Matinée (1977)

Director:

Jaime Humberto Hermosillo

Writer:

Jaime Humberto Hermosillo

Stars:

Héctor Bonilla, Manuel Ojeda, Rodolfo Chávez Martínez

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Héctor Bonilla	...	Aquiles
Manuel Ojeda	...	Francisco
Rodolfo Chávez Martínez	...	Aaron
Armando Martin Martinez	...	Jorge
Narciso Busquets	...	Don Pablo
Marilú Elízaga	...	Don~a Herlinda
Farnesio de Bernal	...	Adolfo
César Bono	...	Virgilio
Ernesto Banuelos	...	Rolando
Evangelina Martínez	...	Don~a Carmen
Gaby Sosa	...	Carmelita
Magnolia Rivas	...	Ana Rosa
Marco Antonio del Prado	...	Agente policia
Emma Roldán	...	Duen~a Muebles
Fernando Pinkus	...	Chofer de Camion

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

friend | kidnapping | adult child friendship | stowaway | basilica of guadalupe | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

8 September 1977 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

Asalto en la basílica

Filming Locations:

Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Conacite Uno, Dasa Films S.A.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Connections

References Robinson Crusoe (1954)

User Reviews

Unromantic, Coming-of-Age Thriller!

Matinée (1977) starts its audience off in a cleverly misleading, deliberately low-key manner, but soon sets up a noirish situation for two young boys that cleverly utilizes many believable twists and surprises to build towards both the expected high voltage climax (which itself has one really amazingly credible moment when it seems the vicious, hard-luck gangster has been caught by an alert detective) and a most unexpected, yet natural and character-consistent fade-out. The acting of both the young stars (and in fact, the whole cast, with a special pat on the back for Farnesio de Bernal) is commendably realistic. Writer/director Jaime Humberto Hermosillo never puts a foot wrong either in his vividly powerful, cleverly characterized screenplay or his consistently astute direction with its eye-opening use of real Mexican locations.