1935 | B/N | 92 min Five rangers, admirers of Pancho Villa, join the celebrated División del Norte. One by one they die, either in battle or in absurd situations, leaving the sole survivor Tiburcio Maya with a bitter impression of the revolutionary struggle. This is a masterful adaptation of the novel by Rafael F. Muñoz and is considered the best Mexican film of all time. The film is a critical reflection of Mexico as a nation. Country: México Direction: de Fuentes; Fernando Script: F. Muñoz; Rafael, Villaurrutia; Xavier, de Fuentes; Fernando Production: J. Pani; Alberto Photography: Figueroa; Gabriel, Draper; Jack Sound: Ruiz Esparza; Rafael, Fernández; Eduardo Music: Revueltas; Silvestre Cast:R. Frausto; Antonio, Soler; Domingo, Tamés; Manuel, Vallarino; Ramon, López Chaflán; Carlos, de Anda; Raúl, F. Muñóz; Rafael, Sánchez Tello; Alfonso Participation year at FICM: 2010
1935 | B/N | 92 min Five rangers, admirers of Pancho Villa, join the celebrated División del Norte. One by one they die, either in battle or in absurd situations, leaving the sole survivor Tiburcio Maya with a bitter impression of the revolutionary struggle. This is a masterful adaptation of the novel by Rafael F. Muñoz and is considered the best Mexican film of all time. The film is a critical reflection of Mexico as a nation. Country: México Direction: de Fuentes; Fernando Script: F. Muñoz; Rafael, Villaurrutia; Xavier, de Fuentes; Fernando Production: J. Pani; Alberto Photography: Figueroa; Gabriel, Draper; Jack Sound: Ruiz Esparza; Rafael, Fernández; Eduardo Music: Revueltas; Silvestre Cast:R. Frausto; Antonio, Soler; Domingo, Tamés; Manuel, Vallarino; Ramon, López Chaflán; Carlos, de Anda; Raúl, F. Muñóz; Rafael, Sánchez Tello; Alfonso Participation year at FICM: 2010
Doña Bárbara In Venezuela, lawyer Santos Luzardo arrives in the plains to gain control of his lands, but is locked in a terrible conflict with landowner Doña Bárbara, a brave woman turned by fate into a man-eater with a pact with the devil, and who owns the haciendas—and people’s lives. See More
Let’s Go with Pancho Villa During the Mexican Revolution, a group of brave peasants known as the Leones de San Pablo join Pancho Villa’s army. After a few battles, with more defeats than victories behind them, the original group has shrunk in number, and a series of troubles leads them to rethink their position. See More
El prisionero 13 Marta leaves her drunkard husband, Colonel Carrasco, taking their young son with her. The child, Juan, grows into an admirable young man. Years later, Carrasco accepts a bribe to free a revolutionary from his prison and asks to have him replaced by absolutely anyone. That anyone turns out to be his own long-lost son. When Carrasco finds out, he desperately attempts to prevent Juan’s execution at the hands of his very own officers. See More
FICM Brings 17 Screenings to Pátzcuaro as FICM Presenta Takes Cinema to Michoacán and Across Mexico Year-Round 10 · 16 · 26 Enjoy All the Free Events That the 24th FICM Has in Store for You! 10 · 16 · 26 Night of the Dead Celebration Week: A Tradition Learned Through Our Hands 10 · 14 · 26 The Michoacan author José Rubén Romero 09 · 25 · 26
FICM Brings 17 Screenings to Pátzcuaro as FICM Presenta Takes Cinema to Michoacán and Across Mexico Year-Round 10 · 16 · 26
