OSTENDE
Dir. Laura Citarella, 2011
Argentina, 85 minutes
In Spanish with English Subtitles

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7 - 10:00 PM - In-person Introduction with Laura Citarella before the screening

Thanks to a radio contest, a girl wins four vacation days in a huge hotel in Ostende, in the Buenos Aires province. It’s the low season, and she gets to the place alone. Her boyfriend will join her a few days later. On the beach there’s plenty of sun but also too much wind; and a not very sophisticated bar with a waiter that talks too much. In this place with no obligations or big attractions apart from a windy beach nearby and the not-so-tempting ocean, the girl starts to pay attention –maybe too much, maybe not enough– to the strange behavior of an old man who’s accompanied by two young women. Flirting with both Hitchcock and Rohmer from a light, feminine perspective, Laura Citarella demonstrates the entrancing possibilities of storytelling in her first film.