Coronación / Coronation, by Silvio Caiozzi (2000)

Based on the novel by José Donoso, "Coronation" is a masterfully directed drama of sexual obsession, greed, and social inequity. Estela is a peasant girl hired by an older bachelor, Andrés, to care for his wealthy, bullying grandmother.

(in Spanish, no subtitles)

Wednesday, September 25, 6:00 p.m.
CLAS Conference Room, 2334 Bowditch Street

"Matta," by Pablo Basulto (1994)

This documentary vividly captures Roberto Matta Echaurren, the famous Chilean surrealist painter. Matta was influenced by his association with the surrealists Salvador Dalí and Andre Breton and by Marcel Duchamp's theories of movement and process. Through his work, he began to explore the realm of the subconscious and to develop an imagery of cosmic creation and destruction.

(in Spanish, with subtitles)

Wednesday, October 9, 6:00 p.m.
CLAS Conference Room, 2334 Bowditch Street

"Amnesia" by Gonzalo Justiniano (1994)

Amnesia follows Private Ramírez, an ineffectual soldier serving in the Chilean army in the 1960s, who defies his brutal commanding officer and allows a prisoner to escape. This touching and provocative story addresses the horrors of war and what happens when peace returns.

(in Spanish, no subtitles)

Wednesday, October 23, 6:00 p.m.
CLAS Conference Room, 2334 Bowditch Street

Ardiente Paciencia / by Antonio Skármeta (1983)

Based on Antonio Skármeta's novel, Ardiente Paciencia is the story of a poor postman in Isla Negra who is befriended by Pablo Neruda. The postman asks Neruda's help writing poems to the woman of his dreams. Skármeta's work was the basis for the movie Il Postino. Come see how the author originally adapted his novel to film!

(in Spanish, with subtitles)

Wednesday, November 6, 6:00 p.m.
CLAS Conference Room, 2334 Bowditch Street