- NOVEMBER
06:30 The Desert Within
08:30 The Andes don't Believe in God
6:30 Meet The Head of Juan Pérez
8:30 The Artist
Embassy of Chile:
6:30 Words of Truth
6:30 Proyect Grey
8:30 The Maid
06:30 The Honour Of The Wronger
1:15 Looking For Miguel
03:00 Bombon, The Dog
THE ANDES DON’T BELIEVE IN GOD (Los Andes no Creen en Dios)
Bolivia
At the end of the20´s, Alfonso Claros, a young writer educated in France, arrives by train to Uyuni, a mining village in the midst of the Bolivian plateau. Alfonso begins a passionate affair with the beautiful Claudina, a sensual mestiza nicknamed “Misqui Simi” (sweet lips in quechua). However, their relationship rapidly succumbs to the prevalent class prejudice. Rebuffed, Claudina then chooses Joaquin, Alfonso´s best friend, as her next lover and traps him a net of destructive passion.Uyuni is also the haven of Clota, a Chilean woman in her fifties who runs the village brothel and soon becomes Alfonso’s friend and confidant. Genaro, a passionate prospector, persuades Alfonso to join him in a search for a gold vein in the heart of the mountain. This quest proves to be a turning point in the fates of both men.Clota and Claudina unleash the rage and intolerance of the priest and some local women whose moralizing campaign has a profound effect upon Alfonso, who decides to leave Uyuni forever.
Twenty years later, the international train makes a stopover at the Uyuni Station. Alfonso, now a successful man, is passing through with his family on his way to France to serve as the Bolivian Ambassador. A chance encounter with Joaquín, a ghost of his past, only deepens the distance between them as he recalls the woman of the sweet lips. Nominated for Best Film, Cartagena Film Festival, 2008. DIR Antonio Eguino, Bolivia, 2007, 105 min.
About the Film Director: Antonio Eguino
Writer: Antonio Eguino
Producer: Antonio Eguino
Release year: 2007
Genre: Drama
Running time: 105 min
Plot: At the end of the20´s, Alfonso Claros, a young writer educated in France, arrives by train to Uyuni, a mining village in the midst of the Bolivian plateau. Alfonso begins a passionate affair with the beautiful Claudina, a sensual mestiza nicknamed “Misqui Simi” (sweet lips in quechua). However, their relationship rapidly succumbs to the prevalent class prejudice. Rebuffed, Claudina then chooses Joaquin, Alfonso´s best friend, as her next lover and traps him a net of destructive passion.Uyuni is also the haven of Clota, a Chilean woman in her fifties who runs the village brothel and soon becomes Alfonso’s friend and confidant. Genaro, a passionate prospector, persuades Alfonso to join him in a search for a gold vein in the heart of the mountain. This quest proves to be a turning point in the fates of both men.Clota and Claudina unleash the rage and intolerance of the priest and some local women whose moralizing campaign has a profound effect upon Alfonso, who decides to leave Uyuni forever.
Twenty years later, the international train makes a stopover at the Uyuni Station. Alfonso, now a successful man, is passing through with his family on his way to France to serve as the Bolivian Ambassador. A chance encounter with Joaquín, a ghost of his past, only deepens the distance between them as he recalls the woman of the sweet lips. Main cast: Diego Bertie (Alfonso), Claudia Ortiz (Claudina), Milton Cortez (Joaquin), Jorge Ortiz (Genaro), Shlomit Baytelman (Clota).
Twenty years later, the international train makes a stopover at the Uyuni Station. Alfonso, now a successful man, is passing through with his family on his way to France to serve as the Bolivian Ambassador. A chance encounter with Joaquín, a ghost of his past, only deepens the distance between them as he recalls the woman of the sweet lips. Nominated for Best Film, Cartagena Film Festival, 2008. DIR Antonio Eguino, Bolivia, 2007, 105 min.
About the Film Director: Antonio Eguino
Writer: Antonio Eguino
Producer: Antonio Eguino
Release year: 2007
Genre: Drama
Running time: 105 min
Plot: At the end of the20´s, Alfonso Claros, a young writer educated in France, arrives by train to Uyuni, a mining village in the midst of the Bolivian plateau. Alfonso begins a passionate affair with the beautiful Claudina, a sensual mestiza nicknamed “Misqui Simi” (sweet lips in quechua). However, their relationship rapidly succumbs to the prevalent class prejudice. Rebuffed, Claudina then chooses Joaquin, Alfonso´s best friend, as her next lover and traps him a net of destructive passion.Uyuni is also the haven of Clota, a Chilean woman in her fifties who runs the village brothel and soon becomes Alfonso’s friend and confidant. Genaro, a passionate prospector, persuades Alfonso to join him in a search for a gold vein in the heart of the mountain. This quest proves to be a turning point in the fates of both men.Clota and Claudina unleash the rage and intolerance of the priest and some local women whose moralizing campaign has a profound effect upon Alfonso, who decides to leave Uyuni forever.
Twenty years later, the international train makes a stopover at the Uyuni Station. Alfonso, now a successful man, is passing through with his family on his way to France to serve as the Bolivian Ambassador. A chance encounter with Joaquín, a ghost of his past, only deepens the distance between them as he recalls the woman of the sweet lips. Main cast: Diego Bertie (Alfonso), Claudia Ortiz (Claudina), Milton Cortez (Joaquin), Jorge Ortiz (Genaro), Shlomit Baytelman (Clota).