09 · 12 · 10 FICM and the Cineteca Nacional present Las Imprescindibles de Monsivaís Share with twitter Share with facebook Share with mail Copy to clipboard Clara Sánchez translated by Cindy Hawes The cycle will be shown during the 8th edition of FICM, that will be held from October 16 to 24 at its main venues: Cinépolis Centro, the Casa Natal de Morelos, the Centro Cultural Universitario and the Palacio Clavijero auditorium. The films will be free and there will be a discussion moderated by Carlos Bonfil, with the participation of Fabrizio Mejía, Jorge Volpi and Sealtiel Alatriste, at each event. The other films on the program are Las abandonadas by Emilio Fernández (1944), Campeón sin corona by Alejandro Galindo (1945), Enamorada by Emilio Fernández (1946) Nosotros los pobres by Ismael Rodríguez (1947), Pueblerina by Emilio Fernández (1948), Salón México by Emilio Fernández (1948), ¡Esquina bajan! by Alejandro Galindo (1948), El rey del barrio by Gilberto Martínez Solares (1949), Aventurera by Alberto Gout (1949) and Víctimas del pecado by Emilio Fernández (1950). During the press conference where the film cycle was announced, Bonfil said the selection of films belonging to the so-called “Golden Age” comes from the overwhelming number of essays and articles the writer dedicated to this period and the importance he gave them in his list of favorite films.
