King Kong en Asunción opens with us in the backseat of a 4×4, as the protagonist (deftly played by Andrade Júnior, who sadly passed away before the film was released) drives into the salt flats of Bolivia to... Read Article
It’s 4am on the dark, deserted streets of downtown Buenos Aires and I’ve just been turned away from about the tenth door I’ve knocked on. The bag on my back contains laptop, camera, passport, phone, two weeks’ worth... Read Article
The representation of Latin American cinema at the Cannes Film Festival has, since the festival’s inception in 1939, been about as visible as a contact lens in the bath. In spite of the strong cinematic heritage of Brazil... Read Article
I’m not convinced Pachamama – meaning Mother Earth – is an apt title for this film. There are certainly many glimpses of nature, and the relationship between man and nature on this road trip through Brazil, Peru and... Read Article
Autumn is definitely the season for film festivals, with the new Cinema of Brazil line-up of films following the BFI London Film Festival and Brazilian Film Festival of London. Cinema of Brazil – which takes place in London... Read Article
It’s always difficult to make a “best of all time” list. First, I had to decide which qualities were important when making the final choices of films to appear on the list. I decided to use three main... Read Article
