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Global Lens Film Series 2013: The Fantastic World of Juan Orol
Thursday, September 26, 2013
6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Cost: Free and Open to the Public
Providence Public Library
150 Empire Street
Providence, RI 02903
Auditorium (3rd Floor)
THE FANTASTIC WORLD OF JUAN OROL (EL FANTÁSTICO MUNDO DE JUAN OROL) 
Director: Sebastián del Amo Mexico, 2012
Debut feature. Move over Ed Wood! The story of Mexico's half-forgotten B-movie master, "involuntary surrealist" Juan Orol, receives a pitch-perfect tribute in this deft, irresistible love letter to life, the movies and a self-made man of showbiz.
Best First Feature, 2012 Guadalajara IFF.
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