- NOVEMBER
06:30 The Desert Within
08:30 The Andes don't Believe in God
6:30 Meet The Head of Juan Pérez
8:30 The Artist
Embassy of Chile:
6:30 Words of Truth
6:30 Proyect Grey
8:30 The Maid
06:30 The Honour Of The Wronger
1:15 Looking For Miguel
03:00 Bombon, The Dog
WORDS OF TRUTH (Palabras Verdaderas)
Uruguay
How can one paint a portrait of such a public person, one so well-known and well-loved by his vast readership -a readership which covers every age and every country in the Spanish-speaking world? Why is Mario Benedetti quoted and recited, even by his enemies? What is it about this man, a man of such modesty, so "typically Uruguayan", yet who is able to represent so many kindred spirits throughout the width and breadth of Latin America and Spain? “Words of Truth” searches for the keys of this illustrious citizen of Montevideo in his life and especially in his poetry. Here is a man who has had to face various periods in exile yet who has received all the prizes the world can offer. But above all else, who has received the unconditional love of his readership, a massive and faithful audience that follows him everywhere he goes and that spoils him every day with its applause and its reading. FIPRESCI Award, Association of Film Critics of Uruguay, 2004; Best Documentary, Muestra de Cine Latinoamericano de Lleida, 2005 DIR Ricardo Casas, Uruguay, 2004, 54 min.
About the Film Director: Ricardo Casas
Writer: Ricardo Casas
Producer: Yvonne Ruocco, Jordi Rediu, Norbert Llarás
Release year: 2004
Genre: Documentary
Running time: 54 min
Plot: How can one paint a portrait of such a public person, one so well-known and well-loved by his vast readership -a readership which covers every age and every country in the Spanish-speaking world? Why is Mario Benedetti quoted and recited, even by his enemies? What is it about this man, a man of such modesty, so "typically Uruguayan", yet who is able to represent so many kindred spirits throughout the width and breadth of Latin America and Spain? “Words of Truth” searches for the keys of this illustrious citizen of Montevideo in his life and especially in his poetry. Here is a man who has had to face various periods in exile yet who has received all the prizes the world can offer. But above all else, who has received the unconditional love of his readership, a massive and faithful audience that follows him everywhere he goes and that spoils him every day with its applause and its reading.
About the Film Director: Ricardo Casas
Writer: Ricardo Casas
Producer: Yvonne Ruocco, Jordi Rediu, Norbert Llarás
Release year: 2004
Genre: Documentary
Running time: 54 min
Plot: How can one paint a portrait of such a public person, one so well-known and well-loved by his vast readership -a readership which covers every age and every country in the Spanish-speaking world? Why is Mario Benedetti quoted and recited, even by his enemies? What is it about this man, a man of such modesty, so "typically Uruguayan", yet who is able to represent so many kindred spirits throughout the width and breadth of Latin America and Spain? “Words of Truth” searches for the keys of this illustrious citizen of Montevideo in his life and especially in his poetry. Here is a man who has had to face various periods in exile yet who has received all the prizes the world can offer. But above all else, who has received the unconditional love of his readership, a massive and faithful audience that follows him everywhere he goes and that spoils him every day with its applause and its reading.