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A Dios Momo

Latin American Film Festival
Thursday, November 19, 2015 - 12:00am (Tucson)

Latin American Film Festival

A Dios Momo (Goodbye Momo)

Directed by Leonardo Recagni

FREE Film Screening

Obdulio is an 11-year-old Afro-Uruguayan boy who lives with his grandmother and sells newspapers for a living while he cannot read or write. Obdulio is not interested in going to school until he finds out that the night watchman of the newspaper's office is a charismatic magical "Maestro" who not only introduces him to the world of literacy but also teaches him the real meaning of life through the lyrics of the "Murgas" (Carnival Pierrots) during the mythical nights of the irreverent and provocative Uruguayan carnival.

 

With a poetic nod to Fellini, Leonardo Ricagni uses the carnival atmosphere to transport the viewer to a magical place where realism and surrealism live side by side in Uruguay—and what a wonderful place to be. With sweeping directorial vision and gorgeously shot with rich, vibrant colors, A DIOS MOMO achieves a rich visual and spiritual sensibility unparalleled today. – Shaz Bennett AFI Fest 2005

Running time -100 minutes

Wednesday November 18, 7pm

University of Arizona Poetry Center

1508 E Helen St

Tucson az 85719