A painter from the big city goes to a remote canyon to commit suicide. To reach some calmness, he stays at the farmstead of Ascen, an old, religious woman. Although but a few words are spoken, love grows.
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.
A family lives in the Mexican countryside raising fighting bulls. Esther is in charge of running the ranch, while her husband Juan, a world-renowned poet, raises and selects the beasts. ... See full summary »
Director:
Carlos Reygadas
Stars:
Carlos Reygadas,
Natalia López,
Phil Burgers
Made up of 10 short films, 'Revolucion' analyzes through the eyes of the directors what is the revolution today and what it means to the young minds of Mexico.
Heli must try and protect his young family when his 12-year-old sister inadvertently involves them in the brutal drug world. He must battle against the drug cartel that have been angered as well as the corrupt police force.
Director:
Amat Escalante
Stars:
Armando Espitia,
Andrea Vergara,
Linda González
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Director:
Lisandro Alonso
Stars:
Argentino Vargas,
Francisco Dornez,
Yolanda Galarza
Two female soccer teams face off in an ancient mountain range in central Mexico, shot as if for TV, complete with on-screen graphics, gratuitous replays and a leggy sideline reporter.
A painter from the big city goes to a remote canyon to commit suicide. To reach some calmness, he stays at the farmstead of Ascen, an old, religious woman. Although but a few words are spoken, love grows.
When one of your "actors" breaks the fourth wall and talks about the film crew you should cut it out.
When you have horses having sex on camera with kids watching, do we need to watch it for five minutes?
When you have a character masterbating on screen, there are better ways to show it than to stay in a shot that has his penis in it. Einstein anyone. Juxtaposition of images is really lost on the director here. It is brutally obvious that this is his first movie.
I read that someone (Cannes actually) thought this movie was techniclly brilliant-- it's not. Only someone that hasn't ever made a film could mistake this as technical brilliance. Panning off into the distance every so often isn't even a style when it's out of focus. The color jumps noticably in cuts. It's poorly edited, and the last shot that everyone thought was so good is easy to replicate, although I can't imagine ever wanting to.
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When one of your "actors" breaks the fourth wall and talks about the film crew you should cut it out.
When you have horses having sex on camera with kids watching, do we need to watch it for five minutes?
When you have a character masterbating on screen, there are better ways to show it than to stay in a shot that has his penis in it. Einstein anyone. Juxtaposition of images is really lost on the director here. It is brutally obvious that this is his first movie.
I read that someone (Cannes actually) thought this movie was techniclly brilliant-- it's not. Only someone that hasn't ever made a film could mistake this as technical brilliance. Panning off into the distance every so often isn't even a style when it's out of focus. The color jumps noticably in cuts. It's poorly edited, and the last shot that everyone thought was so good is easy to replicate, although I can't imagine ever wanting to.