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Perfume de Violetas. |
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August 9 - 15
PERFUME DE VIOLETAS
2000, 35 mm, Color, 90 min., Mexico
In Spanish, WITH English subtitles
Screening times:
- August 9, Friday - 5:15, 7:30 & 10:00 p.m. (Click here for details on Opening Night Celebration)
- August 10, Saturday - 12:45, 3:00, 5:15, 7:30 & 10:00 p.m
- August 11, Sunday - 12:45, 3:00, 5:15, 7:30 & 10:00 p.m
- August 12 - 15, Monday thru Thursday - 5:15, 7:30 & 10:00 p.m
"An emotional powerhouse, this brilliant film is, like its title, an uneasy mix of poignancy and despair. Two very different adolescent girls, Yessica and Miriam, form a close, almost magical bond in a tough Mexico City barrio." - Chicago International Film Festival
Mexico's official selection for the 2002 Academy Awards!
WINNER of 3 "Ariel" Awards (Best Supporting Actress, Best Actress, & Best Original Screenplay) at the 2001 Mexican Academy of Arts & Sciences.
Winner of the BEST FOREIGN FILM Award at the Lyon Film Festival in France!
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Perfume de Violetas. |
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Heartbreaking and profoundly moving, Maryse Sistach's Violet Perfume (Nobody Hears You) captures both the pain of its characters as well as their beauty and unyielding spirit-in a world where these qualities should, seemingly, not exist. Setting her sights on the mounting problem of sexual assault in Mexico City, Sistach fictionalizes the true story of a friendship between two adolescent girls, torn apart when one of them is viciously raped. Rebellious tomboy, Yessica, is frequently in trouble. Yessica's life goes from bad to worse when her mother marries a bully, whose contemptible son, Jorge, arranges for one of his cronies to brutally rape the young girl. Terrified and ashamed, Yessica keeps silent but seeks solace in a friendship with Miriam, whose stable home life stands in stark contrast to Yessica's. Disaster hits, however, as Yessica lands Miriam in trouble. Miriam's mother forbids the girls' friendship, but the more Yessica encounters misfortune, the more she needs Miriam. Sistach paints a disturbing portrait of an ominous world of heartbreak and desolation, punctuated by glimpses of hope and courage. The subject matter comes alive in Sistach's capable hands, and under her direction, the actors-especially newcomer Ximena Ayala-give commanding performances.
Director: Maryse Sistach
Screenplay: José Buil y Maryse Sistach
Cinematography: Servando Gajá
Music:Annette Fradera
Editors: José Buil y Humberto Hernández
Producers: José Buil, Imcine-Conaculta-Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad-Producciones Tragaluz-Palmera Films-CCC-Filmoteca de la UNAM
Starring: Ximena Ayala, Nancy Gutiérrez, Arcelia Ramírez, María Rojo, Luis Fernando Peña, Gabino Rodríguez, Pablo Delgado, Clarisa Malheiros, Soledad González
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Maryse Sistach. |
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Maryse Sistach studied Anthropology in the Universidad Iberamericana and film at the Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica in Mexico City. She has directed or co-directed feature films, documentaries and short cultural films for television. Her work has screened at festivals and other venues in Latin America, the United States and Europe, including the Festival Internacional de Cine Latinoamericano de Trieste, the Festival de Cine de Bogotá, the Museo de Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires, the Chicago Latino Film Festival, the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Guggenheim Museums in New York and Bilbao. The work has received several Ariel awards.
Selected Work:
- Perfume de Violetas (Violet Perfume) (2000)
- El cometa (The Comet) (1998)
- La línea paterna (The Paternal Line) (1995, co-director)
- Anoche soñé contigo (At Night I Dreamed of You) (1991)
- Los pasos de Ana (Ana’s Steps) (1988)
- Conozco a las tres (I’ll Know at 3:00) (1983)
Education:
Film Studies, Centro de Capacitación Cniematográfica (Film Training Center), Mexico City, Mexico Anthropology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (National University of Mexico), Mexico City
For more information on Maryse Sistach, click here
Location: MadStone Movie Theaters (7510 Hazard Center Drive in Mission Valley)
Tickets: $8 General Admission / $6 Students and Seniors
Individual tickets can be purchased prior to each screening at the MadStone Movie Theaters box office. For advanced tickets, click here (link to tickets page)
Rated R. For Mature audiences only.
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