On Top of the Whale (1982) – Wednesday, February 12th 7:00 PM A French linguist and his Dutch wife journey deep into South America to the remote stretches of Patagonia to study an indecipherable dying language spoken by two remaining natives. A satirical riff on anthropology, language, and imperialism that reflects on Ruiz’s own exile […]
Event Category: Screenings
Love Torn in a Dream (2000) – Wednesday, February 5th 7:00 PM · Saturday, February 8th 7:00 PM Relating nine stories that gradually intertwine and spin further tales, Love Torn in a Dream is the apotheosis of Ruiz’s vast body of work: a theology student who has lost faith in his senses, a mirror that […]
Love Torn in a Dream (2000) – Wednesday, February 5th 7:00 PM · Saturday, February 8th 7:00 PM Relating nine stories that gradually intertwine and spin further tales, Love Torn in a Dream is the apotheosis of Ruiz’s vast body of work: a theology student who has lost faith in his senses, a mirror that […]
City of Pirates (1983) – Wednesday, January 29th 7:00 PM A nocturnal odyssey of childhood adventure, City of Pirates follows the odd pairing of a virginal somnambulist and a psychopathic orphan — described by Ruiz as a cross between Pinocchio and Pinochet — who flee their circumstances in search of a mystical isle of pirates. […]
Manoel’s Destinies (1984) – Wednesday, January 22th 7:00 PM Originally broadcast in four parts on Portuguese television, Manoel’s Destinies is a work that, despite being made for children, remains as tantalizingly oneiric as Ruiz’s most opaque films. In a quiet seaside village, a young boy meets his future self, embarking on a series of forked […]