A movie-theater employee adjusts to a new life after the cinema he worked at for over 25 years is forced to shut down.
A beautiful representation of innocence and naivety.
Catnip for cinephiles.
A slight piece this, but engaging.
The film is short, at 67 minutes, but teasing, mazy, memorable.
This black-and-white Uruguayan miniature would make a great double bill with Peter Bogdanovich's The Last Picture Show.
It's a moving, pawkily funny movie about the end of an era, not quite the death of cinema, but a change in public taste that makes a certain kind of serious, dedicated cinephilia a thing of the past.
Pleasant enough, but so slight it barely sustains 65 minutes.
Sadly, even at less than 70 minutes, the end result feels stretched.
It's beautifully shot by Veiroj in black and white, hence the two stars. Otherwise, frankly, if Jorge's cinema showed this kind of film all the time it is no wonder the old place is going out of business.
Edinburgh Filmhouse, Edinburgh from Friday January 27, 2012, until Thursday February 2, 2012. More info: www.filmhousecinema.com