Sin remitente (1995)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Carlos Carrera

Writers:

Carlos Carrera (writer)
Paula Markovitch (story)

Release Date:

6 October 1995 (Mexico)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Tired and frustrated of being constantly awaken at midnight by his noisy young neighbor Mariana (Scanda)...

Plot Keywords:

Unrequited Love | Love Letter | Old Age

Awards:

8 wins & 12 nominations

Cast

Fernando Torre Laphame	...	Andrés
Tiaré Scanda	...	Mariana
Luisa Huertas	...	Teresita de Jesús
Guillermo Gil	...	Mario
Luis Felipe Tovar	...	Luis Felipe
Gina Morett	...	Beti
Nora Velázquez	...	Rosa, Mario's wife
Gerardo Moscoso	...	Investigator
Juan Carlos Colombo	...	Editor-in-chief
Loló Navarro	...	Porter
Álvaro Carcaño	...	Police bureau official
Enrique Gardiel	...	Flower vendor
Jesús Ochoa	...	Forensic surgeon
Inés Correa	...	Old lady in post office
Iván González	...	Teresita's son

Also Known As:

No Return Address
Return to Sender (USA) (video box title)
Sender Unknown (International: English title)

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Company:

Televicine S.A. de C.V.

Mexican film with an "European flavor"

The story of an older man living in the floor below a young woman's flat, where he must endure all sorts of noises and loud music from said woman and her friends. We get to see her romantic choices in men and the old man's crusade to make her stop partying in such a noisy manner. As a result the young woman starts a prank that causes the older man that hated her in the beginning to care for her, leading to an unexpected outcome.

I found it slightly reminiscent of Patrice Leconte's Monsieur Hire (1989).

Not the best sample of new Mexican cinema, but not too bad either.