1949 | B/N | 91 min Ramiro, a rich widower given to drinking, lets himself be exploited by his children Virginia and Eduardo, his lazy brother Ladislao, and his sister-in-law Milagros. In a state of desperation, his brother Gregorio decides to make Ramiro believe he has lost all his money. Now, his family will have to work to survive Country: México Direction: Buñuel; Luis Script: Alcoriza; Janet, Torrado; Adolfo Production: Sole; Fernando, Dancigers; Óscar Photography: Carrasc; Ezequiel Sound: González Gancy; Jesús, Ruiz Esparza; Rafael Music: Esperón; Manuel Cast:Jambrina; Francisco, Bravo; Antonio, Chávez; José, Granados; Rosario, Martínez; Pepe, Monsell; Antonio, Pérez Martínez; Gerardo, Pulido; Juan, Rodríguez; Nicolás, R; R, Grifell; Maruja, Alcoriza; Luis, Rojo; Gustavo Participation year at FICM: 2004
1949 | B/N | 91 min Ramiro, a rich widower given to drinking, lets himself be exploited by his children Virginia and Eduardo, his lazy brother Ladislao, and his sister-in-law Milagros. In a state of desperation, his brother Gregorio decides to make Ramiro believe he has lost all his money. Now, his family will have to work to survive Country: México Direction: Buñuel; Luis Script: Alcoriza; Janet, Torrado; Adolfo Production: Sole; Fernando, Dancigers; Óscar Photography: Carrasc; Ezequiel Sound: González Gancy; Jesús, Ruiz Esparza; Rafael Music: Esperón; Manuel Cast:Jambrina; Francisco, Bravo; Antonio, Chávez; José, Granados; Rosario, Martínez; Pepe, Monsell; Antonio, Pérez Martínez; Gerardo, Pulido; Juan, Rodríguez; Nicolás, R; R, Grifell; Maruja, Alcoriza; Luis, Rojo; Gustavo Participation year at FICM: 2004
This Strange Passion Quiet-looking Francisco Galván de Montemayor—wealthy, conservative, religious, and a virgin—meets Gloria at the foot-washing ceremony on Holy Thursday. At a party at his mansion, he wins her over and later marries her. Starting on their wedding night, jealousy transforms him into an obsessive and paranoid man who sees only murder and mutilation as a solution to his madness. See More
Nazarín A priest in early twentieth-century rural Mexico embodies what the Gospels say about human goodness and mercy. After defending a prostitute who caused a fire, his once-loyal followers turn against him, backed by the authorities. As he flees, Nazario reconsiders his faith in the light of these events. See More
The Young and the Damned The influence and power exerted by “El Jaibo”, leader of a street gang, leads his followers into immorality, delinquency, and death. Luis Buñuel’s masterpiece is part of UNESCO’s “Memory of the World” Register. *Restored by The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project at L’Immagine Ritrovata in collaboration with Fundación Televisa, Televisa, Cineteca Nacional Mexico, and Filmoteca de la UNAM. Restoration funding provided by The Material World Foundation. See More
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