Porter

General Information

Original Title
Solo un Cargador
Author/Creator
Ramirez, Juan Alejandro, director.
Language
Spanish.
Subtitles
English
Published
Peru : Ramirez, Juan Alejandro, 2003.
Physical Description
DVD-ROM (30 min.)
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00002372

Contents/Summary

Summary
"The deapths of the soul are farther away than the ends of the earth." This Nordic proverb is used as a motto for this meditative Peruvian film. The special rhythm of the footage of a porter of luggage for the tourist expeditions in the great mountains of Peru is accompanied by the director's own fictitious commentary. They stem from Juan Alejandro Ramirez's own experience with seasonal workers and is conceived as an internal monologue of the Peruvian porter Juan Manuel Orozco, nicknamed "Sad Face." "No one knows what tomorrow will be like but I am sure, it will look like today," the author pust these words into the mouth of Juan Orozco, who day after day hauls tourists' luggage on his back up the steep incline of the Peruvian Andes. The melancholic mood of the film is made more powerful by Chopin's piano music, which adds a strong existential charge. A very human film, which has receievd acclaim in several prestigious film festivals, and resembles in its formal features the raw poetry of Latin American cinematography.

Subjects

Genre
Documentary films

Bibliographic Information

Title Translation
Porter
Note
Duration: 00:30:00
Access
Restricted access
Copyright Status
Copyright by OTROTONO

Holdings

Item Type Current Location Call Number Status Shelving Location Public Note
Digital filmOSA Film LibraryFL Record 0641
(HU_OSA_00002372.mp4)
AvailableAccess Copy, MP4 format