09 · 05 · 23 Cine para todxs 2023: MACARIO, de Roberto Gavaldón Share with twitter Share with facebook Share with mail Copy to clipboard Cine para todxs 2023: Macario by Roberto Gavaldón The Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) presents Cine para todxs 2023, a program that will screen Mexican, contemporary and classic films, which have had a significant impact on the history of national cinema, in community spaces. All the works screened in this program have been made by filmmakers who have been part of past editions of the FICM, such is the case of Macario (1960) by Roberto Gavaldón. Macario (dir. Roberto Gavaldón, 1960) This edition of the program, which will take place from July 31 to October 8, 2023, has the valuable support of the Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE) through the Fomento al Cine Mexicano (FOCINE) program. The film is about Macario, a poor and hungry peasant who longs for a good Day of the Dead meal. His wife cooks for him a turkey, then he encounters three otherworldly apparitions: the Devil, God, and the Death. Each one asks him to share his turkey, but Macario denies it to everyone except the Death. In return, the Death gives him a bottle of water that cures any disease. Soon, Macario is rich, but this brings him unwanted attention. Macario participated in the 15th Morelia International Film Festival, as part of the special program "From Mexico to Hollywood to the Oscars", in collaboration with the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Roberto Gavaldón 's film was the first Mexican production to be nominated in the category of Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards in 1961. It was also nominated in the same category at the Golden Globes. Likewise, Ignacio López Tarso received the recognition of Best Actor at the San Francisco International Film Festival in 1960. About The Director Roberto Gavaldón was an outstanding film director known for productions such as El niño y la niebla (1953), En la palma de tu mano (1951) and Macario (1960), the first Mexican film to participate in the Academy Awards. His films have participated in several international festivals such as the Venice Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, San Sebastian International Film Festival, among others. Where Can You Watch It? Macario is part of the Cine para todxs 2023 screenings. In addition, it can be seen through the streaming platform Vix. It had screenings in August at the Teatro Mariano Matamoros, in Morelia, Michoacán; at the Cine Teatro Emperador Caltzontzin in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán; and at the Cine Bolomchon in San Pedro Chenalhó, Chiapas. The next screenings: September 16 at 4:00 p.m. |Museo Arocena in Torreón, Coahuila September 27 at 8:00 p.m. |El Cine Club in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo October 2 at 5:20 p.m. | Cinema Club en Cartelera, in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato. CHECK OUT THE COMPLETE MOVIE SHOWTIMES
