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488 02-03-2006 NºAlfa 488/2-III-2006 SEMANARIOO CATÓLICOmega DE INFORMACIÓN EDIC. NACIONAL LaLa fuerzafuerza deldel amoramor PremiosPremios AlfaAlfa yy OmegaOmega dede CineCine 20052005 A Ω SUMARIO Etapa II - Número 488 3-7 ...y además Edición Nacional XI edición de los Premios 8 La foto Edita: Alfa y Omega 9 Criterios Fundación San Agustín. al mejor cine del año: 10 Cartas Arzobispado de Madrid El milagro de la acogida 11 Ver, oír y contarlo Aquí y ahora Delegado episcopal: 12 Doña Eva Holgado, Alfonso Simón Muñoz de la Federación Española Redacción: de Familias Numerosas. Calle de la Pasa, 3. Portada: Fotograma de 13 Juan de Dios, 28005 Madrid. Las Crónicas de Narnia el loco de la caridad Téls: 913651813/913667864 Iglesia en Madrid Fax: 913651188 12 VI Jornada Diocesana Dirección de Internet: de Apostolado Seglar: http://www.alfayomega.es 18-19 E-Mail: Laicos y familia. 13 La voz del cardenal [email protected] Entrevista al nuevo cardenal arzobispo Director: don Antonio Cañizares, 14 Testimonio Miguel Ángel Velasco Puente arzobispo de Toledo: Redactor Jefe: 15 El Día del Señor La Iglesia debe aparecer José Francisco Serrano Oceja 16-17 Raíces Director de Arte: en toda su transparencia Colección del Grupo Santander: Francisco Flores Domínguez Cinco siglos de arte Redactores: Mundo Anabel Llamas Palacios, 20 Benedicto XVI: Juan Luis Vázquez, 27 Dios ama al embrión. María Solano Altaba, 21 Anuario 2006: Aumenta María Martínez López, el número de católicos en el mundo Jesús Colina Díez (Roma) Escribe 22-23 La vida Secretaría de Redacción: don Cayetano Desde la fe Rut de los Silos Antón González, Director 24-25 El Pequealfa Documentación: del III Congreso 26 Padre Martínez Camino: María Pazos Carretero sobre Víctimas La Conferencia Episcopal Elena de la Cueva Terrer del Terrorismo: está con las víctimas. Internet: Una lección 28 Javier Prades: Beatriz Jaso Ollo de dignidad moral La experiencia humana de Dios. -Imprime y Distribuye: 29 Libros. Diario ABC, S.L.- 30 Televisión. ISSN: 1698-1529 31 No es verdad. Depósito legal: M-41.048-1995. 32 Contraportada ¿De verdad quiere usted un semanario católico? Diez años ya de servicio asiduo y fiel a sus lectores. La Fundación San Agustín, del Arzobispado de Madrid, asume la totalidad de los costes de edición, impresión y distribución de Alfa y Omega en toda España. Damos las gracias a cuantos ya colaboran y les alentamos a seguir haciéndolo con renovada generosidad… ¿Cuánto está dispuesto a aportar usted para disponer del semanario católico de información que necesita? Puede dirigir su aportación a la Fundación San Agustín, a través de estas cuentas bancarias: 3 A EN PORTADA 2-III-2006 Ω XI Edición de los Premios Alfa y Omega al mejor cine del año El milagro de la acogida Alfa y Omega inicia su segunda década de premios cinematográficos. Este año, muchas de las películas Premio: diseño premiadas tienen en común una historia conmovedora de acogida: un corazón que se abre al otro con y donación grandeza y gratitud. Son metáforas de la condición humana acogida y amada por Dios desde su origen, de Antonio Mesquida y que, a su vez, está llamada a acoger el Misterio en su propio corazón. Vete y vive testimonia el gozo de una adopción en toda su riqueza; Las llaves de casa nos relata la acogida de un hijo deficiente como descubrimiento de la propia paternidad; La vida secreta de las palabras se detiene en el acompañamiento del dolor ajeno que conduce a la reconciliación con el propio dolor; en Sueño de una noche de invierno vemos a un hombre rudo que descubre su humanidad acogiendo a una niña autista y a su madre; El Cónsul Perlasca abrió sus puertas a los judíos perseguidos por el nazismo; y el protagonista de Hotel Rwanda no reconoce en su corazón enemigos, a pesar de vivir en guerra. Son sólo unos ejemplos cinematográficos de cómo el corazón del hombre, creado a imagen del de Dios, está hecho para acoger, es decir, para amar, para perdonar, para cuidar, para educar…, sinónimos todos de dar la vida Mejor película extranjera: Vete y vive, de R. Mihaileanu (Israel-Francia) l rumano judío Radu Mihaileanu nos Ecuenta una conmovedora historia que parte de un episodio real: la odisea de los falashas, judíos etíopes que fueron trasla- dados a Jerusalén en noviembre de 1984. La operación se realizó a escondidas del régi- men prosoviético de Mengistu, que les prohi- bía emigrar, y cruzaron las montañas a pie hasta los campamentos de Sudán, un país en el que no podían decir que eran judíos, o les matarían. En ese contexto, la película nos presenta la historia de ficción de Sch- lomo, un niño etíope de madre cristiana, la cual le obliga a hacerse pasar por judío para salvarle de la hambruna y de una muerte se- gura. Ella se queda en el campamento de Sudán y el niño llega a la Tierra Prometida, donde es adoptado por una familia judía no practicante. Schlomo vivirá siempre con el deseo regresar con su madre y ocultará du- rante veinte años su verdadero origen cris- tiano por miedo a no ser aceptado en su nue- va familia. También ocultará la existencia de su madre para no perder su condición de Una escena de Vete y visto que cambiará su vida por completo. cupa es averiguar si se puede vivir con la adoptado. Schlomo irá cambiando a lo lar- vive. Abajo, de izquierda Rodada con maestría, cámara en mano y con memoria del horror, si se puede convivir con go de su vida, desde una existencia crispada a derecha: fotograma un delicioso uso de la luz, La vida secreta de las consecuencias del mal. Hay quien no, e inadaptada, hasta una reconciliación agra- de La vida secreta las palabras disecciona el horror de la gue- como el obrero que se tira a las llamas en la decida con todo y con todos. Una película de las palabras; rra y de sus consecuencias en el ámbito de lo primera secuencia del film. Pero hay perso- llena de autenticidad sobre la maternidad, y el director Yoji Yamada personal. En realidad, lo que a ella le preo- nas que sí: cuando se sienten abrazadas y la pertenencia, la alegría de existir. Un can- acompañadas en el camino de la vida, co- to a la vida lleno de positividad. mo los protagonistas de la película. Mejor película española: Mejor director: La vida secreta de las palabras, Yoji Yamada, de Isabel Coixet por El ocaso del Samurái espués de Mi vida sin mí, la española oji Yamada es un veterano realizador DIsabel Coixet vuelve a rodar en inglés y Ynipón, que ya acumula doce premios con un reparto internacional. El film trata de la Academia Japonesa de Cine, con un de mirar con lupa el sufrimiento humano recorrido artístico de sesenta y seis películas. para desembocar en una hipótesis redentora y esperanzadora. Hanna es una mujer joven que trabaja en una fábrica textil. Tiene un carácter retraído, algo neurótico y es exce- sivamente celosa de su intimidad. Un día se ve obligada por el director de la fábrica a tomarse unas vacaciones. Se marcha al mar, y en el restaurante donde cena oye un día que, en una plataforma petrolífera, se pre- cisa una enfermera para poco tiempo. Se ofrece, y allí realizará un encuentro impre- A 4 Ω 2-III-2006 EN PORTADA Mejor actriz principal: Sarah Polley, por La vida secreta de las palabras a actriz canadiense Sarah Polley vuelve La trabajar con Isabel Coixet en un film en el que le da la réplica Tim Robbins. Sarah El ocaso del Samurái está ambientada a fi- –quizá lo mejor de la película– encarna a nales del siglo XIX, en una aldea al norte de Hanna, y explota sus recursos dramáticos Japón. Es un film crepuscular que ilustra con dando el máximo en una interpretación di- nostalgia el paso de una época a otra, la tran- ficilísima. La actriz crea un personaje lleno sición entre un mundo de ideales y honor a de matices y de capas, capas que se van re- otro más prágmático y modernizado. Los sa- velando paralelamente a su desnudamiento muráis encarnan esa tradición que periclita. interior. La película trata el drama humano Seibei es un samurái que lleva una vida di- sin edulcorantes, pero planteando una salida, fícil, con deudas, fatigas, viudedad, y tiene Fotograma de posibilidad de reconstruir la vida, aunque la liberación de un encuentro redentor, una que cuidar y mantener a su deficiente ma- A good woman. también se puede descubrir al final de él la mirada que acoge sin compadecer, que per- dre y a sus dos hijas pequeñas. Ahorra lo que A la derecha, tentación del nihilismo imperante. De he- dona las huellas de la brutalidad. Sin duda, puede, por las tardes trabaja como agricultor, Sarah Polley, cho, el propio Paskaljevic tiene una mira- una película sólida, seria y llena de densi- ha vendido su espada. Hasta que retorna la mejor actriz da algo pesimista sobre la realidad de su dad dramática y poética. esperanza: Tomoe, su amor de juventud, por La vida secreta pueblo. Ha declarado querer denunciar el vuelve a aparecer en su vida. Esta historia de las palabras autismo que vive su país, de nuevo domi- Mejor actor principal: la conocemos por el relato que, muchos años nado por quienes lo sumieron en la guerra. Don Cheadle, por Hotel Rwanda después, nos hace su hija mayor, como un A pesar de todo, es una película importante, homenaje emocionado, lleno de cariño, ha- coprotagonizada por una chica autista que es on Cheadle encarna a Paul Rusesaba- cia su padre.
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