Amigos del Cine Latinoamericano Spring 2012 Film Series presents:

Alamar (México, 2009) Director, Pedro González-Rubio. Spanish with English subtitles.
The story barely qualifies as one – young Natán goes with his Mexican father Jorge on a fishing trip in the open sea off the coast of Quintana Roo, before he is to return with Roberta, his Italian mother, to their home in Europe. Yet in depicting their journey, in which father and son interact not only with one another, but with an environment simultaneously marvelous and mundane, director Pedro González Rubio makes sure we become intimately acquainted with a world that never shouts about its beauty, but that instead delivers it in gently enthralling doses. In a similarly quiet, but powerful, way, we become privy, without feeling like uninvited guests or snoops, to a touching relationship sadly hampered by time and distance. Elegiac and mesmerizing, this excursion into a magical landscape truly seems to respect human and non-human nature while displaying both with uncommon artistry.

As usual, we will give a short introduction of the film and after the presentation you are welcome to stay for a discussion. Some films are adult in nature and may not be appropriate for young audiences.