Lake Tahoe
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- Synopsis
- Former music video director Fernando Eimbcke continues to hone his feature film career with this drama concerning a 14-year-old boy who makes the transition from childhood to adulthood while attempting to repair an irreplaceable gift....
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- Director(s)
- Fernando Eimbcke
- Distributor(s)
- Film Movement
- MPAA Rating
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 81 min.
Critic Reviews
Exquisitely captured in natural light by the cinematographer Alexis Zabé, Juan’s journey is framed by sherbet-colored houses and lemon sidewalks, dipping palm fronds and a burnished, turquoise horizon. The director calls his style "artisan cinema"; I just call it dreamy.Read the full review
Veteran Yucatan stage actor Hector Herrera is a delight as the suspicious old garageman who gives Juan an important lesson about letting go.Read the full review
In the end, the sparse dialogue and lengthy scenes make the film feel as leaden and listless as Juan's sputtering engine.Read the full review
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