report from Mexico City International Film Festival
Hi All,
BRAND UPON THE BRAIN! played the Mexico City International Film
Festival last week. The Google translation of the opening sentence of
the first Spanish-language review certainly gave me pause:
"The American actress Geraldine Chaplin last night narrated in Mexico
the dumb film 'The Island of the Orphans', of the Canadian Guy
Maddin."
Distressingly, and, I thought, unfairly, the critic continues to call
it a dumb film throughout his review. And yet he notes that "700
people exploded in applause at the end of the projection." Then I
read that Ms. Chaplin is "the daughter of the Maxima star of the dumb
cinema, Charlot," and I felt better.
It was a great show. Mexico City sparkled, as did Ms. Chaplin.
So now it's on to Buenos Aires for two performances April 10 in the
fabulous Teatro Coliseo. The next two dates after that are:
May 7 SF (Castro Theater)
May 9 - 15 NY (Village East Cinema)
Best,
Gregg
Gregg Lachow
Co-President
The Film Company
BRAND UPON THE BRAIN! played the Mexico City International Film
Festival last week. The Google translation of the opening sentence of
the first Spanish-language review certainly gave me pause:
"The American actress Geraldine Chaplin last night narrated in Mexico
the dumb film 'The Island of the Orphans', of the Canadian Guy
Maddin."
Distressingly, and, I thought, unfairly, the critic continues to call
it a dumb film throughout his review. And yet he notes that "700
people exploded in applause at the end of the projection." Then I
read that Ms. Chaplin is "the daughter of the Maxima star of the dumb
cinema, Charlot," and I felt better.
It was a great show. Mexico City sparkled, as did Ms. Chaplin.
So now it's on to Buenos Aires for two performances April 10 in the
fabulous Teatro Coliseo. The next two dates after that are:
May 7 SF (Castro Theater)
May 9 - 15 NY (Village East Cinema)
Best,
Gregg
Gregg Lachow
Co-President
The Film Company
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1 Comments:
Gregg,
Fui testigo de la proyeccion en el Teatro Coliseo de Buenos Aires el dia martes 10 de abril a las 22 hs. en el marco del Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente.
Fue una presentacion espectacular que culmino con aplausos de pie durante varios minutos. Una performance grandiosa de Geraldine Chaplin, el castrati, los artistas del Foley y los musicos del Colon.
Puedo asegurar que es un espectaculo que nadie debe perderse. Ojala que The Film Company apoye a muchos mas grandes artistas como Guy.
Adrian Marcelo Güera de Souza
adrianguera@yahoo.com.ar
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