Special Screenings and Events from Cine Las Americas
31 Minutes
31 minutos / 31 Minutes
Co-Presented with the Austin Film Festival
Thursday, August 26, 7:30pm, Alamo Lake Creek, free for AFF and CLA members - $4 general public
Araya
Araya
A lyrical feature documentary in the visual tradition of MAN OF ARAN and LA TERRA TREMA, Benacerraf's stunning ARAYA had been all but forgotten until rescued and restored by Milestone. Choosing a harsh, arid environment for her setting, Benacerraf tells the stories of three families, two of whom are involved in harvesting salt along the Venezuelan coast. Their jobs are arduous, back-breaking, and poorly compensated, but the black & white images of the people and their environment are considered some of the most striking in cinema history. Benacerraf was able to capture both the harshness and beauty of a way of life on the verge of disappearance with the arrival of technology.
Saturday July 24 at 12:30
Alamo Ritz Downtown (320 E. 6th)
FREE for AFS Members / $6 General Admission
Written by Margot Benacerraf and Pierre Seghers
Cinematography by Giuseppe Nisoli
Venezuela/France, 1959, 35mm, B&W, 82 min.
Spanish with English subtitles
Presented by the Austin Film Society, Co-Sponsored by Cine Las Americas.
Cine Las Americas and the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Present: Soy Cuba (I Am Cuba)
Cine Las Americas and the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Present:
Soy Cuba (I Am Cuba), 1964
June 6 and 8 at the Alamo Downtown, 320 E. 6th St.
In Spanish with English Subtitles. Restored 35mm print!
Cine Las Americas announces two screenings of the film Soy Cuba (I Am Cuba) directed by Mikhail Kalatozov, co-presented with the Alamo Cinema Drafthouse. This restored 35mm print is a must-see from the 1960s, a film by a master of cinematographic artistry and storytelling, that both drew from and inspired the international avant-garde.
Info, times, and tickets.Mexican Revolution Films of the 70s
Cine Las Americas and the Harry Ransom Center Present:
Mexican Revolution Films of the 70s
May 6 to 27
Charles Nelson Prothro Theater at the Harry Ransom Center, 7 PM.
All films are in Spanish with English Subtitles. Admission is Free
Cine Las Americas announces the series “Mexican Revolution Films of 70s,” co-presented with the Harry Ransom Center. The series is part of the year-round celebrations of the Bicentennial of the Mexican Independence and the Centennial of the Mexican Revolution.
May 6: El principio (The Beginning, 1972) – Directed by Gonzalo Martínez Ortega
May 13: Cananea (1976) – Directed by Marcela Fernández Violante
May 20: La casta divina (The Divine Caste, 1976) – Directed by Julián Pastor
May 27: Cuartelazo (Mutiny, 1976) – Directed by Alberto Isaac
Arráncame la vida with Angeles Mastretta
Cine Las Americas and the Consulate General of Mexico in Austin present:
ARRÁNCAME LA VIDA (Tear This Heart Out)
With author Ángeles Mastretta in attendance
The Mexico of Emilio Fernández and Gabriel Figueroa
The Mexico of Emilio Fernández and Gabriel Figueroa
February 10 to March 10 - 8PM
As part of the celebrations of the Bicentennial of the beginning of Mexico’s fight for independence and the Centennial of the Revolution, Cine Las Americas, the Consulate General of Mexico in Austin, Austin Parks and Recreation and the Mexican American Cultural Center Present the series “The Mexico of Emilio Fernández and Gabriel Figueroa” which includes five of the most important films of the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema, and offers a sample of the important contributions of these two icons to Mexico’s film industry.
All screenings at the Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC, 600 River Street, Austin, Texas 78701)
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All films in Spanish with English Subtitles – FREE
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La Hora Fria 2009
LA HORA FRIA: CLASSIC MEXICAN HORROR
Featuring a Selection of the Best Horror Films of Mexican Cinema
October 21 to November 6, 2009. FREE!
Se Busca: La Revolución Mexicana
Diez películas acerca de la revolución en México
Ten films about the revolution in Mexico
September 24 to October 30, 2008 / Septiembre 24 a Octubre 30, 2008
A film series about the Mexican Revolution will be presented from September 24 to October 20 at the Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC, 600 River Street). The series SE BUSCA: LA REVOLUCION MEXICANA, presented by the MACC and Cine Las Americas portrays an event that forever transformed the landscape of Mexican politics and its social and cultural life. In many ways, Mexico is still coming to terms with a revolution that shook the political foundations of the country from 1910-1920, and continued as a civil war through 1929. This series of 10 feature films and documentaries serve as a cinematic legacy of the characters and events of an unconcluded revolution.
La serie de cine SE BUSCA: LA REVOLUCION MEXICANA, será presentada de forma gratuita en el Centro Cultural Mexico Americano del 24 de Septiembre al 20 de Octubre. La serie es una presentación del MACC en colaboración con Cine Las Américas, y retrata un evento que transformó por siempre el paisaje politico, social y cultural de México. La revolución que sacudió a México de 1910 a 1920, y que continuó en forma de guerra civil hasta 1929, es un evento que de muchas formas sigue presente en el país y en el mundo. Esta serie de diez películas sirve como un legado cinematográfico de los personajes y eventos de esta revolución inconclusa.
Altered Lives: An Immigration Film Series
Cine Las Americas Presents:
El Norte
Directed by Gregory Nava
USA/UK, Drama/Adventure/Thriller, 1983
141 min, 35mm, Color
In Spanish, Maya, and English with English subtitles.
June 25, 2009
The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum,
Texas Spirit Theater
1800 North Congress Avenue
Film Organizations Members and Museum Members FREE.
Non-Members, $5.
Cine Las Americas presents a special screening of Gregory Nava's directorial feature film debut EL NORTE. This screening is presented as part of Altered Lives: An Immigration Film Series, a collaborative film exhibition program designed to help tell the story illustrated in the special exhibition, Forgotten Gateway: Coming to America Through Galveston Island, presented by the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
Altered Lives: An Immigration Film Series, will run from February through June, 2009.
La Hora Fria 2008
El Esqueleto de la Señora Morales
The Skeleton of Mrs. Morales
Dir: Rogelio A. González
Mexico, 1959, 92 min, Comedy/Horror/Thriller
Cast/Reparto: Arturo de Córdova, Amparo Rivelles, Elda Peralta
In Spanish with English Subtitles
