Alfonso, Eduardo and Cristina get lost when visiting a forest. A strange monk finds them and takes them to an ancient convent. There, the three amigos suffer personality changes, specially Cristina who tries to seduce Alfonso in a strange coincidence to a story told by an old monk. After some efforts to escape, Alfonso is trapped inside a jail and more strange and macabre situations happen.Read More »
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Fernando de Fuentes – El fantasma del convento AKA The Phantom of the Convent (1934)
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Nicolás Pereda – Dear Chantal (2021)
2021-2030MexicoNicolás PeredaShort FilmA mysterious, moving, miniature homage to Chantal Akerman, conceived as a series of playfully impossible letters addressed to the deceased cinema great that respond to her fictitious enquiry about renting his luminous Coyoacan apartment.Read More »
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Rogelio A. González – La sangre enemiga AKA The Enemy Blood (1971)
1971-1980CrimeDramaMexicoRogelio A. GonzálezA group of people suffering from mental retardation, blindness and physical malformations work in a traveling circus.
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If there is a controversial Mexican cinema that tried to renew itself, it is undoubtedly that of the seventies. A tough and sad drama that tackles thorny and controversial issues under a trashy layer of violence, sex and exploitation. I give it high marks for the audacity of filming this at that time of censorship, unthinkable that today something like this (so politically incorrect) would be filmed in Mexican cinema.Read More » -
René Cardona Jr. – La casa que arde de noche (1985)
1981-1990DramaEroticaMexicoRené Cardona Jr.Quote:
A prostitute enters a brothel and establishes a rivalry disguised as affection with the old owner. She manages to take over the business and the old lady’s lover. After disputes with her now lover, she leaves the brothel, only to find out the next day that the old lady has died. Then, due to a passionate outburst, the new owner sets fire to the brothel and dies along with her lover.Read More » -
Nicolás Echevarría – Eco de la montaña AKA Echo of the Mountain (2014)
2011-2020DocumentaryMexicoNicolás EchevarríaEcho of the Mountain presents a look into the life and work of Santos de la Torre, a great Huichol artist who, like his people, lives in oblivion. Ironically, one of Santos’ murals was selected by then-President Ernesto Zedillo to represent Mexican culture in a privileged location in Paris. The artist was never paid for his work. We will follow Santos during his pilgrimage to Wirikuta, where he will ask the gods’ for permission to create a new mural. This new mural will portray the history, mythology, and religious practices of the Huichol people. We will take the audience on a journey across 385 miles of the “Peyote Route,” which is in danger of disappearing unless it receives the protection of UNESCO.
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Adrian Garcia Bogliano – Juega Conmigo (2021)
2021-2030Adrian Garcia BoglianoHorrorMexicoSofía, an insecure young nanny who starts her new job taking care of two problematic kids. When their parents leave her alone with the children, they become victims of a demonic entity obsessed with playing children’s games.Read More »
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Fernando Frias – Rezeta (2012)
2011-2020ComedyFernando FriasMexicoRomanceRezeta is a carefree 21 year old model. Born in Kosovo, she traveled the world through modeling and chose Mexico City as her new home. Rezeta’s partying lifestyle changes when she meets Alex who is cleaning her trailer during a commercial shoot. Their undeniable chemistry causes their friendship to grow into a complicated relationship. Rezeta has to either commit to Alex and Mexico City, or continue with her whimsical, jet-setting life.Read More »
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Lex Ortega – Animales Humanos (2020)
2011-2020HorrorLex OrtegaMexicoA married couple and their young daughter are terrified of the neighbors’ dog, which ends up biting the girl. The dog is sacrificed to the desolation of its owners who saw it as their son. They enter the couple’s house at night to take revenge. What they want is justice: sacrifice the girl.Read More »
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Carlos Reygadas – Post Tenebras Lux (2012)
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Juan and his urban family live in the Mexican countryside, where they enjoy and suffer a world apart. And nobody knows if these two worlds are complementary or if they strive to eliminate one another.Read More »