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LOVE, WOMEN AND FLOWERS

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September 8 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

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Directors: Marta Rodríguez and Jorge Silva
Colombia | 1984 | Spanish with English subtitles | 52 min + 20 mins Interview | Documentary

What is the cost of beauty? In the 80’s, the floriculture industry was booming in Colombia and was internationally acclaimed. However, behind the idyllic image of abundance, the reality is different. The documentary film denounces the use of pesticides in the flower fields of the Colombian savannah as well as the working conditions of the mostly female workforce. Starting from an anthropological approach, the film collects during five years the testimonies of the workers and follows them in their daily life. A pioneering film about emancipation, dignity and the fight for the environment.

In 2023 LOVE, WOMEN AND FLOWERS was the first Colombian film to be presented at the Classics section, at the Cannes Film Festival.

This restored copy includes an interview with director Marta Rodríguez at the end of the film, who is still thriving at 92.

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LOVE, WOMEN AND FLOWERS.

MARTA RODRIGUEZ

MARTA RODRIGUEZ, born in Bogotá on December 1, 1933, traveled to Spain in 1951 to study philosophy. However, she abandoned her studies due to the influence of the Franco regime’s fascist ideology on the humanities during the dictatorship. During her 59 years of work, she has focused on the expression of popular struggles, creating a distinctive documentary language that has positioned her as the most recognized Colombian and Latin American documentary filmmaker. In addition to being a pioneer in documentary filmmaking in Latin America, she has also been a pioneer in Indigenous cinema, conducting workshops and providing media transfers to Indigenous communities.
MARTA RODRIGUEZ.