In de jaren '90 blaast de economie van Peru warm en koud. De regering is verwikkeld in zware corruptieschandalen en de bevolking wordt geterroriseerd door terrorisme. Om te overleven gebruiken veel families hun eigen wagen om in hun vrije uren taxi te 'spelen'.
Honigmann neemt geen interviews af, zij communiceert, dialogeert met haar camera en de verhalen van haar personages. Metaal en Melancholie geeft het wereldje weer waar Peru en zijn taxichauffeurs in leven. Een griffier, een verpleger, een politieman, een filmregiseur, een greep uit de mensen die ze als taxichauffeur ontmoet. Een mooie geschiedenisprent, met echte interessante mensen
"Revealing...compelling." —Stephen Holden, The New York Times
*** ½ Stars "A loving portrait... moving... this portrait of life for the city's cab drivers also becomes an insightful statement about Peruvian national identity." —TV Guide
"Offers a candid and kaleidoscopic view of the poverty-stricken metropolis through each driver-philosopher's tale of hardship. Some of the stories are disarmingly amusing, even comical; others are poignant and sobering." —The Chicago Reader
"A panorama of human spirit and ingenuity." —Museum of Modern Art Program Notes
*** ½ Stars "A wrenching, haunting film...[with] ferocious intelligence and shattering compassion." —Travis Mackenzie Hoover, Film Freak Central
"An entertaining and colorful documentary that takes a novel approach on portraying the way a severe economic situation can impact the human condition, but also proves even with pain, life goes on and can be beautiful." —Charmaine Henriques, Educational Media Reviews Online
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*** ½ Stars "A loving portrait... moving... this portrait of life for the city's cab drivers also becomes an insightful statement about Peruvian national identity." —TV Guide
"Offers a candid and kaleidoscopic view of the poverty-stricken metropolis through each driver-philosopher's tale of hardship. Some of the stories are disarmingly amusing, even comical; others are poignant and sobering." —The Chicago Reader
"A panorama of human spirit and ingenuity." —Museum of Modern Art Program Notes
*** ½ Stars "A wrenching, haunting film...[with] ferocious intelligence and shattering compassion." —Travis Mackenzie Hoover, Film Freak Central
"An entertaining and colorful documentary that takes a novel approach on portraying the way a severe economic situation can impact the human condition, but also proves even with pain, life goes on and can be beautiful." —Charmaine Henriques, Educational Media Reviews Online
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