Readers’ Picks: Your Favorite Films!

Do you have a favorite film relating to Latin America, Latinos, Spain or Portugal? Or have you seen a movie that made a difference in the way you view Latin America, even if it has nothing to do with the area? (Battle of Algiers, Bananas and even Slumdog Millionaire might be examples). Did seeing a film make you travel to Latin America? Is there a movie that changed your life?

The film can be from any period, old, new or in-between. Please include movie title, director, date and country of origin, and tell us why this film is your favorite or how it changed your life or point of view. Maximum length is 250 words; three paragraphs is ideal, and should include one sentence about yourself.

Most interesting answers will be published in the Fall 2009 issue on Film in Latin America, and runners-up will be featured in a special section on the website http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/publications.

Please send submissions to June Carolyn Erlick, jerlick@fas.harvard.edu before June 1.