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Mexican Movies
Permlink Replies: 7 - Pages: 1 - Original Post: Jun 2, 2012 10:42 PM Original Post By: feekie Threads: [ Previous | Next ]

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Re: Mexican Movies
Posted: Nov 14, 2012 3:37 PM   in response to: feekie in response to: feekie
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Un Chien Andalou! (I know made in France, but for Bunuel fans.....

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Re: Mexican Movies
Posted: Aug 26, 2012 1:07 AM   in response to: feekie in response to: feekie
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I think part of the problem with Mexican movies as well as other countries films (Greece, Italy, Germany, etc.) is that many of them are not available with English subtitles. I have recently become of a fan of Jorge Negrete who made many films in the 40s and most of the films I've been able to get of his do not have subtitles.

However, it would be a good start if just the few that are availbale with English subs could be shown. There are so many good foreign films that deserve attention. I'd certainly like to see more of them.



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Re: Mexican Movies
Posted: Aug 24, 2012 8:17 PM   in response to: ValentineXavier in response to: ValentineXavier
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My favorite Bunuel movie is still The Exterminating Angel.

Other great Mexican films of his are Los Olvidados, Nazarin and The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz.

Talk about an underrated director. Even the recent Sight and Sound list underrated him. I think he's top 10 all time. As far as longevity, he's the best. Made his first hit in the 1920's and his last in the 1970's. He never lost his touch.

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Re: Mexican Movies
Posted: Aug 14, 2012 6:45 PM   in response to: jmlatinsir3 in response to: jmlatinsir3
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Simon of the Desert is coming up in a few months, IIRC. I agree. I'd love to see Bunuel's Mexican films. He made many there, and I've only seen a few of them.

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Re: Mexican Movies
Posted: Aug 14, 2012 2:56 PM   in response to: feekie in response to: feekie
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I agree with MORE Mexican films in TCM. I also agree with the reader asking for Luis Bunuel's films of his Mexican period. I saw Gran Casino, El Bruto, Susana and Simon del Desierto and loved them all.

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Re: Mexican Movies
Posted: Jun 8, 2012 5:46 PM   in response to: ValentineXavier in response to: ValentineXavier
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Maria Felix the diva of classic Mexican cinema would feel right at home in TCM http://youtu.be/u9H9CJJm_Js

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Posted: Jun 3, 2012 3:27 AM   in response to: feekie in response to: feekie
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A couple of years ago, TCM showed a lot of Mexican movies, about the Mexican revolution. They have shown a few other good Mexican films in the past, and an Aztec Mummy film or two. But, they could show a lot more! I'd love to see all the films Bunuel made in Mexico, and Macario, just for a start.

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Mexican Movies
Posted: Jun 2, 2012 10:42 PM
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I have been watching Spanish-speaking movies mostly filmed in Mexico from the 1930's to the 1960's. I discovered a very handsome actor named Jorge Mistral. He had a somewhat tragic life and early death, but his movies were great. He made some for Hollywood too, one being the 1957 film Boy On A Dolphin starring Sophia Loren. I would like to see an evening or a day devoted to some of the better Mexican movies, specifically from the 1940's to the 1960's. Jorge Mistral starred in the Mexican version of our Wuthering Heights called Abismos de Pasion filmed in 1954 with Mr. Mistral playing the role of Heathcliff. I would like to see that movie included in a salute to Mexican movies.