NEW YORK, USA
(08/MARCH/2012).- The Spanish film "La chispa de la vida" (The
Spark of Life), directed by Álex de la Iglesia, is to be screened
this year out of competition at New York's Tribeca Film Festival,
organizers announced today.
The movie, with comedic actor José Mota and Salma Hayek and
written by Randy Felman, tells the story of the unemployed Roberto
who, while looking for a job has an accident that leaves him
trapped in an excavation site.
Roberto, flat broke, decides to capitalize on his misfortune and
turn it into a media event from which he hopes to make some money
to support his family. The cast of this tragicomedy includes Juan
Luis Galiardo and Antonio Tejero.
"The renowned director, Álex de la Iglesia, takes a unique step
forward, combining dark comic satire with a moving story about love
within a family," said Tribeca organizers in a statement.
"La chispa de la vida" will be screened out of competition as part
of the "Spotlight" category along with 34 feature films -22 movies
and 12 documentaries from Germany, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, EU,
France, Luxemburg, Poland, United Kingdom, Russia, Sweden and
Thailand.
Among these, the Brazilian film "Xingú," directed by Cao Hamburger
stands out. "Xingú" tells the story of an expedition made 50 years
ago by the Villas Boas Brothers, who fought for the creation of a
natural park in the Xingú River, a tributary of the Amazon
River.
"Xingú" was produced by well-known Brazilian filmmaker Fernando
Meirelles, who won an Oscar for best director for "Ciudad de Dios"
in 2004.
A Spanish and three Latin American films (Argentina, Cuba and
Mexico), are in the running for the Best Narrative in the Festival,
which takes place in New York on April 18 and 19.
The Tribeca Film Festival was
founded in 2002 by actor Robert De Niro, amongst others, in a
response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the World
Trade Center as a way of recovering the vitality of the Tribeca
neighborhood in Lower Manhattan.
CREDITS: EFE