Thursday, 19 December
Clásicos Latinoamericanos: Wara Wara
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José María Velasco Maidana | 1930 | Bolivia | 69’ | EN subs
This story of a frustrated love between an Aymara princess and a Spanish conquistador has been described as the Intolerance (D.W. Griffith, 1916) of Latin America by well-renowned historian of Bolivian cinema, Alfonso Gumucio Dagron. Its production demanded enormous efforts for the construction of elaborate sets and costumes, while the technology with which it was produced was simple: a camera and a Moviola. Lost for five decades, Wara Wara returns to our time to open up discussions on colonialism, gender, and the representation of the non-criollo in Latin American society.
Clásicos Latinoamericanos is a long-term program that explores Latin American cinema reflecting on the continent and its history, including its relationship with The Netherlands. We invite special guests to reflect, together with the audience, on both the cultural complexity and persistent conflicts of the continent.
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