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From February 9 to March 5, 2006 we will celebrate Mexican culture in Madison. We have many events prepared for you.

All the events are FREE!
 


 

LET'S TALK ABOUT MOVIES

Two Mexican film critics are going to give us a talk:

Friday, March 3, 3:30 PM at Cinematheque
 "Legends of the Fall: Phallocentrism and Democracy in Mexico"
Professor Rolando Romero
University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign


Saturday, March 4, 4:00 PM at Cinematheque
"Women’s Cinema and Contemporary Allegories of Violence in Mexico"
Professor Joanne Hershfield
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

 


Enjoy award-winning Mexican films for free. Nine internationally acclaimed films will be screened at no cost. Renowned critics will be present. Be a part of this once in a lifetime opportunity.

Where?

B10 Ingraham,
February 28-March 2

Cinematheque,
March 3-March 5
 

Date

Time

Film

Director

Location

Tuesday, February 28

7:00 PM

Nicotine* (Nicotina), 2003

Hugo Rodríguez

B10 Ingraham

Wednesday, March 1

7:00 PM

Without a Trace (Sin dejar huella), 2000

María Novaro

B10 Ingraham

Wednesday, March 1

9:00 PM

Zero vs. Four*# (Cero y van cuatro), 2004

Alejandro Gamboa
Antonio Serrano
Carlos Carrera
Fernando Sariñana

B10 Ingraham

Thursday, March 2

7:00 PM

Love hurts*# (Amar te duele), 2002

Fernando Sariñana

B10 Ingraham

Thursday, March 2

9:00 PM

A Thousand Clouds of Peace (Mil nubes de paz cercan el cielo. Amor, jamás acabarás de ser amor), 2004

Julián Hernández

B10 Ingraham

Friday, 
March 3

7:30 PM

A Breakfast Chronicle (Crónica de un desayuno), 1999

Benjamín Cann

Cinematheque

Saturday, 
March 4

7:30 PM

About the Living (Seres humanos), 2001

Jorge Aguilera

Cinematheque

Saturday, 
March 4

9:00 PM

Bedtime Fairy Tales for Crocodiles (Cuento de hadas para dormir cocodrilos), 2001

Ignacio Ortíz Cruz

Cinematheque

Sunday, 
March 5

4:00 PM

Remembrance (Recuerdos), 2003

Marcela Arteaga

Cinematheque

Links go to Internet Movie Database (http://www.imdb.com

* Unofficial translations
# Without English subtitles

- UW Cinematheque
4070 Vilas Hall
821 University Avenue

4070 Vilas Hall is in the center of the open fourth-floor terrace of Vilas Hall on the UW-Madison campus, on the corner of Park Street and University Avenue.

-B10 Ingraham 

Ingraham Hall is located at 1155 Observatory Drive.
 


The Mexican Film Festival is possible thanks to the generous support of:
 Anonymous  Fund
If you would like to receive more information about the Mexican Students Association, contact us at:

mexsa@lists.services.wisc.edu

This page was created on: 02/16/06
This page was updated on: 03/03/06
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