A movie divided in two segments, the first “la Puerta” (the Door) is about a high society Read More »
Tag Archives: Mexico
Dirty Weekend (2015) Neil LaBute, Matthew Broderick, Alice Eve, Phil Burke
Colleagues Les and Natalie are delayed in the Albuquerque airport. Read More »
The Pearl / 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 »
The Place Without Limits / El lugar sin límites (1978)
Family honor, greed, machismo, homophobia, and the dreams of whores collide in a Mexican town. Read More »
Deep Crimson / Profundo carmesí (1996) Arturo Ripstein, Regina Orozco, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Sherlyn
Set in 1940s northern Mexico, this film re-tells the story of “The Lonely Hearts Killers” Read More »
Nazarín (1959) Luis Buñuel, Marga López, Francisco Rabal, Rita Macedo
Nazarin is a priest, attempting to living a pure and honest life strictly according Read More »
Life Sentence / Cadena perpetua (1979) Arturo Ripstein, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Narciso Busquets, Ernesto Gómez Cruz
“El Tarzan” Lira is an ex-convict who decides to give up his criminal past and reform his life. Read More »
Carnival of Sodom / El carnaval de Sodoma (2006) Arturo Ripstein, Marta Aura, María Barranco, Alejandro Camacho
Residents of a bordello scurry to put together their outfits for an annual carnival. Read More »
The Torch (1950) Emilio Fernández, Paulette Goddard, Pedro Armendáriz, Gilbert Roland
A ruthless, comical, fun-loving, romantic rebel general, General Jose Juan Reyes Read More »
Las islas Marias (1951) Emilio Fernández, Pedro Infante, Rosaura Revueltas, Rocío Sagaón
The live and hardship of the inmates at Las Islas Marias Penal Colony Read More »