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Capt. Pantoja and the Secret Service: Latin American Film Festival

Hilarious, sultry and clever, this film traces the adventures of the dedicated Peruvian Army Captain Pantoja, who is sent on a mission to form a government sponsored brothel deep in the jungle to keep the troops’ libidos in check. With a characteristic military thoroughness, Pantoja executes every part of the job. Mario Vargas Llosa’s original novel is brought to life delightfully, and the film is highly entertaining. Contains nudity and sex scenes.

The Palmerston North City Library & Massey University School of Language Studies, presents this years Latin American Film Festival showcasing award winning films from Chile, Mexico, Uruguay and Argentina.

6 award-winning films. In Spanish with English subtitles.

For more information contact: l.alvarado@massey.ac.nz

Gold coin donation

Download the Latin American Film Festival poster (1079KB)

Date: Sep 29, 2009
Hours: 7:00pm
Location: Sound & Vision, Ground Floor, Central Library

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Exhibitions

'Paintings from the human archive' - new paintings by Kirsty Porter.

Painted from photographs from her past, Kirsty examines the nature of memory - does she remember the event or does she remember the photograph? A crystalline ooze appears in throughout the paintings, drawing our attention to the potent life force of each scenario.

April 24 - May 11,
Events Central, Ground Floor.

Art exhibition by John de Vries

Local artist John de Vries is displaying his artwork at the Roslyn Library until Friday 20th July 2012.

His past works include a whale mural in Wellington, murals in Foxton and he also works on private commissions. Come and look at his wonderful colourful artwork.