The Film Society of Lincoln Center in New York City announces Neighboring Scenes, a new showcase of contemporary Latin American cinema co-presented with Cinema Tropical. Opening the series is Benjamín Naishtat’s El Movimiento (pictured above), a stark, black-and-white snapshot of anarchy in 19th-century Argentina and follow-up to his acclaimed debut, History of Fear. Other highlights include the 2015 Cannes Caméra d’Or winner, César Augusto Acevedo’s Land and Shade; the U.S. premiere of Arturo Ripstein’s Bleak […]
LAND AND SHADE
LAND AND SHADE
NAME OF FILM: LAND AND SHADE
DIRECTOR(S): César Augusto Acevedo
STARRING: Haimer Leal, Hilda Ruiz, Edison Raigosa, Marleyda Soto, José Felipe Cárdenas, Edison Raigosa
GENRE: Drama Film
SYNOPSIS: An aging farmer returns to rural Colombia where the family and land he long ago abandoned have been devastated by industrial progress.