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| ROMÁNTICO | Search all of phase9.tv | |||
Year: 2005 USA: Kino International Cast: Carmelo Muņiz, Arturo Arias Director: Mark Becker Country: USA Languages: English / Spanish USA: 80 mins USA Release Date: 1 November 2006 (Limited Release - New York) Official website US Distributor Synopsis Mexican Carmelo Muņiz is a travelling musician, who migrates to San Francisco with his musical partner Arturo Arias, in search of work to support his family back in Mexico. Through his eyes, the audience watches a migrant tale in reverse, as the film vividly captures why the 60 year-old first chose to leave his beloved family and cross the desert borderlands. Drifting along the streets of San Francisco from restaurant to restaurant the pair of musicians live a meagre existence from their tips but Carmelo Muņiz returns home immediately on learning his mother is seriously ill. On arrival home Carmelo Muņiz sees his family for the first time in many years but cannot sustain himself or his family, so he starts to play again in order to pay for his ticket back to the States. A feature length documentary, ROMÁNTICO was photographed in Super 16mm film. |
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