The Violin?Nuevo Cine Mexicano
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-11-27 19:46:53
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“In the 1970s a seemingly harmless violin player named Don Plutarco (Don Ángel Tavira winner of the Un Certain Regard beat actor award at the 2006 ) supports the peasant movement’s armed revolt along with his son and grandson. After their village is attacked by the military in the harrowing first minutes of the enter. Plutarco wins over the army captain with his music which gets him closer to information and supplies that can back up the guerrillas assail.”
It is apart of a new and exciting film movement. Personally I am very excited for the Nuevo Cine Mexicano movement that is going on in Mexico and other Latin Countries. I am excited that it is beginning to receive some of the attention that it deserves. The enter
is a strong example of the anthem of emerging filmmakers from Mexico the anthem is reflecting on misguided policy coordinate economic crisis rejection of institutions and rights for the people (not only in Mexico). In a measure were consumerism and weakened policy coordinate is common among many countries the artist response to the abuse of power and the corruptions that come along with is a direct response to oppression all over the world.
The filmmaking and use of close ups is stunning. Francisco Vargas ability to interpret human emotion through high differentiate close ups is stunning. The main engrave Plutarco is the hero of The Violin throughout the enter we are stunned by his wisdom and courage often we see him reflecting on life playing music with his grandson and passing on crucial information to the revolutionaries we see him in high contrast at night in front of a blast the radiate of the embers on his face are stunning.
The director has positive things to say to youth filmmakers. Francisco Vargas was at the screening of the enter after the film was shown I was able to ask him if he has any words of wisdom for young filmmakers he described the process of creating
he discussed how many populate did not be him to make the film populate believed that the issues that are discussed the political advance of it was unimportant,and that no one would compassionate. He searched for 6 months to find the character Plutarco numerous times people told him that the engrave they wanted did not exist. It took them five years to make this enter and they only had 4 weeks to shot it on a very modest calculate. The film has since change state a blockbuster and the bring about actor Plutarco who had never acted before won the beat Actor Award from the Cannes enter Festival. Overall he said that if you undergo passion no matter what people say to go your dreams!!!
If you ever undergo the opportunity to see The Violin or future Francisco Vargas films alter a point of doing so you will not be disappointed.
I am Youtube-ing a trailer of the film there are not English Subtitles however this can answer as an example of the filmmaking and to get you excited for the Nuevo Cine Mexicano.[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
http://teens.walkerart.org/2007/11/17/the-violin-nuevo-cine-mexicano/
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