GenMex Film Series: "Lake Tahoe"

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Sunday, September 19, 2010 - 4:30pm - 6:00pm
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National Gallery of Art

Submitted by Andrea on November 25, 2009 - 7:26pm
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4th and Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20565
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GenMex: A New Generation of Cine Mexicano

September 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25

East Building Concourse, Auditorium

In a memorable year for Mexico—2010 marks both the bicentennial of independence from Spain and the 100th anniversary of the start of the Mexican Revolution—it's also becoming abundantly clear that fresh directorial talents are invigorating the burgeoning pool of distinctive cinema known as Nuevo Cine Mexicano, one of the world's most dynamic national cinema movements. This series includes the work of eight filmmakers. Presented in association with the Mexican Cultural Institute and the Embassy of Mexico. The Gallery wishes to thank Carlos Gutiérrez.

Lake Tahoe

The formal elegance of Lake Tahoe belies its undercurrent of offbeat charm. In the aftermath of some unidentified family misfortune, young Juan searches for answers but spends most of his time in droll encounters with a variety of colorful locals. "Exquisitely captured in natural light by cinematographer Alexis Zabé, Juan's journey is framed by sherbet-colored houses and lemon sidewalks, dipping palm fronds and a burnished, turquoise horizon. The director calls his style "artisan cinema . . . . "—Jeannette Catsoulis. (Fernando Eimbcke, 2008, 35 mm, Spanish with subtitles, 84 minutes)

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