Tívoli (1975)

Director:

Alberto Isaac

Writers:

Alfonso Arau, Alberto Isaac

Stars:

Alfonso Arau, Pancho Córdova, Lyn May

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alfonso Arau	...	Tiliches
Pancho Córdova	...	Quijanito
Lyn May	...	Eva Candela
Carmen Salinas	...	Chapas
Mario García 'Harapos'	...	Harapos
Héctor Ortega	...	Lic. Félix Pantoja
Dorotea Guerra	...	Lili
Ernesto Gómez Cruz	...	Regino
Dámaso Pérez Prado	...	Himself
Don Facundo	...	Himself
Willy	...	Willy
Gina Morett	...	Mimí Manila
Francisco Muller	...	Bulmaro
Consuelo Quezada	...	Enana I
Margarita Alfaro	...	Enana II

Storyline

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music

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Details

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

26 June 1975 (Mexico)

Filming Locations:

Bosque de Chapultepec, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Corporación Nacional Cinematográfica (CONACINE), Dasa Films S.A.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

127 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Promising idea, poorly handled by all concerned

"Tivoli" (1975) certainly had a promising idea back of it (the closing by mercenary developers and corrupt civic officials of a popular burlesque theatre that stood in the way of "progress") but the treatment is extremely poor. To succeed in this sort of movie, you need a script that makes a clear division between the good guys and the bad guys. Instead, what the script is actually saying is that the show-people themselves are so sleazy and self-centered that if positions were reversed, the outcome would be exactly the same. To make matters worse, the camera often lingers for an unconscionable time on some of the hammiest and least interesting (and in three or four cases, indelibly repulsive) players. Determinedly flat-footed, totally pedestrian direction doesn't help either. The movie seems to go on forever. The editor is obviously fast asleep.