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‘Paddington in Peru’: A Bear’s Glorious Return Home

Do you remember the adorable Paddington Bear who carries a suitcase and is always polite and courteous? Of course, he didn’t come from Paddington Station in London, where the Brown family discovered and decided to adopt him. He actually came from Darkest Peru. Recently, on the big screen, he finally returns to his hometown after getting a new passport as a British citizen. He makes his way to visit Aunt Lucy, who’d taken care of him when he was a kid at a retirement home for bears. The kind Brow

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‘Paddington in Peru’: A Bear’s Glorious Return Home

‘Fitzcarraldo’: Being with Cinematic Ghosts in a Decaying Jungle(Part 2)

Micaela Saxer was born during the long and torturous filming of Werner Herzog’s movie “Fitzcarraldo.” Now, she and her father, Walter Saxer, who served as this film’s producer, have returned to the rainforest of Iquitos, Peru, where they run a small estate-like hotel named after the movie. After hearing many stories of the past in the jungle that houses the spirits of cinematic figures, I delved deeper into the Amazon, imagining the absurd scenes from Nobel laureate Vargas Llosa's novel “Captain

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‘Fitzcarraldo’: Being with Cinematic Ghosts in a Decaying Jungle(Part 2)

'Altiplano': Riots Never Stop

During my hike in the Peruvian Andes, I watched the 2009 Peruvian film called "Altiplano," whose story seamlessly weaves together elements that shape the Latin American soul: silver, sword, and stone. It helped me understand why unrest in this high-altitude region never seems to end. At 6:30 in the morning, I woke up in my guesthouse in Huaraz, a mountainous city in Peru at an altitude of 3,000 meters, and went downstairs to get some food. Across from the main church, Iglesia de la Soledad, dili

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‘Fitzcarraldo’: Being with Cinematic Ghosts in a Decaying Jungle(Part 4)

Micaela Saxer was born during the long and torturous filming of Werner Herzog’s movie “Fitzcarraldo.” Now, she and her father, Walter Saxer, who served as this film’s producer, have returned to the rainforest of Iquitos, Peru, where they run a small estate-like hotel named after the movie. After hearing many stories of the past in the jungle that houses the spirits of cinematic figures, I delved deeper into the Amazon, imagining the absurd scenes from Nobel laureate Vargas Llosa's novel “Captain

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‘Fitzcarraldo’: Being with Cinematic Ghosts in a Decaying Jungle(Part 4)

‘Fitzcarraldo’: Being with Cinematic Ghosts in a Decaying Jungle(Part 3)

Micaela Saxer was born during the long and torturous filming of Werner Herzog’s movie “Fitzcarraldo.” Now, she and her father, Walter Saxer, who served as this film’s producer, have returned to the rainforest of Iquitos, Peru, where they run a small estate-like hotel named after the movie. After hearing many stories of the past in the jungle that houses the spirits of cinematic figures, I delved deeper into the Amazon, imagining the absurd scenes from Nobel laureate Vargas Llosa's novel “Captain

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‘Fitzcarraldo’: Being with Cinematic Ghosts in a Decaying Jungle(Part 3)

‘Fitzcarraldo’: Being with Cinematic Ghosts in a Decaying Jungle(Part 1)

Micaela Saxer was born during the long and torturous filming of Werner Herzog’s movie “Fitzcarraldo.” Now, she and her father, Walter Saxer, who served as this film’s producer, have returned to the rainforest of Iquitos, Peru, where they run a small estate-like hotel named after the movie. After hearing many stories of the past in the jungle that houses the spirits of cinematic figures, I delved deeper into the Amazon, imagining the absurd scenes from Nobel laureate Vargas Llosa's novel “Captain

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‘Fitzcarraldo’: Being with Cinematic Ghosts in a Decaying Jungle(Part 1)

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