1937 | B/N | The story takes place in a small town in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Oaxaca. Lupe is a beautiful, cheerful young woman who stands out from the rest of the inhabitants and awakens men’s admiration. One night she meets Juancho, a sailor, and falls in love with him. Juancho must leave for Veracruz, but promises to return to marry her. As the months go by and Juancho doesn’t return, Lupe agrees to marry another man, even though she doesn’t want to. Country: México Direction: de Fuentes; Fernando Script: Novo; Salvador, M. Saavedra; Rafael, de Fuentes; Fernando Production: A. Calderón; Pedro Photography: Phillips Jr.; Alex, Fisher; Ross Sound: J. Kroger; B., B. Carles; José Music: Barcelata; Lorenzo, Urban; Max Cast:Falcón; Rafael, Pardavé; Joaquín, Luisa Zea; María, Noriega; Manuel, Mendoza; Antonio, Carrillo; Enrique, González; Álvaro, Melgarejo; Jesús, Elías Moreno; José, Vera; Hernán, Gentil Arcos; Conchita, Cortés; Carmen, Silva; David, López; Carlos, de Córdova; Arturo, Vélez; Lupe, Icardo; Rafael Art direction: Fernández; Jorge Participation year at FICM: 2013
1937 | B/N | The story takes place in a small town in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Oaxaca. Lupe is a beautiful, cheerful young woman who stands out from the rest of the inhabitants and awakens men’s admiration. One night she meets Juancho, a sailor, and falls in love with him. Juancho must leave for Veracruz, but promises to return to marry her. As the months go by and Juancho doesn’t return, Lupe agrees to marry another man, even though she doesn’t want to. Country: México Direction: de Fuentes; Fernando Script: Novo; Salvador, M. Saavedra; Rafael, de Fuentes; Fernando Production: A. Calderón; Pedro Photography: Phillips Jr.; Alex, Fisher; Ross Sound: J. Kroger; B., B. Carles; José Music: Barcelata; Lorenzo, Urban; Max Cast:Falcón; Rafael, Pardavé; Joaquín, Luisa Zea; María, Noriega; Manuel, Mendoza; Antonio, Carrillo; Enrique, González; Álvaro, Melgarejo; Jesús, Elías Moreno; José, Vera; Hernán, Gentil Arcos; Conchita, Cortés; Carmen, Silva; David, López; Carlos, de Córdova; Arturo, Vélez; Lupe, Icardo; Rafael Art direction: Fernández; Jorge Participation year at FICM: 2013
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El prisionero 13 Marta leaves her drunkard husband, Colonel Carrasco, taking their young son with her. The child, Juan, grows into an admirable young man. Years later, Carrasco accepts a bribe to free a revolutionary from his prison and asks to have him replaced by absolutely anyone. That anyone turns out to be his own long-lost son. When Carrasco finds out, he desperately attempts to prevent Juan’s execution at the hands of his very own officers. See More
The Phantom of the Monastery Married couple Cristina and Eduardo, along with their friend Alfonso, get lost in the woods at dusk. When they encounter a mysterious monk, who offers them shelter at the old monastery of the Order of Silence, Eduardo is scared and refuses to go inside the building, but Cristina and Alfonso—who are having an affair—convince him to spend the night there. A series of abnormal events will make the lovers regret their decision. See More
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Alfonso Cuarón Presents a Film that Shaped Him at the 22nd FICM: JONÁS WHO WILL BE 25 IN THE YEAR 2000 10 · 25 · 24
The Vindication of a Great Artist: Interview with Eva Aridjis Fuentes, Director of ADIÓS CABALLOS: THE MANY LIVES OF Q LAZZARUS (2024) 10 · 25 · 24