SFFS Screen Presents: Lake Tahoe
Time:
Friday, 24 July 2009 (All day) - Thursday, 30 July 2009 (All day)
Location:
Sundance Cinemas Kabuki
1881 Post Street (at Fillmore) San Francisco
CA, 94115United States
A teenager in small town Mexico struggles to fix the family car in the aftermath of a minor
accident and amid deeper emotional undercurrents in Lake Tahoe (Mexico 2008, SFIFF 2009), the latest film by Mexican director Fernando Eimbcke, opening Friday, July 24 on SFFS Screen at the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas.
It's morning in a small seaside town on Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, and teenager Juan (Diego Cataño) has just driven his family's humble tomato-red sedan into a light pole on an empty street. As he sets off on foot to seek help, the immobilized car becomes a vehicle for delivering Juan into the hands of a cast of local characters and their small but significant routines.
His interactions with a paranoid old mechanic devoted to his almost-human pet dog, a young mother with dreams of punk rock stardom and a teenage mechanic obsessed with kung fu glow with a droll observational humor reminiscent of Eimbcke's much-lauded first feature, Duck Season (SFIFF 2005). As Juan is drawn into their lives and more information about a loss at the center of his family is revealed, the film's emotional undercurrent deepens considerably.
Cinematographer Alexis Zabé's (Silent Light 2007, Duck Season) minimal camera setups and eloquently held shots create a rich field for exploring the characters' interior states and the film's insistence on the here-and-now ground its meditation on escape, hope and connection. The cast's natural interplay is utterly convincing, the film's quiet humor earned and its sweet, compassionate humanity is deeply moving.
Written by Paula Markovitch, Fernando Eimbcke. Photographed by Alexis Zabé. With Diego Cataño, Héctor Herrera, Daniela Valentine. In Spanish with English subtitles. 80 min. Distributed by Film Movement.
At the Sundance Kabuki all seats are reserved and an amenities fee is in effect for most shows. Tickets are available through the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas box office, at kiosks in the lobby and online at sundancecinemas.com/kabuki with print-at-home capability. San Francisco Film Society members receive discounted admission only to SFFS Screen programs and only at the box office, not online or at the lobby kiosks.
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July 31: Lion's Den A young pregnant woman tries to survive in an Argentinean prison in Pablo Trapero's story of redemption.
For full, complete and up-to-date information on all SFFS Screen programming, including buying tickets, visit sffs.org. Information and tickets are also available at sundancecinemas.com.
Ticket Info: $8 - $14
Venue:
Sundance Cinemas Kabuki
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