Underplayed Gems

Tropic of Cancer (2004)

Tropic of Cancer poster
Original title
Tropico de cancer
Directed by
Eugenio Polgovsky
Genre
documentary film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
54 min
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary follows a family living in the desert of San Luis Potosí, Mexico. It shows their ancient methods of hunting and making tools to survive in a harsh landscape, and how they sell what they gather along a nearby highway.

observationalquietcontemplativerawausterenaturalisticslow-pacedintimate

What happens

Trópico de Cáncer es una película documental del director, fotógrafo y editor mexicano Eugenio Polgovsky que retrata la vida de una familia en las entrañas del desierto de San Luis Potosí, México. A través de un retrato poético y naturalista (cuasi silencioso), observamos detalladamente los métodos -algunos prehistóricos- de supervivencia que las familias, por medio de conocimientos ancestrales de cacería y de fabricación de herramientas, practican dentro de una geografía aparentemente estéril. Así extraen animales y plantas que venden a la orilla de una carretera que corta de norte a sur el desierto del centro de México. El MoMa de Nueva York presentó su documental "Trópico de Cáncer" como parte de lo más innovador del cine documental contemporáneo. [1], con una proyección especial en la Semana de la Crítica del Festival de Cine de Cannes en 2005. [2]. El periódico The New York Times señaló a "Trópico de Cáncer" como una notable Opera Prima [3] y el diario Le Monde calificó a Eugenio Polgovsky como "Un mago del cine".[4] (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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