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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsboWUR3bYQendofvid[starttext]Studio: Vitagraph Films
Director: Iciar Bollain
Screenwriter: Paul Laverty
Starring: Luis Tosar, Gael Garcia Bernal, Juan Carlos Aduviri
Genre: Drama
Plot Summary: The film "Tambien la Lluvia (Even the Rain)," directed by Iciar Bollain and written by Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty, is about, in the director's words, [resistance and friendship. It's a personal journey -- an adventure undertaken by characters which brings the past into the present.] The story intertwines Columbus' arrival in the Americas with the making of a film; it mixes the Spanish crown's exploitation of gold in the 16th century with the fight for water in Cochabamba in the year 2000. The film takes us from the fiction of a period film to the reality of a film set in a small Bolivian city. And from that reality to another which is deeper and more dramatic, that faced by people with practically no rights, prohibited by law from collecting even the rain. But "Tambien la Lluvia (Even the Rain)" does much more than compare historic events. It transcends the detail and delves into something much deeper and more universal. Deep down it's a story about loyalty, camaraderie, and empathy.
Director: Iciar Bollain
Screenwriter: Paul Laverty
Starring: Luis Tosar, Gael Garcia Bernal, Juan Carlos Aduviri
Genre: Drama
Plot Summary: The film "Tambien la Lluvia (Even the Rain)," directed by Iciar Bollain and written by Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty, is about, in the director's words, [resistance and friendship. It's a personal journey -- an adventure undertaken by characters which brings the past into the present.] The story intertwines Columbus' arrival in the Americas with the making of a film; it mixes the Spanish crown's exploitation of gold in the 16th century with the fight for water in Cochabamba in the year 2000. The film takes us from the fiction of a period film to the reality of a film set in a small Bolivian city. And from that reality to another which is deeper and more dramatic, that faced by people with practically no rights, prohibited by law from collecting even the rain. But "Tambien la Lluvia (Even the Rain)" does much more than compare historic events. It transcends the detail and delves into something much deeper and more universal. Deep down it's a story about loyalty, camaraderie, and empathy.
Even the Rain’ (No rating, 1:44, in Spanish) Icíar Bollaín’s bluntly political film makes pertinent if heavy-handed comparisons between European imperialism five centuries ago and modern globalization. In particular, it portrays a high-end film made on location in Bolivia as an offshoot of colonial exploitation. (Holden)
‘The First Beautiful Thing (La Prima Cosa Bella)’ (No rating, 2:02, in Italian) This sweet, thoughtful film by the Italian director Paolo Virzì uses the flashback to perfection, showing why an indolent fellow named Bruno (Valerio Mastandrea) is reluctant to go visit his dying mother. You expect a simple story of bedside reconciliation but end up with something considerably richer and more nuanced. (Genzlinger)
‘Hanna’ (PG-13, 1:51) Saoirse Ronan plays a girl raised by wolves (well, Eric Bana) who matches wits and weapons against a wicked queen (Cate Blanchett as a C.I.A. operative) in a twisted modern fairy tale directed by Joe Wright. (Dargis)
‘Hop’ (PG, 1:30) An animated would-be Easter Bunny (voiced by Russell Brand) interacts with his human counterpart, an underachiever played by James Marsden. The best that can be said is that this is not as ghastly as “Alvin and the Chipmunks,” which was also directed by Tim Hill. (Scott)
‘I Am Number Four’ (PG-13, 1:50) Based on the young-adult novel by Pittacus Lore, D. J. Caruso’s elaborate puberty metaphor concerns an alien teenager (Alex Pettyfer) hiding out in Ohio from an evil race resembling an apocalyptic biker gang with a bad case of ringworm. Despite the presence of a hot protector (Timothy Olyphant) and a hotter Number Six (Teresa Palmer), this sluggish high-school drama is only marginally more fun than a week’s worth of detention. (Catsoulis)
‘In a Better World’ (R, 1:53, in Danish, Swedish and English) Illustrating that good intentions don’t always produce good movies, Susanne Bier’s thoughtful drama (this year’s Oscar winner for best foreign-language film) explores the problem of violence and the nature of justice in the modern world. Nothing wrong with that, but the narrative — in which two young boys in Denmark plot revenge against a grown-up bully, while the father of one of them tries to help refugees in an unnamed African country — is heavy and schematic, squeezing the life out of a potentially interesting and provocative situation. (Scott)
‘Insidious’ (PG-13, 1:42) The first half of James Wan’s haunted-house picture is a dark, suggestive bump-in-the-night thriller with some honest scares; the second half of the film, which stars Rose Byrne and Patrick Wilson as embattled parents battling shadowy presences, is literal-minded, overexplained and run-of-the-mill. (Hale)
‘The First Beautiful Thing (La Prima Cosa Bella)’ (No rating, 2:02, in Italian) This sweet, thoughtful film by the Italian director Paolo Virzì uses the flashback to perfection, showing why an indolent fellow named Bruno (Valerio Mastandrea) is reluctant to go visit his dying mother. You expect a simple story of bedside reconciliation but end up with something considerably richer and more nuanced. (Genzlinger)
‘Hanna’ (PG-13, 1:51) Saoirse Ronan plays a girl raised by wolves (well, Eric Bana) who matches wits and weapons against a wicked queen (Cate Blanchett as a C.I.A. operative) in a twisted modern fairy tale directed by Joe Wright. (Dargis)
‘Hop’ (PG, 1:30) An animated would-be Easter Bunny (voiced by Russell Brand) interacts with his human counterpart, an underachiever played by James Marsden. The best that can be said is that this is not as ghastly as “Alvin and the Chipmunks,” which was also directed by Tim Hill. (Scott)
‘I Am Number Four’ (PG-13, 1:50) Based on the young-adult novel by Pittacus Lore, D. J. Caruso’s elaborate puberty metaphor concerns an alien teenager (Alex Pettyfer) hiding out in Ohio from an evil race resembling an apocalyptic biker gang with a bad case of ringworm. Despite the presence of a hot protector (Timothy Olyphant) and a hotter Number Six (Teresa Palmer), this sluggish high-school drama is only marginally more fun than a week’s worth of detention. (Catsoulis)
‘In a Better World’ (R, 1:53, in Danish, Swedish and English) Illustrating that good intentions don’t always produce good movies, Susanne Bier’s thoughtful drama (this year’s Oscar winner for best foreign-language film) explores the problem of violence and the nature of justice in the modern world. Nothing wrong with that, but the narrative — in which two young boys in Denmark plot revenge against a grown-up bully, while the father of one of them tries to help refugees in an unnamed African country — is heavy and schematic, squeezing the life out of a potentially interesting and provocative situation. (Scott)
‘Insidious’ (PG-13, 1:42) The first half of James Wan’s haunted-house picture is a dark, suggestive bump-in-the-night thriller with some honest scares; the second half of the film, which stars Rose Byrne and Patrick Wilson as embattled parents battling shadowy presences, is literal-minded, overexplained and run-of-the-mill. (Hale)
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