Please join BVFCC staffer, Raizine Bruton, for her January Screening Series focused on women directors. The final installation in the series is Lucrecia Martel's 2001 film "La Ciénaga".

"La Ciénaga is a film so dense and so rich in color and atmosphere. The palpable heat is heavily felt, as characters visibly sweat. Also, Martel has said before that she relishes sound. Here, she opts for a music-less, scoreless experience. Instead, we hear the never-ending sounds of the Argentinean jungle. The foreground is alive, and it feels oddly calming. Add to that the sounds of mundane activities, for example the sound of wine and ice being poured into a glass, the old television set with its fuzziness and water dripping; that’s how you get the atmosphere that Martel has so effortlessly crafted here. The lush background of humid foliage adorns the film perfectly, and only adds to the feeling of exhaustion." (https://medium.com/.../la-ci%C3%A9naga-movie-review-an...)

The film begins at 7pm and there is a suggested donation of $7. The café will be open for beer, wine, and café drinks and free popcorn will be available.