The Passion of Berenice

The Passion of Berenice 1976

5.70

Berenice is a young woman with traditional customs who lives with her godmother in a quiet provincial town. The appearance of Rodrigo in his life will cause him a profound and unusual transformation. The calm without major shocks in Aguascalientes turns out to be just a disguise, an illusory cover-up of what will really happen.

1976

Rattlesnake

Rattlesnake 1977

5.60

A filmmaker is commissioned to film a documentary on the social reality of the Lacandon people in the state of Chiapas. As he enters the harsh living conditions of this indigenous community, his social conscience forces him to confront his superiors, who threaten to destroy his material.

1977

Naufragio

Naufragio 1978

5.20

One woman lives waiting for her son who is a sailor. She hasn't seen him for years although he writes to her a lot. The woman shares the letters and her grief with a co-worker and friend. This last woman begins to idealize her friend's son.

1978

Cuartelazo

Cuartelazo 1977

5.20

Narration of one of the bloodiest episodes of the Mexican national history, The Tragic Ten, beginning when General Victoriano Huerta sent to kill President Francisco I. Madero, Vice President José María Pino Suárez and Senator Belisario Dominguez. The film recreates the moment of the execution at the hands of Huerta and his accomplices Bernardo Reyes, Félix Díaz and Manuel Mondragón.

1977

The Nights of Paloma

The Nights of Paloma 1978

3.20

While being shuttled from her convent/boarding school to her wedding, a young lady of the upper classes is kidnapped by bandits. She gets to see the world and meet interesting people.

1978

Angel River

Angel River 1988

5.00

It's love on the old frontier in this western adventure set in Arizona in the 1870s. It centers on a beautiful, young blonde girl whose peaceful life on her parents' isolated ranch is permanently disrupted when she is abducted and raped by a drunken Mexican bandit. Later, she finds herself drawn to her tormentor and romance ensues.

1988

Drizzle

Drizzle 1978

7.00

Returning from a business trip, a man meets some peasants who arouse fears in him.

1978

Longitud de Guerra

Longitud de Guerra 1976

5.20

Based on the novel Tomochic by Heriberto Frías; tells the story of the rebellion of the inhabitants of the village of Tomochi, Chihuahua, against the government of Porfirio Diaz in 1891. Mexico's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1976.

1976

El mar

El mar 1977

4.20

Local artists mingle with tourists and each other at a Mexican resort. Mingle, mingle.

1977