REVIEW El Mudo
The BAFICI program refers to Fernando Bacilio, star of Daniel and Diego Vega’s El Mudo (The Mute), as a ‘Peruvian Buster Keaton’, which I feel is a fair comparison having watched the film. For the majority of this... Read Article
Cinema of Peru
Why is Latin American Cinema so Under-represented at Cannes?
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
54th BFI London Film Festival brings a wide range of Argentinian films, and the odd Peruvian and Bolivian, to England
Lovers of South American film need not wait long for another fix. BFI’s South American Renaissance season lasted the month of the August and was quickly followed by Inffinito’s 2nd Brazilian Film Festival of London. Now BFI have... Read Article