Austin Movies
You know who you are. You don't like documentaries. Even ones with penguins. You need to go see "Cowboy Del Amor." Michele Ohayon's wildly entertaining film won the best-documentary prize at last year's South by Southwest Film Festival. Its subject is Ivan Thompson, an amiable ex-cowboy turned professional matchmaker for lonely American men and Mexican women. Read the full review
A documentary comedy about a cowboy-turned-matchmaker who can't manage his own love life. It follows self-proclaimed "Cowboy Cupid" Ivan Thompson as he finds Mexican brides for disillusioned American men searching for the perfect wife. They willingly pay $3,000 for a 600-mile bus ride into the heart of Mexico in a search for true love.
Director: Michele Ohayon
Starring: Ivan Thompson
Run time: 86 minutes
Release date: Feb. 10, 2006
Rating: Not rated.
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Austin American-Statesman: 4 of 5 stars
"Love is a business, Thompson tells us, and an odd one at that, but he and the film buy in wholeheartedly."
The Palm Beach Post: B+
"... has the feel of a reality-TV game show, as we get to know and perhaps root for these would-be mates."
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