Optical Fiber/ Fibra Optica (1996)
Director: Francisco Athié
Running Time: 100 minutes
Marco Antonio, a young journalist working in a Mexico City newspaper,
accepts an anonymous telephone assignment to cover the assassination
of a
prominent union leader. Magda, a criminal lawyer, is hired by phone
to
defend the alleged murderer, the victim's lover, while the anonymous
caller
gives orders and advice. Both protagonists soon find themselves trapped
in
the game and, proving two parallel lines never meet, are forced to
accept or
reject the final offer, putting their own lives on the line.
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Cilantro y Perejíl (1995)
Director: Rafael Montero
Running Time: 90 minutes
A light and entertaining comedy portraying conflicts of a contemporary
middle couple. After ending their ten year marriage, Carlos and Susana
try
desperately to fall in love with other people. However, Carlos finds
that
without Susana, he is incapable of the simplest tasks, including distinguishing
cilantro from parsley.
***
Divine/ El Evangelio de las Maravillas, (1998)
Directed by Arturo Ripstein
Genre: Drama.
Runtime: 112 minutes.
"La Nueva Jerusalem" is a small community of believers lead by Papá
Basilio
(Rabal) and Mamá Dorita (Jurado). They're waiting for the second
coming of Christ,so
they've abandoned the world, searching for a new spiritual life.
Mamá
Dorita sees in young Tomasa (Gurrola) the signals of the chosen one.
The
young girl will be the new leader in "La Nueva Jerusalem". Summary
written by Maximiliano Maza {mmaza@campus.mty.itesm.mx}
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Por si no te vuelvo a ver (1997)
Directed by Juan Pablo Villaseñor
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Libre de culpas/ Guilt Free (1996)
Directed by Marcel Sisniega
Writing credits Marcel Sisniega
Runtime: Canada:100
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On the air/ En el aire (1995)
Directed by Juan Carlos de Llaca
Writing credits Juan Carlos de Llaca
Alberto (Giménez Cacho) is a disc-jockey at a radio station.
His life is
torn apart by the memories of his ex-wife (Heredia) and his free and
careless life in the 60s. Alberto remembers, and his memories don't
let him
live his present life with Ana (Mata), his current girlfriend. Summary
written by Maximiliano Maza {mmaza@campus.mty.itesm.mx}
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Santo Luzbel (1996)
Writing credits
Miguel Sabido
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Benjamin`s woman/ La Mujer de Benjamín (1991)
Directed by Carlos Carrera
Writing credits
Carlos Carrera
Ignacio Ortiz
Old bachelor Benjamin (Lopez Rojas) still lives with his sister Micaela
(Doria) in the boredom of a small town. His only entertainment is getting
together with a bunch of old men and spare time playing like children.
Benjamin falls inlove with beautiful and young Natividad (Ramirez).
First,
he writes love letters for her. Then, when this strategy fails,Benjamin
and
the old men plan to abduct her and wait for her falling inlove.
Summary written by Maximiliano Maza {mmaza@campus.mty.itesm.mx}
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Angel of fire/ Ángel de fuego (1992)
Directed by Dana Rotberg
Genre: Drama
Runtime: Mexico:95
Color: Color
Certification: Sweden:15
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Lolo (1992)
Lolo (nickname for Dolores, used in Mexico as femenine or masculine
name) is an outcast boy who lives in the suburbs of Mexico City. He
accidentaly kills
the local moneylender (an old woman) when trying to rob his mother's
golden
watch (that she pawned). Lolo is then hunted and blackmailed by everybody
but his girlfriend. The dialogs are in a very particular Mexico City
slang.
Summary written by Michel Rudoy {mdrc@hp9000a1.uam.mx}
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Pain does not exist in paradise/ En el paraíso no existe el
dolor
(1995)
Directed by Víctor Saca
Writing credits Víctor Saca
Genre: Drama
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Manuel's best friend dies of AIDS, then he begins a trip for the night
in
the city, finding a parade of wild characters.
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The Edge of earth/ La orilla de la tierra (1994)
Directed by Ignacio Ortiz
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Distant happenings/ Sucesos distantes (1994)
Directed by Guita Schyfter
Writing credits: Hugo Hiriart, Alejandro Lubezki
Genre: Drama
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En el espejo del cielo (1998)
Directed by Carlos Salcés
Writing credits Blanca Montoya, Carlos Salcés