Heli, a factory worker in rural Mexico must try and protect his young family Read More »
Tag Archives: Mexico
The Queen of the Night / 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 (1969)
A movie divided in two segments, the first “la Puerta” (the Door) is about a high society Read More »
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 »