Romantico

WWW.METEORFILMS.ORG ************************************************************ *************** Now In Theatres... ROMÁNTICO is a documentary film about Mexican musician Carmelo Muñiz. The film follows Carmelo as the troubadour returns home to scratch out a living after years of trying to get ahead as a musician (for tips) in San Francisco. An immigrant tale in reverse, this portrait vividly captures why a 60-year-old father chose to leave his beloved daughters and cross the desert to the U.S. ************************************************************ *************** Reviews of ROMÁNTICO ************************************************************ *************** "A lovely, touching, moving portrait." (AO Scott, New York Times) ............................................................ ............................................................ .......... "Romántico has an unmistakably soulful quality." (Los Angeles Times) ............................................................ ............................................................ .......... "A rich, devastating portrait." (LA Weekly, Critic's Choice) ............................................................ ............................................................ .......... "The most strongly drawn and finely shaded portrait in the festival [Sundance]". (Film Comment) ............................................................ ............................................................ .......... "Brilliant" (John Anderson, NY Newsday) ............................................................ ............................................................ .......... Best Undistributed Films of 2005 (indieWIRE) ............................................................ ............................................................ .......... Best Films of 2005 (LA Weekly)