Saturday Night
(Saturday Night)
Rosana Matecki | Documentary
2021 | 15 minutes | Canada
A poetic and bittersweet snapshot of aging in a foreign urban setting, viewed through the eyes of three Latin American immigrants and their connection to dance.
Synopsis
As winter's pristine white blanket covers the silent streets of Montreal, filmmaker Rosana Matecki recalls how the collective mourning over Leonard Cohen's passing gave her a sense of belonging to the city for the first time. She crosses paths with two Latin American immigrants who also seek an intimate connection with their adoptive city. Magaly is a grocery store cashier in her early fifties, and Juan is a painter in his mid-seventies. Inspired by those who find freedom in movement, they gather inside a small ballroom on a Saturday night with other middle-aged souls. For a few hours, they dance, surrendering to the warm embrace of intimacy and belonging.
A short documentary essay on solitude, filmed in Spanish and narrated by Matecki, Saturday Night offers a poetic and bittersweet snapshot of aging in an urban setting, viewed through the lens of dance. An immersive soundscape and a delicate tempo set the mood for this intimate exploration of resilience and nostalgia.
Reviews
"The emotions and feelings it presents are powerful and feel real. The rhythm that the director gives to the story and the narrative resources she uses imbue it with a tragic beauty full of calm that is difficult to find in typical romantic stories in cinema." - Nelson Samuel
Citation
Main credits
Matecki, Rosana (film director)
Matecki, Rosana (screenwriter)
Matecki, Rosana (narrator)
Baulu, Kat (film producer)
Nasr, Ariel (film producer)
Other credits
Cinematography, Glauco Bermudez; editing, Lucas Villegas; music, Denis Plante.
Citation
Cataloging
Pragda subjects
Culture + Identity
Dance + Performing Arts
Health + Aging
Migration Studies
North America
Sociology
Keywords
Clips
Festivals
Toronto International Film Festival; Aspen Shortsfest
DIRECTOR: Rosana Matecki
NATIONALITY: Canada
YEAR: 2021
GENRE: Documentary
LANGUAGE: Spanish; English
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, College, Adult
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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