SIFF: Ciudad Delirio
My first film of the festival was Ciudad Delirio, a Spanish-language romance with a lot of salsa music and dance. A doctor from Spain goes to Colombia for a world medical conference, meets a beautiful dancer and must win her heart. Despite its reliance on certain cliches that seem inevitable with this sort of film, it is completely charming and I had a marvelous time. (Given that I tend to avid romantic movies, this is a Big Deal.) You can't help but want to get up and dance by the end of the film. It was a great way to start the festival. Looking forward to more!