Lake Tahoe (2008) NYT Critics' Pick

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Diego Cataño in Fernando Eimbcke’s “Lake Tahoe,” set in a Yucatán harbor town.
July 10, 2009
Flickers of Trauma
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
Published: July 10, 2009

So different from the usual fare that it might have arrived from another galaxy, “Lake Tahoe” is a painstaking collage of small incidents and expansive images clustered around a fragile narrative. At the center is Juan (Diego Cataño), a phlegmatic teenager whose bright red Nissan has collided with a pole; around him are a variety of characters — a grumpy dog lover, a friendly kung fu fanatic — who may or may not be able to help him get moving again. To reach his destination, however, he will require more than a mechanic and a replacement part. More