Doors: 6 p.m.
Showtime: 6:30 p.m.
The Violin
Dir: Francisco Vargas
Spanish with English Subtitles; 98 minutes
13 Awards
BEST ACTOR- CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
3 Ariel Awards (Mexican Oscars)
JUST RAN IN NY, LA, SAN FRANCISCO
NOW SHOWING IN SANTE FE, SEATTLE, AND WASHINGTON
"One of the most amazing Mexican films in many a year." - Guillermo Del Toro - Director of Pan's Labyrinth
"..blends fablelike simplicity with documentary touches to tell the story of a near-primordial struggle between the haves and the have-nots." -NY Times.
"Tavira's acting is the high point of this suspenseful yet beautiful movie, which -- for a while at least -- proves that music can soothe the savage breast." -NY Post.
Synopsis: Don Plutarco, his son Genaro and his grandson Lucio live a double life: on one hand they are musicians and humble farmers, on the other they support the campesina peasant guerilla movement's armed efforts against the oppressive government. When the military seizes the village, the rebels flee to the sierra hills, forced to leave behind their stock of ammunition. While the guerillas organize a counter-attack, old Plutarco executes his own plan. He plays up his appearance as a harmless violin player, in order to get into the village and recover the ammunition hidden his corn field. His violin playing charms the army captain, who orders Plutarco to come back daily. Arms and music play a tenuous game of cat-and-mouse which ultimately results in painful betrayal.
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The Artwork of Susan Snodgrass - suscolor.com
The Violin--Theatrical Trailer
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