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The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 3200 Darnell St., will
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devote Aug. 6–15 to Festival de la Risa, a big-screen showcase for
some choice examples of Mexico’s movie-comedy traditions. The
occasion marks the bicentennial of Mexican independence and the
centennial of the Mexican Revolution.

The collaborative venture with the Mexican Consulate and the

Lone Star Film Society will open at 5 p.m. Aug. 6 with a
Michael H. Price performance of Latin music from the Denton-based ensemble Mi
TOP VIEWED FOR Son Mi Son Mi Son. The opening film, at 8 p.m., is 1940’s Ahí
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blues in real time A 3:30 p.m. lecture on Aug. 7 will preface the showing at 5 p.m. of ?Waitress? a bittersweet charmer from a career cut
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“Tin Tan” Valdes. The absurdist thriller pays homage to The 08 09 10 11 12 13 14
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Phantom of the Opera, what with its tale of a romantic obsession in
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The 4 p.m. showing Aug. 8 will feature Modisto de Señoras (a.k.a. Submit your events here
Ladies’ Dressmaker), a 1969 picture starring Mauricio Garcés as a
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The 6 p.m. showing Aug. 13 will feature 2000’s Santitos (a.k.a. PM
Little Saints), a lighthearted examination of a woman’s attempts to
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Aug. 14 will see a 2 p.m. showing of Pedro González–Rubio’s SMPS Fort Worth Summer School Training at Night -
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Alamar (a.k.a. To the Sea), a touching study of a father’s attempt to
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Alamar at 5 p.m.

The 2 p.m. selection for Aug. 15 is 2008’s Rudo y Cursi (a.k.a.

Rough and Corny), a spirited and R-rated (as in rowdy) tale of
brothers — Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna, reunited from the

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international hit film Y Tu Mamá También — who find themselves

squaring off as sporting opponents. (Encore showing: 4 p.m.)

The selection, balanced between historic and modern-day examples

of Mexican cinema, consists of first-rate primary-source prints,
supplied with the assistance of Juan Carlos Cuevega, Dallas-based
consul general of Mexico; Adolfo Ayuso Audry, Dallas-based
cultural attaché to the Consulate General; and Televisa S.A. de
C.V. and Fundación Cultural Televisa.

Priced at $6.50 to $8.50 per showing, tickets go on sale two hours

prior to each showing. Reservations may be made by members of
the Modern’s Reel People organization and the film society with a
call to 817-840-2154 or 817-738-9215. Members also may make
full-festival purchases ($40–$50) in advance.

Michael H. Price is the host of the teleseries Jazz Perspectives, a

project of the Fort Worth Library Jazz Preservation Project.

Contact: mprice@bizpress.net
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