On 30 September 1659, the aristocratic British Robinson Crusoe’s ship sinks and he miraculously survives on a deserted island somewhere in South America. Read More »
Tag Archives: Mexico
The Beginning and the End (1993) Arturo Ripstein, Ernesto Laguardia, Julieta Egurrola, Blanca Guerra, Drama
The film tells the story of the Boteros, a middle-class Mexican family struggling against poverty after their father’s death. Read More »
A Woman Without Love (1952) Luis Buñuel, Rosario Granados, Julio Villarreal, Tito Junco, Drama
After indulging in an affair with a man (a friend of the family) she truly loves, a woman returns to her young son and husband for good, and loses contact with the man. Read More »
Daughter of Deceit (1951) Luis Buñuel, Fernando Soler, Alicia Caro, Fernando Soto, Comedy, Drama
After discovering he’s being cheated on by his wife María, Quintin kicks her out of the house. Read More »
Portrait of Maria (1944) Emilio Fernández, Dolores del Rio, Pedro Armendáriz, Alberto Galán, Romance, Drama
In Xochimilco 1909, María Candelaria and Lorenzo Rafael long for getting married but the odds are against them. Read More »
The Brute (1953) Luis Buñuel, Pedro Armendáriz, Katy Jurado, Rosita Arenas, Drama
In the 50’s, in a poor community in Mexico, the landlord Andrés Cabrera wants to evict his tenants to demolish the buildings and sell the land by a large amount. Read More »
Octaman (1971) Harry Essex, Pier Angeli, Kerwin Mathews, Jeff Morrow, Sci-Fi, Horror
A scientific expedition in Mexico discovers several unusual baby octopus specimens. Read More »
Poison for the Fairies (1986) Carlos Enrique Taboada, Ana Patricia Rojo, Elsa María Gutiérrez, Leonor Llausás, Fantasy, Horror
In 1965 Mexico City, Fabiola, a wealthy yet lonely schoolgirl, befriends Graciela, a young orphan girl who has an unhealthy fascination with witchcraft. Read More »
Even the Wind Is Afraid (1968) Carlos Enrique Taboada, Marga López, Maricruz Olivier, Alicia Bonet, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Claudia is a young girl who’s suffering from horrible and terrifying nightmares at her all girl boarding school. Read More »
Cronos (1993) Guillermo del Toro, Federico Luppi, Ron Perlman, Claudio Brook, Horror
La venganza del lobo negro (1980) Rafael Romero Marchent, Fernando Allende, Christian Bach, Álvaro de Luna, Action, Adventure, Drama
After two months of relative tranquility in California, the villanous old colonel is elected Governor of California. Read More »
The Young One / La Joven (1960) Luis Buñuel, Zachary Scott, Bernie Hamilton, Key Meersman, Drama
Game warden Miller lives on an isolated island off the Carolina coast. The only other inhabitant is Evvie, an naive young girl to whom Miller is attracted. Read More »
Ensayo de un crimen / The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955) Luis Buñuel, Ernesto Alonso, Miroslava, Rita Macedo, Comedy, Crime, Drama
A bizarre black comedy about a man whose overwhelming ambition in life is to be a renowned serial killer of women, and will stop at nothing to achieve it – but not everything goes according to plan… Read More »
Yvy Maraey (2013) Juan Carlos Valdivia, Elio Ortíz, Felipe Román, Drama, Documentary
A filmmaker tracing the steps of Swedish explorer Erland Nordeskiold travels with a Guarani Indian from the highlands of La Paz to the swamps in the forests of South Eastern Bolivia, a place where uncontacted indigenous still exist. Read More »
El fantasma del convento / The Phantom of the Convent (1934) Fernando de Fuentes, Enrique del Campo, Marta Roel, Carlos Villatoro, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Alfonso, Eduardo and Cristina get lost when visiting a forest. A strange monk finds them and takes them to an ancient convent. Read More »