REEL RASQUACHE
2005 TRIBUTE FILM

2005 Tribute Film
Only Once In a Lifetime
(Prod. Moctesuma Esparza, Alejandro Grattan, Dir./Writ. Alejandro Grattan, 1979, Drama, Video, 97 mins., USA, English). In 1979, Only Once in a Lifetime, premiered in Texas at the San Antonio Film Festival. The reaction was, according to the city s largest newspaper, The Express-News, "thunderous applause and a standing ovation." A few days later, the film earned another standing ovation at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Then to more accolades at the Academy Award Theater in Beverly Hills. An offer followed from the First Family of Mexico to host a premiere in Mexico City. The 97-minute film, a "generic first" according to the Los Angeles Times, collected outstanding reviews wherever it played, which led to the movie being selected as an "Official United States Entry" at the prestigious Deauville Film Festival in France. Based loosely on Alejandro Grattan's novel of the same name, it is the story of a Chicano artist, Dominguez who is going through a difficult period of mourning for his recently deceased wife. Living alone with their dog and painting in a style that no one will buy, Dominguez struggles to recover from his loss while negotiating the attentions of a friendly schoolteacher and the support of a concerned social worker.

Sun. May 1, 2005
6:00pm-7:30pm PROGRAM 9 (Luckman Intimate Theatre - admission fee)

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