Mexican and Latin-American classic. Four independent stories based on writer Francisco Rojas Gonzáles’s work Read More »
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Otra vuelta (2005) Santiago Palavecino, José Ignacio Marsiletti, Valentina Bassi, Roberto Carnaghi
Sebastian Pagani, a young film director, comes back to his hometown planning Read More »
Heli (2013) Amat Escalante, Armando Espitia, Andrea Vergara, Linda González
Heli, a factory worker in rural Mexico must try and protect his young family Read More »
The Brothers Karamazov (1958) Richard Brooks, Yul Brynner, Maria Schell, Claire Bloom
Ryevsk, Russia, 1870. Tensions abound in the Karamazov family. Fyodor is a wealthy libertine Read More »
Phase 7 AKA Fase 7 (2010) Nicolás Goldbart, Daniel Hendler, Jazmín Stuart, Yayo Guridi
Inside a quarantined apartment building a man must protect his pregnant wife from his new neighbors. Read More »
The Queen of the Night AKA La reina de la noche (1994) Arturo Ripstein, Patricia Reyes Spíndola, Alberto Estrella, Blanca Guerra
Fictional biography of Mexican folk singer Lucha Reyes. The film tells the story of her bisexual love affairs Read More »
The Door and the Woman of the Butcher AKA La puerta y la mujer del carnicero (1969) Luis Alcoriza, Ismael Rodríguez, Chano Urueta, Ana Luisa Peluffo, Carlos Piñar, Armando Silvestre
A movie divided in two segments, the first “la Puerta” (the Door) is about a high society Read More »
Comanche Territory (1950) George Sherman, Maureen O’Hara, Macdonald Carey, Will Geer
Silver has been found on comanche territory and the government accomplished Read More »
Story of a Great Love AKA Historia de un gran amor (1942) Julio Bracho, Jorge Negrete, Domingo Soler, Gloria Marín
Historia de un Gran Amor was one of the most successful Mexican productions of 1943 Read More »
Night Watch AKA Ronda nocturna (2005) Edgardo Cozarinsky, Gonzalo Heredia, Mariana Anghileri, Rafael Ferro
A long night’s journey into day: Victor, a street hustler in the Santa Fe Read More »
The Killer is Not Alone AKA El asesino no está solo (1975) Jesús García de Dueñas, Lola Flores, James Philbrook, Teresa Rabal
A psychologically damaged young man murders young women who sexually excite him. Read More »
Goliath and the Barbarians AKA Il terrore dei barbari (1959) Carlo Campogalliani, Steve Reeves, Chelo Alonso, Bruce Cabot
When barbarians invade his village and kill his father, a local man wages a one-man war against them. Read More »
The Pearl AKA La perla (1947) Emilio Fernández, Pedro Armendáriz, María Elena Marqués, Fernando Wagner
Quino is a Mexican diver who discovers a pearl at the bottom of the sea. Read More »
Red Fish AKA Los peces rojos (1955) José Antonio Nieves Conde, Arturo de Córdova, Emma Penella, Félix Dafauce
One night of storm, Hugo and Ivón arrive at a hotel in Gijón (Spain) accompanied by the son of the first one. Read More »
The Place Without Limits AKA El lugar sin límites (1978) Arturo Ripstein, Roberto Cobo, Fernando Soler, Lucha Villa
Family honor, greed, machismo, homophobia, and the dreams of whores collide in a Mexican town. Read More »