Wednesday night, 7 p.m. at the Lethbridge Public Library.

In this award-winning film, Cary Fukunaga tells the connected stories of Sayra and Willy. Sayra is a young Honduran woman traveling with her father and uncle on the tops of freight trains in the hopes of entering the U.S. illegally and reuniting with family members in New Jersey. Willy is a member of a Mexican gang who rides the train tops to rob aspiring immigrants.

Beautifully filmed and powerfully told, the movie narrates the immigrants' journeys in pursuit of elusive goals.

Dr. Omar Rodríguez of the U of L's Department of Modern Languages will lead an oral discussion following the screening. Admission is free.

Central Station showing tonight

trevor.kenney — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:31:01 +0000

The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge's Latin American Film Series continues tonight at the Lethbridge Public Library's Theatre Gallery with a showing of the Brazilian film, Central Station.

From Rio de Janeiro's central train station, a retired woman and a child, that after an unexpected turn of events, ends up under her care, embark upon a rather unusual road trip.

While not a documentary production, Central Station is recognized as a sociological portrait of Brazil's poor that puts human faces on the faceless crowd that most outsiders associate with well-worn accounts of Brazil's social dismay. This artful film is acclaimed for the subtlety with which it presents the personal journeys of the two characters.

The screening is at 7 p.m. in the Theatre Gallery and will be followed by a discussion led by Dr. Omar Rodriguez of the U of L's Department of Modern Languages.

This event is open to all and there is no charge for admission.

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