Barroco

Directed by Paul Leduc. Starring Francisco Rabal, Angela Molina, Roberto Sosa.

REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Fri., Sept. 27, 1991

The director of Frida constructs a musical concert of Latin American history in four movements and with no dialogue, using historic and contemporary conflicts to examine cultural roots.

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