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Of Love and Other Demons (Del amor y otros demonios) (Colombia / 2009 / 95 min) Dir: Hilda Hidalgo
Based on Gabriel García Márquez's novel, this is the unsettling story of 13-year-old noble Sierva and the dog bite that changes her life forever. Abandoned, displaced, in the midst of a sexual awakening and finally exorcised, Sierva finds an unlikely ally in a young priest and together they discover passion.
An excellent documentary on the life, times, thoughts and writings of Gabriel García Márquez. He tells us in his own words, without interruption from an interviewer, about his early life in civil-war torn Colombia; his fascinating forays into other creative endeavors, student days, employment as a journalist; his work in the political arena; and his less well-known work as a screenwriter and filmmaker.
Love in the Time of Cholera(USA / 2007 / 139 min)Dir: Mike Newell
Based on the beautiful novel of the same name Mike Newell's Love in the Time of Cholera details a passionate love triangle between Florentino Ariza, Fermina Daza and Dr. Juvenal Urbino.
In a small coastal town in Mexico in the late 1940's, an obstinate colonel keeps waiting for the pension that has been promised to him but never delivered. Every Friday, he goes down to the docks, dressed in his best suit in anticipation of the arrival of the letter announcing his pension. In the year 1999 this film was nominated for the Palme d'Or in Cannes Film Festival.