1938 | B/N | 87:00 A musical comedy with surrealist touches in which a likeable thief, “El Randa,” breaks into a banker’s mansion to steal a few objects and give them away as wedding gifts—only to be caught by the banker’s lover, who takes advantage of the situation and runs off with two million dollars. Once “El Randa” has been arrested and charged with the theft, the banker is forced to offer him special treatment in prison, where he enjoys all kinds of comforts. Direction: Mignoni; Fernando Script: Mignoni; Fernando Photography: Duch; Tomás Sound: Muñoz; Esteban Music: L. Rivera; Sigfredo, Corella; Santiago Cast:Aguirre; Fernando, Siria; Ana, Caba Alba; Irene, Freyre de Andrade; Fernando, Cejudo; Marcos, Alted; José, Mendoza; Fernando, Rollo; Fernando, Ordóñez; Eduardo, Rodríguez; Jos, del Pozo; Carlos, Calvo; Rafael, Leonís; Charito, Arbó; Manuel, Núñez; Ricardo Art direction: Montoya; Antonio, Mignoni; Fernando, Torres; José María Participation year at FICM: 2017
1938 | B/N | 87:00 A musical comedy with surrealist touches in which a likeable thief, “El Randa,” breaks into a banker’s mansion to steal a few objects and give them away as wedding gifts—only to be caught by the banker’s lover, who takes advantage of the situation and runs off with two million dollars. Once “El Randa” has been arrested and charged with the theft, the banker is forced to offer him special treatment in prison, where he enjoys all kinds of comforts. Direction: Mignoni; Fernando Script: Mignoni; Fernando Photography: Duch; Tomás Sound: Muñoz; Esteban Music: L. Rivera; Sigfredo, Corella; Santiago Cast:Aguirre; Fernando, Siria; Ana, Caba Alba; Irene, Freyre de Andrade; Fernando, Cejudo; Marcos, Alted; José, Mendoza; Fernando, Rollo; Fernando, Ordóñez; Eduardo, Rodríguez; Jos, del Pozo; Carlos, Calvo; Rafael, Leonís; Charito, Arbó; Manuel, Núñez; Ricardo Art direction: Montoya; Antonio, Mignoni; Fernando, Torres; José María Participation year at FICM: 2017
Sujo When a cartel gunman is killed, he leaves behind Sujo, his beloved 4-year-old son. The shadow of violence surrounds Sujo during each stage of his life in the isolated Mexican countryside. As he grows into a man, Sujo finds that fulfilling his father’s destiny may be inescapable. See More
Sujo When a cartel gunman is killed, he leaves behind Sujo, his beloved 4-year-old son. The shadow of violence surrounds Sujo during each stage of his life in the isolated Mexican countryside. As he grows into a man, Sujo finds that fulfilling his father’s destiny may be inescapable. 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 22nd FICM Awarded the Best of its Official Selection and Impulso Morelia 10 10 · 25 · 24 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 The Documentary LAS AMAZONAS DE YAXUNAH Premieres at the 22nd FICM 10 · 25 · 24
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
