Exiled from his Spanish homeland, director Luis Bunuel set up shop in Mexico. Here he made his only American-financed film, The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. This is a reasonably reliable version of the Daniel Defoe's novel about a 17th century shipwreck victim (Dan O'Herlihy) and his "Man Friday" (James Fernandez). Bunuel cannot resist tossing ...
This is a well-made religious film on the miraculous appearances of the Virgin of Guadelupe to a converted Aztec, Juan Diego, in 1531. The Aztecs had a temple constructed to the Earth Mother, Tonantzin on Tepeyac Hill when the Spaniards razed it to the ground as a part of their campaign to destroy the native religion. Six years after ...
When her husband is taken away by government troops at the time of the Mexican Revolution, La Soldera Sylvia Pinel tries to follow him and takes to the highway. After he dies, she joins up with other women in her situation to fight for the revolution. Reviewers characterized the acting style of the performers, particularly the star, as being ...
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