The Reviews Said It All

Lorenza Mun~oz, in her article regarding MGM’s decision not to distribute my film “Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her,” states that “the buzz around the movie at this year’s Cannes and Sundance film festivals did not help” (“Director Blasts Plan to Send Film to Cable,” July 1).

I will not discuss the merits or even existence of “buzz”--only a fool would do that. But I do want to remind Mun~oz (or perhaps inform her) that after the Sundance Film Festival, the Hollywood Reporter and Variety gave positive reviews to the movie. At Cannes, the European reviews were largely enthusiastic and the Chicago Tribune mentioned the movie as one of the best at that festival.

The film, which has found theatrical distribution in all the European countries and Japan, went on to win the GAN Foundation Award at Cannes, an award given to the best film at Un Certain Regard, the selection we were in.

RODRIGO GARCIA

Los Angeles