Nuestro tiempo (Our Time), a film by Carlos Reygadas
Multiple Screenings:
Friday, June 28th through July 2nd, 2019
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX 78752
Synopsis: In his latest uncompromising (nearly 3-hour!) film, the writer-director Carlos Reygadas and his real-life wife Natalia López play a married couple who own and operate a ranch for breeding fighting bulls in the rural Mexican countryside. They are cultured and literate people – he is also a well-known poet – and they have an open marriage. When the rules of this sexual arrangement begin to fray, so does the trust at the heart of their partnership.
Ahí está el detalle (You’re Missing the Point), directed by Juan Bustillo Oro
Thursday, June 20th, 2019, 7:00 PM
Consulate General of Mexico in Austin
5202 E. Ben White Blvd., Suite 150
Austin TX 78741
FREE and open to the public!
About the Film: AHÍ ESTÁ EL DETALLE (YOU'RE MISSING THE POINT) is a 1940 film from Mexico's Golden Age of cinema, written and directed by Juan Bustillo Oro and starring one of Mexico's most renowned actors and comedians, Mario Moreno "Cantinflas". It is considered by critics as Cantinflas' best film, and the one which launched him into fame and recognition. It is also considered the pioneer of comedy genre in Mexico's film history.
Copresented by Cine Las Americas
Soleils Noirs (Dark Suns), a film by Julien Elie
Sunday, June 2nd, 2019, 6:00 PM
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX 78752
Synopsis: A mystery, a horror story and a vital, comprehensively-researched epic, DARK SUNS chronicles the wave of femicides in northern Mexico that began in the second half of the twentieth century, and converged with the violence of the drug cartels beginning in the 1990s. This artfully-crafted, award-winning film points fingers at the forces at work behind the murders of thousands of innocent Mexican citizens.
Caballerango, a film by Juan Pablo González
Sunday, June 2nd, 2019, 3:30 PM
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX 78752
Synopsis: As economic and social conditions become dire, a wave of suicides among young people disrupts life in a small Mexican town. Most affected by the tragedy, the Bolaños family and the town residents perform ceremonies and daily rituals to recapture the past. CABALLERANGO presents a reflection on the reconfiguration of rural life in México. An AFS Grant-funded film. Director Juan Pablo González in attendance.
Salón México, directed by Emilio Fernández
Thursday, May 16th, 2019, 7:00 PM
Consulate General of Mexico in Austin
5202 E. Ben White Blvd., Suite 150
Austin TX 78741
FREE and open to the public!
About the Film: SALÓN MÉXICO is a 1949 film written and directed by Emilio "el Indio" Fernández. It is considered as a classic of the Mexican film noir genre and one of the best Mexican films ever made. The lead actress, Marga López, was awarded the Ariel Award for Best Actress in 1950.
Copresented by Cine Las Americas
