Wednesday March 21, 2007
Latin American Film Festival: EN EL HOYO (IN THE PIT)
7:30pm LT, FSC FREE
EN EL HOYO (IN THE PIT) (Mexico, 2006, 84 min., 35 mm)
Dir: Juan Carlos Rulfo. According to Mexican legend, the devil demands one soul be offered up for every bridge built, as a guarantee for the structure's durability. In this internationally-praised documentary, this age-old adage takes on mammoth proportions. Director Rulfo crafts a deeply felt film about these men, the hands, hearts and minds behind a small universe of concrete and steel.
Sundance Film Festival 2006 Grand Jury Prize winner for Best Documentary, World Cinema.
"The latest in an extraordinary wave of Mexican nonfiction cinema."- Robert Koheler, Variety
"An absorbing documentary!"- Manohla Dargis, New York Times
For more info:
http://www.uncw.edu/filmstudies or 910-962-7502
Brought to you by the Department of Film Studies.
