Latino Film Festival at Montclair Public Library

Sept. 19, 2011 - PRLog -- Local Montclair High School students invite the community of Montclair and surrounding cities to enjoy 4 films which celebrate Hispanic heritage and its cultural influences. Each film will be introduced by a note-worthy Hispanic guest speaker. Join us for any, or all, of the films in our tenth year! Auditorium. No registration required.

Sunday, September 25 1:30pm
Under the Same Moon (La misma luna)
A young Mexican boy travels to the U.S. to find his mother after his grandmother passes away.

Sunday, October 2 1:30pm
Elsa and Fred
When the retired seventy-seven years old hypochondriac widower Fred moves to an apartment in Madrid, his temperamental daughter Cuca has an incident with his next door neighbor, the elder Argentinean Elsa. Later, they meet each other and Elsa seduces Fred with her reckless behavior and view of life and they have a romance. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Sunday, October 9 1:30pm
Verónico Cruz: La deuda interna)
The drama tells the story of an Argentine elementary-school teacher sent by the government to a rural hamlet located in the northwestern province of Jujuy. It shows how he touches the lives of the villagers, especially the young and impressionable boy Verónico, whose mother died and father left to seek work when he was an infant. The film is based on a non-fiction book written by Fortunato Ramos, a rural teacher in northwest Argentina, that discusses his teaching experiences.

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