Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival: La Camara Oscura (Argentina/France, 2008) October 31, 2009

'La Camara Oscura' is a drama about a woman in 19th-century Argentina who is being shunned by her family for not being attractive enough. She's finally married off to an indifferent husband and raises a family, but she continues to turn her head aside during group photos. It takes a visiting photographer to recognize the vibrant imagination she keeps to herself.