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LIVEFOREVER
Que viva la música

Colombia, 2015
Spanish with English subtitles/ 102′
Director: Carlos Moreno

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Monday, Aug-29
9 PM | The Cinematheque
Saturday, Sept-3
9 PM | The Cinematheque

Inspired by the 1977 best-selling Colombian cult novel ¡Que viva la música! by Andrés Caicedo, and drenched in a Fania Records soundtrack, Liveforever defies all narrative convention to deliver a lyrical, heady experience driven by mesmerizing bolts of energy, drugs, sexuality, irreverence and salsa. On one side of the river that segregates the city of Cali into haves and have-nots, María del Carmen, a privileged teenager, feels compelled to shake up her life. She leaves her well-appointed house and flagrantly gives herself over to this chaotic city, saying “yes” to everything provocative it offers her. Only the music tethers her body and spirit together, even as she reaches for redemption through a bold, delicious and resplendent self-destruction.

Carlos Moreno’s rich and sensual adaptation… Liveforever is a deftly edited and rewarding visual and sonic experience.” Michael Mejia, Sundance Review

La película sigue los pasos de la exuberante María del Carmen por la ciudad de Cali, Colombia. Impulsada por la música y el baile que encuentra en el camino, esta chica abandona la comodidad de su casa para probar todo lo que la ciudad tiene para ofrecerle. Inspirada en la novela del escritor Andrés Caicedo, un texto de culto para la juventud colombiana en los años 70, la cinta nos muestra los barrios bajos bañados por la salsa de Richie Ray y la opulencia de las fiestas regidas por las drogas y el rock and roll.

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Producers: Rodrigo Guerrero, Andres Calderon, Alex Garcia
Writers: Alberto Ferreras, Alonso Torres, Carlos Moreno (inspired by the novel of Andrés Caicedo)
Cinematographer: Juan Carlos Gil
Editor: Luis Carballar
Cast: Paulina Dávila, Alejandra Ávila, Luis Arrieta, Juan Pablo Barragán, Nelson Camayo

Carlos Moreno (Cali, Colombia, 1968) directed the multi-award winning Dog Eat Dog, which premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Moreno’s second feature, All Your Dead Ones, premiered in competition at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and received the Best Cinematography Award. Liveforever won the award for Best Cinematography in the Ibero-American Competition at the Guadalajara Film Festival.