FATHER’S DAY IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER AND PRAGDA HAS A WONDERFUL COLLECTION OF FILMS THAT DEAL WITH THE THEME OF FATHERHOOD. YOU CAN NOW PURCHASE ANY OF THESE TITLES AND GET A SECOND ONE FREE! USE THE CODE ¨FATHER¨ AT CHECKOUT. Offer valid until June 19, 2015. COWS WEARING GLASSES Alex Santiago Pérez / Puerto Rico / 2014 / 90 min / Spanish with English subtitles Directed by one of the most talented rising filmmakers coming out of the new wave of Puerto Rican cinema, COWS WEARING GLASSES uses a subtle sense of humor to touch upon issues of aging. Marso, a lonely, eccentric painter and art professor, is losing his sight. As the world he knew comes to an end, he is now forced to re-examine an existence filled with professional successes but unsatisfying personal relationships - including the one with his only daughter. Learn more and order the film at http://pragda.com/films/cows-wearing-glasses [1]. “[A] playful commentary on serious issues of creativity and their relevance in life.” – Eduardo Navas, THE HUFFINGTON POST FATHER’S CHAIR Luciano Moura / Brazil / 2013 / 93 min / Portuguese with English subtitles Theo is a successful doctor in the wealthy suburbs of São Paulo. Having always put his job before his family, he is a failure as both a father and a husband. But when his 15-year-old son disappears, Theo goes to great lengths not only to find his son, but to rediscover himself. Rambling through the São Paulo nights cape, from shiny new suburbs to shantytown slums, first-time director Luciano Moura makes every peregrination and random encounter a fresh adventure in this quirky crowd pleaser produced by CITY OF GOD's director Fernando Meirelles and headlined by Brazilian screen superstar Wagner Moura. Learn more and order the film at http://pragda.com/films/fathers-chair [2] “A road trip into the depths of humanity.” – SUNDANCE INSTITUTE CLANDESTINE CHILDHOOD Benjamin Ávila / Argentina, Spain, Brazil / 2013 / 110 min / Spanish with English subtitles Argentina, 1979. After years of exile, twelve-year-old Juan and his family come back to Argentina under fake identities. His parents are members of the Montoneros Organization, which is fighting against the Military Junta that rules the country. Because of their political activities they are tracked down relentlessly, and the threat of capture, and even death, is constant. However, Juan’s daily life is also full of warmth and humor, and he quickly integrates into his new environment. An earnestly heartfelt cine-memoir based on the director’s own tragic early life, CLANDESTINE CHILDHOOD was Argentina’s submission for the 2013 Best Foreign-Language Academy Award. Learn more and order the film at http://pragda.com/films/clandestine-childhood [3] “Seductive! An intimate, richly tactile and impressionistic picture of a once-upon-a-time in childhood.” – Manohla Dargis, NEW YORK TIMES THE DELAY Rodrigo Plá / Uruguay, Mexico, France / 2012 / 84 min / Spanish with English subtitles Selected as Uruguay’s entry for the 2013 Academy Awards, THE DELAY highlights the intense, painful ambivalence of family responsibility. María lives with her three school-age children and 80-year-old father, Agustín. It’s clearly a struggle for her to make ends meet and to juggle all of her commitments. Agustín has periods of lucidity, but his mental deterioration is such that Maria explores the possibility of his either living with another relative or moving into some kind of care facility. When both of these options seem imposible, María makes a drastic decision. Learn more and order the film at http://pragda.com/films/the-delay [4] “A wonderful lesson in humanity that leaves you shaken.” – LE MONDE WITH MY HEART IN YAMBO María Fernanda Restrepo / Ecuador / 2012 / 137 min / Spanish with English subtitles In 1988, when director María Fernanda Restrepo was only 10 years old, her life changed in the cruelest of ways: her two brothers—then 14 and 17—vanished without a trace. Only later did the family learn that the boys had been illegally detained, tortured, and murdered by the Ecuadorean police. Now, decades later, with her brothers’ remains still missing, Restrepo embarks on the painful journey of recounting her family’s story. The film portrays one of the darkest political episodes in Ecuador and provides an insider’s look to the recent history of this country. 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