nov 10-14 2010 - Rehoboth Beach Film Society

The themes of tensions between fathers and sons and
a background of civil war reappear in this fourth film
from Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, the Paris-based, Chadborn
director. We watch as economics and war conspire
to disrupt the routine of ageing Adam, who, having
been Central Africa’s swimming champion in 1965, now
spends his days guarding a pool in a hotel in the Chad
capital. Adam’s teenage son, Abdel, assists with the
pool duties. Growing hostilities in Chad’s ongoing civil
war and financial pressures cause the hotel’s Chinese
owners to sack a loyal Congolese cook and transfer Adam
from pool duties to guarding the hotel’s front entrance.
Adam is devastated by these changes and his sadness
Debut filmmaker Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio treats the eyes
and soul to a breathtaking vision of life at tropical waters’
edge through the bonding of a father and his young son.
Jorge grew up in Mexico and has been separated from
his wife Roberta for several years. She longs to return to
her roots in Rome and is taking their five-year-old son
with her. Intent upon imparting his Mayan heritage to his
son, Jorge is given several weeks to take Natan to the
Chinchorro reef on the Mexican coast. At first, the boy
finds this new way of life uncomfortable, getting seasick
on the boat and working constantly, but his father
eventually eases him into the rhythms of a fisherman’s
life. As day-to-day existence carries on, the relationship
a screaMinG Man
(un hoMMe qui crie)
Jury Prize Cannes Film Festival Sponsored by:
Thurs Nov 11 2:30 PM-4:15 PM
FrI Nov 12 4:30 PM-6:15 PM
sAT Nov 13 4:50 PM-6:35 PM Cliff Diver
and growing sense of his own age and mortality is compounded when
he discovers that his son has taken over his old job. Not long after
these events, Adam, under great pressure from local chief Ahmat,
makes a fateful decision to contribute to the government’s war effort in
a manner that has serious repercussions for his future and his family.
Haroun’s simple framing and pared-down storytelling once more offer
a contemporary parable about life in modern West Africa and create
welcome space for the exploration of a few essential themes.
[dir. mahamat-Saleh Haroun, 2010, chad, 35mm, 102 mins. in French
and arabic with English subtitles]
Website: www.filmmovement.com
alaMar
Tiger Award – Rotterdam Int’l Film Festival, Sponsored by:
Audience Award - Morelia Int’l Film Festival,
Feature Film Competition Award – Morelia Int’l
Film Festival, Jury Award – Iberoamerican Prize,
Miami Int’l Film Festival, New Director Award -
San Francisco Int’l Film Festival.
FrI Nov 12 12:40 PM-2:00 PM Jobe’s Landscape
sAT Nov 13 9:40 PM-10:55 PM Anita Peghini-Rabes - Artist
suN Nov 14 3:00 PM-4:20 PM Staying Home Photography
between man and nature is subtly revealed and the boy learns to live in
harmony with the natural world. While Alamar is a fictional narrative,
the film effectively blurs documentary and fiction as the main actors
play themselves and the director delicately captures the serenity of
life at a realistic pace. Natan’s emotional journey leaves him and the
audience with an experience that will remain long after the film comes
to a close.
[dir. pedro gonzález-Rubio, 2009, mexico, 35mm, 73 mins in Spanish and
italian with English subtitles]
Website: www.filmmovement.com
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