Camera Obscura
Wednesday, March 10 • 07:30 PM • AMC Loews East Hanover 12
New Jersey Premiere
At the end of the 19th century, a baby girl is born only feet away from the new world as a ship of immigrants docks in Buenos Aires. Shy and self-conscious, Gertrudis grows up as the ugly duckling in a colony of Argentinean Jews. She fashions herself almost invisible, even hiding her face in photographs. After she is married off to an older, wealthy Jewish rancher, Gertrudis meets expectations and raises a family. One day her husband invites a gentle, nomadic French photographer to take a family portrait. His wondrous Surrealist photographs and uncompromising vision allow Gertrudis to see herself for the first time.
Nominated for 8 Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards, including Best Film
Director: Maria Victoria Menis
Country: Argentina, France
Year: 2008
Length: 86 minutes
Format: 35mm
Language: Spanish & Yiddish with English Subtitles