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El abrazo de la serpiente (English, Spanish, Portuguese, Aboriginal, German, Catalan, Latin with English subtitles)
Location
Main screening room
Date
October 29th, 2024
Duration
125 min
Cycle
Carte blanche to Menace Ruine

Menace Ruine is an apocalyptic drone folk band. Geneviève Beaulieu and S. de la Moth agreed to curate a carte blanche film selection, which will be presented ahead of their concert at the Cinémathèque on October 30. Their eclectic and thought-provoking selection blends films by renowned directors with hidden gems, avoiding American cinema to better celebrate the richness of international filmmaking.

Embrace of the Serpent
Directed by
Ciro Guerra
Language
English, Spanish, Portuguese, Aboriginal, German, Catalan, Latin with English subtitles
Actors
Nilbio Torres, Antonio Bolívar, Jan Bijvoet
Origins
Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina
Year
2015
Duration
125 min
Genre
Adventure, biography, drama
Format
Digital
Synopsis

Forty years apart, an Amazonian shaman, the last survivor of his people, guides two explorers along the Amazon in search of a sacred plant with miraculous powers.

Embrace of the Serpent
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Ciro Guerra

Ciro Guerra is a Colombian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his 2015 film Embrace of the Serpent, which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, and for The Wind Journeys, selected as the Colombian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 82nd Academy Awards.

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Entrevue avec Geneviève Beaulieu : Menace Ruine, groupe cinéphile

En complément de leur concert qui se tiendra le 30 octobre à 20h, Geneviève Beaulieu et S. de la Moth du groupe de drone folk apocalyptique Menace Ruine nous gratifient d'une passionnante carte blanche de sept films. Geneviève a bien voulu répondre à nos questions pour présenter leurs choix cinéphiles.

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