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Días De Santiago El Cielo Del Centauro Es El Retorno a Buenos Aires Del Cineasta Que Fundó El Cine Del Futuro AÑO 15 | NÚMERO 1 | JUEVES 16 DE ABRIL DE 2015 DÍAS DE SANTIAGO El cielo del Centauro es el retorno a Buenos Aires del cineasta que fundó el cine del futuro. Hoy, únicas dos oportunidades de verla. 2 | SIN ALIENTO | JUEVES 16 DE ABRIL, 2015 Buenos Aires Ciudad [17] BAFICI Buenos Aires Ciudad [17] BAFICI JUEVES 16 DE ABRIL, 2015 | SIN ALIENTO | 3 5. CLÁSICOS RESTAURADOS 3. CARICATURISTES - FANTASSINS DE LA #baficigratis DÉMOCRATIE Bajo la reconfiguración del mundo post-Charlie Hebdo (confirmación: sí, es una mierda el right here, right now si hasta hacer caricaturas puede costarte la vida), llega otra confirmación pre-Hebdo: la que Caricaturistes hace del historietista como ser humano y como trabajador intelectual (que, obviamente, agiganta aquel eructo de la violencia sin sentido). Pesos pesados siendo livianos Sabemos que un clásico, a la hora de la cinefilia, es un y dibujando a cámara: tan simple como saber oír a se- titán invencible: aun el día en que Netflix y sus ver- res que saben expresarse como si, lamentablemente, su siones pentaholograma 9K estén a una mera sinapsis de deseo de distancia, es imposible resistirse a un vida dependiera de ello. clásico en pantalla grande. Sobre todo si, como hoy, 1. STAR WARS hablamos de La dama de Shangai (¿el mejor final de Caricaturistes - Fantassins de la démocratie la historia del cine?), La comezón del séptimo año HOY, 13.00, V. Recoleta 1 Ha habido un despertar en la Fuerza. (¿Marilyn hecha la mejor felicidad de la historia del SA 18, 20.30, Alianza cine?) y Hechizo del tiempo (¿el mejor loop borgea- ¿Lo han sentido? ¿No todavía? Enton- LU 20, 16.30, Alianza no de la historia del cine?). ces, deberían esperar noticias desde COMPRAR ENTRADAS un evento muy, muy cercano, pero La dama de Shangai con entradas agotadas (lento, joven HOY, 15.45, V. Caballito 7 padawan), que se dará en el marco del VI 17, 13.15, V. Caballito 7 Bafici gracias a los amigos de Disney. 2. P’tit QUINQUIN 4. CINE JU 23, 20.00, A. Belgrano 3 VI 24, 15.30, A. Belgrano 3 Será un día inolvidable para los fans Como las vacas donde aparecen los cadáveres que disparan la disparatada investigación de esta minise- COMPRAR ENTRADAS de la saga galáctica dentro y fuera de NORCOREANO rie-devenida-maximetraje, resulta que había un co- la sala. Dentro, solo los midiclorianos mediante dentro del director de La humanidad y de Olvídense por un rato de The Interview, Team America y La comezón del séptimo año saben qué pasará (del primer trailer Flandres. ¡Y qué comediante! Los rumiantes rellenos hasta de nuestro querido Jim Finn: aquí está la misterio- HOY, 20.00, V. Caballito 4 rumores en la web hay…); fuera, esta- son apenas el aperitivo de tres horas y media de car- sa República Popular de Corea mirándose a sí misma, el SA 18, 21.00, V. Caballito 4 cajadas non-stop, obra y gracia de la galería habitual pensamiento Juche hecho película. El imperdible descu- MA 21, 17.10, V. Recoleta 9 rá la posibilidad de una fotaza con un de policías, criminales y paletos de Dumont, que, a la brimiento del cine hecho al norte del paralelo 38 arranca COMPRAR ENTRADAS célebre droide que ha aparecido en luz del humor, se vuelven queribles como nunca antes. hoy mismo y por partida doble con un par de clásicos de las seis películas de Star Wars. los años ochenta que pregonan las virtudes del socialismo Hechizo del tiempo P’tit Quinquin bajo las ropas del relato de época o la fábula moderna. HOY, 20.45, V. Caballito 7 HOY, 12.45, V. Recoleta 9 SA 18, 17.40, V. Caballito 7 A Bellflower Tale of Chun Hyang DO 19, 14.00, V. Caballito 7 JU 23, 14.00, V. Recoleta 6 GRATIS HOY, 16.40, San Martín 1 HOY, 13.30, San Martín 1 VI 24, 20.00, V. Caballito 7 SA 25, 17.35, V. Recoleta 6 HOY, de 13 a 16, V. Recoleta LU 20, 12.20, V. Recoleta 8 VI 24, 13.00, San Martín 1 COMPRAR ENTRADAS COMPRAR ENTRADAS COMPRAR ENTRADAS COMPRAR ENTRADAS 4 | SIN ALIENTO | JUEVES 16 DE ABRIL, 2015 Buenos Aires Ciudad [17] BAFICI Buenos Aires Ciudad [17] BAFICI JUEVES 16 DE ABRIL, 2015 | SIN ALIENTO | 5 9. NARCISA Un solo documental no basta para abarcar la vida y obra gigantes de Narcisa Hirsch, pionera lúcida y siempre vigente del cine 6. experimental (no solamente) argentino. Por eso tenemos dos documentales dos, ambos 7. tan repletos de portentos como su protago- CINE CITIZENFOUR nista. Mientras esperamos –poco: se estrena mañana mismo– por Reflejo Narcisa, hoy es “La película de terror más escalofriante de Halloween 2014”, PLANETARIO la llamó la revista Time antes de que ganara el Óscar al Me- la primera oportunidad de ver el tan riguro- jor Documental. Y no se equivocaba: el cierre de la trilogía so como entrañable retrato de Hirsch que le que nuestra conocida Laura Poitras (My Country, My Coun- dedicó su discípula y amiga Daniela Muttis. try ; The Oath) dedicó a los Estados Unidos post-11/9 mete Bafici quiere decir muchas cosas para miedo con su crónica, en hipertenso tiempo real y paranoi- nuestra ciudad. Pero una de las más re- ca primera persona, de las revelaciones de Edward Snow- Narcisa den sobre el espionaje gubernamental a media humanidad. donditas (wait for it…) es nuestro Cine HOY, 18.00, V. Recoleta 7 Planetario, es decir, nuestro cine en 360 LU 20, 13.25, V. Recoleta 7 Citizenfour MA 21, 12.15, V. Recoleta 7 grados en el Planetario Galileo Galilei. Y HOY, 22.30, V. Recoleta 4 COMPRAR ENTRADAS este 2015 el Cine Planetario viene con SA 18, 14.20, V. Recoleta 4 muchas puntas de lanza. Dos se dan hoy: MA 21, 20.30, A. Belgrano 1 Bella Gaia, cinturón negro en el teatro COMPRAR ENTRADAS multimedia, y Tango 360, Buenos Aires y 10. SEYMOUR: AN INTRODUCTION el amor como nunca se vieron, realizada nada menos que por el director del Fes- tival de Tango de la Ciudad. Bella Gaia HOY, 19.00, Planetario 8. NUEVO VI 17, 21.00, Planetario DO 19, 19.00, Planetario DOCUMENTAL SUIZO LU 20, 19.00, Planetario MA 21, 17.30, Planetario Ni relojes ni chocolates ni bancos: lejos del cliché, MI 22, 17.30, Planetario la moderna especialidad suiza son los documenta- les de todo tipo, color y temática (¡si hasta tene- COMPRAR ENTRADAS mos uno en 3D!). Tras la primera en abrirse de esas “ocho puertas a mundos” que atraviesan secciones Ethan Hawke, el delegado de las Naciones instante, educativo y/o íntimo, y logra un Tango 360, Buenos Aires y el amor como nunca se vieron y competencias de nuestra programación están Mi- Unidas del Indie, se sentó en una cena al documental un poco menos magnífico que chele Cirigliano, su pueblito natal en el sur de Italia HOY, 20.30, Planetario lado de un hombre llamado Seymour Berns- su musa y sus ideas. y un juego de cartas y bebida que puede ponerse VI 17, 18.00, Planetario (y se pone) picantísimo. tein. El hoy octogenario caminante de Man- DO 19, 17.30, Planetario hattan había sido un concertista de piano Seymour: An Introduction LU 20, 17.30, Planetario HOY, 17.30, V. Recoleta 6 Padrone e sotto hasta su último (e inesperado, salvo para JU 23, 19.00, Planetario VI 17, 15.00, V. Recoleta 6 HOY, 15.30, V. Recoleta 6 SA 25, 19.30, Planetario él) show en 1977, cuando decidió recluirse y DO 19, 19.30, V. Recoleta 6 LU 20, 12.35, V. Recoleta 6 COMPRAR ENTRADAS dar selectas clases. Hawke lo espía en cada COMPRAR ENTRADAS COMPRAR ENTRADAS 6 | SIN ALIENTO | JUEVES 16 DE ABRIL, 2015 Buenos Aires Ciudad [17] BAFICI Buenos Aires Ciudad [17] BAFICI JUEVES 16 DE ABRIL, 2015 | SIN ALIENTO | 7 COMPETENCIA | SELECCIÓN OFICIAL INTERNACIONAL COMPETENCIA | SELECCIÓN OFICIAL ARGENTINA LOS EXILIADOS ELA VOLTA NA QUINTA LA SOMBRA MADRES DE LOS DIOSES ROMÁNTICOS España, 70’ Brasil, 108’ Argentina, 72’ Argentina / Francia, 84’ De Jonás Trueba De André Novais Oliveira De Javier Olivera De Pablo Agüero Tres amigos atraviesan el verano europeo en una com- Oliveira pone a su propia familia a actuar y les clava unos La mansión en ruinas suele ser, en cine, una figura de El Bolsón otra vez. Pero, en esta ocasión, Pablo Agüe- bi VW Westfalia naranja y blanca en un viaje que tiene planos fijos que no parecen incomodarlos en lo más mí- apego a un pasado glorioso, y los personajes que la ha- ro (Salamandra, 77 Doronship) le da una entidad que tanto de vacaciones sin plan como de deriva sentimental. nimo. La ternura con la que se tratan los personajes es la bitan parecen querer aferrarse a un pretérito perfecto y a titubea entre lo lovecraftiano (como epicentro donde Encuentran amores antiguos o nuevos, comen y beben misma con la que él los retrata, y eso genera una sensa- una clase de otra época. En La sombra es al revés. Javier místicas personales y antediluvianas se cruzan, se rozan y fuman y ríen, escuchan a cantantes de voz suave (la ción de confianza en la película, de que lo que vemos es Olivera filma la demolición de la casa en la que vivió y se espejan las unas en las otras) y lo tremendamente arrebatadora Miren Iza, de Tulsa) y, más que nada, hacen verdadero. Ficción o realidad nunca importan demasia- junto a su padre Héctor casi como para asegurarse de rústico: hay algo de un Tolkien bajado a la Tierra en un arte luminoso y sensible de eso que los anglosajones do, porque las historias son siempre las mismas: ¿cuándo que nada de eso quede en pié.
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