Attend this film fest: Belmont World Film Festival @ Studio Cinema
A festival nestled in a sleepy suburb has grown into one of
the area's best-programmed and most rewarding film events. Now in its 12th
year, the Belmont World Film Festival, which runs through April 29, opens
tonight with Argentinean director Sebastián Borensztein's Chinese Take-Away (2011). In it, a reclusive Buenos Aires oddball whose hobby is
collecting bizarre news stories uncharacteristically helps out a stranded
Chinese stranger. Lotte Buiting, a Harvard doctoral candidate specializing in
Latin American literature and cinema, is the guest speaker. And for those who
want a real taste of world cinema (for an extra $12), the screening is preceded
at 6 pm by a reception
serving Chinese food and Argentinean wines.
Studio Cinema, 376 Trapelo Road, Belmont :: 7:30 pm :: $11; $9 students, seniors :: 617.484.3980 or belmontworldfilm.org