“Dead Poets Society” heads for the border.
Courtesy of Sundance Institutewith the sublimely moving “Radical,” a Spanish-language gem about a real teacher’s impact on a poor Mexican border town.
His openness and zany exercises allow the shy students, like the brilliant aspiring astronaut Paloma , to finally flourish instead of skipping class, resigned to the perception they have no possibility of a future. Actor Danilo Guardiola, meek and soft-spoken in the part, has the viewer in the palm of his hand as he tries to patch up an old boat on the beach.His classmate Lupe , meanwhile, shows signs of deeper philosophical thinking and starts to dream of being a teacher herself. But her mother demands she stay at home and take care of her younger siblings.
Tried-and-true storylines, yes, but you can’t blame actual events for having happened. And Derbez’s natural eccentricity and boyishness strips away the larger-than-life force that is usually associated with roles like this one.
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