The Extraordinary Journey of Celeste Garcia
(El Viaje Extraordinario de Celeste García)
Year: 2018
Country:
CUBA, GERMANY
Language:
Spanish
Run Time:
92 minutes
Extraterrestrial beings from the planet Gryok have been secretly living in Cuba to study earthlings. Now Gryok wants to establish an intergalactic exchange program, inviting some people to spend time on their planet. Retired teacher, Celeste Garcia, is given a personal invitation. It turns out her neighbor was a Gryokite. Celeste accepts and joins her fellow space travelers for preparation at Bad Weather Battle High School, a decrepit and abandoned building run like a weird boot camp. Those opting to go all have secret reasons why, including Celeste. As training progresses and the travelers await the arrival of the spacecraft, their stories emerge. So do doubts. Is this all a lie, or is the most amazing event in history about to occur? From this intriguing premise, THE EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY OF CELESTE GARCIA crafts a charming and utterly surreal tale with more than a little sharp political satire tossed in. When this quietly seductive film reaches its climax, it is as touching and unexpected as everything else in this wonderfully offbeat story. (In Spanish with subtitles) —C.R.
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Sidebars
Cinema en Español
Women of the World
Competition
New Direction Competition
Director
Arturo Infante
Arturo Infante is a writer, director, and producer. He worked on many short films before pursuing his first feature film.
Filmography
THE EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY OF CELESTE GARCIA (2018)
Producer
Claudia Calviño, Ernst Fassbender
Screenwriting
Arturo Infante
Cinematography
Javier Labrador
Editing
Joanna Montero
Principal Cast
Maria Isabel Díaz, Omar Franco, Néstor Jiménez, Yerlin Pérez, Tamara Castellanos
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