Felipe Cazals keeps defending his way to make movies. That's the thought that is left to you once you step out of the cinema. He writes a story settled in a Mexico in the turn from the 19th century to the 20th., developing some topics shown on "Su Alteza Serenísima" as a follow up. A group of characters tells anecdotal passages each other at the same time that they pass by other passages, in a sort of a Rulfo style, with echoes from the whole literature about the Mexican Revolution. The cast is well assembled and believable in their performance but Vanessa Bauche shines with her character, maybe one of the best actresses at the time in Mexican cinema. Damian Alcázar and Jorge Zárate do an excellent job and let's hope we can see more of Giovanna Zacarías and José María Yaspik, who accomplished a lovely duo even in that tiny scene with both of them. Good production values and the music is ideal. Some parts are dark humor reflexions but clever about universal themes seen from a Mexican point of view, and specifically, Cazals point of view: The religion, the sex, the power, the motherhood. If you want to enjoy this movie you have to get into its rhythm since the very begging, otherwise might result in a heavy piece of filmaking to see. But no one can take deny that is an interesting picture. Old fashion and new. Pay attention to the dialogs, the slang is also ancient. This has a Mexican flavor.
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