1939 | B/N | 2h 12 min The newly named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carlota arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment favoring Benito Juárez and a democratic regime. He tries to appease the Mexicans but fails. Abraham Lincoln supports Juárez and asks the French to withdraw their support for Maximilian. Carlota goes to France to plead with Napoleon, to no avail. Country: Estados Unidos Direction: Dieterle; William Script: Reinhardt; Wolfgang, Hardin; Bertita, Huston; John, Werfel; Franz, Mackenzie; Aeneas Production: B. Wallis; Hal, Blanke; Henry Photography: Gaudio; Tony Sound: W. Alexander; Gerald Music: Wolfgang Korngold; Erich Cast:Muni; Paul, Davis; Bette, Aherne; Brian, Rains; Claude, Garfield; John, Crisp; Donald, Sondergaard; Gale, Roland; Gilbert, O´Neill; Henry, Davenport; Harry, Calleia; Joseph Art direction: Grot; Anton Participation year at FICM: 2008
1939 | B/N | 2h 12 min The newly named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carlota arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment favoring Benito Juárez and a democratic regime. He tries to appease the Mexicans but fails. Abraham Lincoln supports Juárez and asks the French to withdraw their support for Maximilian. Carlota goes to France to plead with Napoleon, to no avail. Country: Estados Unidos Direction: Dieterle; William Script: Reinhardt; Wolfgang, Hardin; Bertita, Huston; John, Werfel; Franz, Mackenzie; Aeneas Production: B. Wallis; Hal, Blanke; Henry Photography: Gaudio; Tony Sound: W. Alexander; Gerald Music: Wolfgang Korngold; Erich Cast:Muni; Paul, Davis; Bette, Aherne; Brian, Rains; Claude, Garfield; John, Crisp; Donald, Sondergaard; Gale, Roland; Gilbert, O´Neill; Henry, Davenport; Harry, Calleia; Joseph Art direction: Grot; Anton Participation year at FICM: 2008
Migrant dreams A young tsotsil man living undocumented in New York City seeks to maintain his identity, from his now-forced exile, while exploring the profound meaning of migrating, the value of origins, and community. Inspired by the tradition of direct cinema, the documentary takes us from New York to a Tsotsil Mayan village, introducing us to various dimensions of migration. See More
Mexico will no longer exist! A frenetic view runs over a convulsed Mexico City, a colossal metropolis sustained by the myth of "mestizaje" and other colonial forms of violence. Past and present weave a flurry of images; fragmented memories of this land. Ancient deities are incarnated, while dreams overlap among intimacy, complicity and the tumult. This is an erratic film that invites us to reimagine the complex relationship we have with the constructed “mexicanidad.” See More
The Morelia International Film Festival Announces the Members of the Jury for its 23rd edition 09 · 16 · 25 FICM Mourns the Death of the Legendary Robert Redford 09 · 16 · 25 PSYCHO 65th anniversary 09 · 12 · 25 The Morelia International Film Festival Reveals the Program for its 23rd Edition 09 · 04 · 25
The Morelia International Film Festival Announces the Members of the Jury for its 23rd edition 09 · 16 · 25
