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U.S. Premiere of WILLIAM, THE NEW JUDO MASTER

  • Anthology Film Archives 32 2nd Avenue New York, NY, 10003 United States (map)

WILLIAM, THE NEW JUDO MASTER 
(William, el nuevo maestro del judo, Ricardo Silva & Omar Guzmán, Mexico, 2016, 96 min. In Spanish with English subtitles)
U.S. Premiere!
Co-presented by Proyector

"Back in the 1950s, Swedish-American singer William Clauson had a worldwide hit with ‘La Bamba.’ Now he lives in a ramshackle garage in Tijuana, Mexico. In William, the New Judo Master, directors Ricardo Silva and Omar Guzmán show how a Mexican nurse washes his naked old body. ‘How did we get here?’ a voiceover muses. ‘What road led us here? When did we take it?’ This fascinating film essay is about the struggle against time, old age, and transitoriness. Silva’s debut film, Navajazo (2014), was already a hybrid form of documentary and fiction, but here (with Guzmán) he goes further, producing a surrealist collage. For example, going on a trip to the oldest tree in the world. Or having a middle-aged actor play Clauson, while he is visited by three male prostitutes. Meanwhile, the devil looks on, eyes glowing red." –International Film Festival Rotterdam  

Thursday, September 20, 7:30pm
Anthology Film Archives

 
 
Earlier Event: September 13
U.S. Theatrical Release of MUSEO Starring Gael García Bernal
Later Event: September 28
U.S. Theatrical Release of 306 HOLLYWOOD
 
 
 
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