Updated February 19, 2004
National Gallery of Art Showcases
"Milestones in Mexican Cinema: 1898-2003"
in Spring-Summer 2004
Film still from Nazarin, 1958
directed by Luis Buñuel
Credit: Mexican Film Institute.
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Washington, DC--At various times during the last century, Milestones in Mexican Cinema: 1898-2003 has been the leading national cinema of Latin America. From April 24 through July 25, 2004, the National Gallery of Art, Washington will present a film series of 26 historically significant feature films, in newly struck, and subtitled theatrical prints. The series coincides with the exhibitions Courtly Art of the Ancient Maya and The Cubist Paintings of Diego Rivera: Memory, Politics, Place, creating a rich and varied presentation of Mexican art and culture at the Gallery. The films will be shown in the East Building Auditorium.
The span of titles and subject matter in the film series is far-ranging, comprising a concise yet comprehensive survey of Mexico's distinctive achievements--from Fernando Fuentes' 1933 classic El compadre Mendoza, set during the Mexican Revolution, to Arturo Ripstein's epic family saga Principio y Fin from 1993. Of particular interest are the nuanced light and shading of cameraman Gabriel Figueroa, evident in several films of the 1940s and 1950s including Los Olvidados (1950), a masterpiece of director Luis Buñuel's Mexican period. The beautifully orchestrated compositions of director Emilio Fernandez are another series highlight, as are the varied adaptations of literary works such as Roberto Gavaldón's film Macario (1959), based on a story by B. Traven, or Juan Perez Jolote (1973), adapted from the novel by Ricardo Pozas. Numerous post-screening discussions will provide context and expand critical appreciation of Mexico's vast and complex film culture. For more information, visit Film Programs.
This program is made possible with the support of Mexico's Secretariat of Foreign Relations, the Council for Arts and Culture, the Mexican Film Institute and the Instituto de México.
The films that are featured in eatured in Milestones in Mexican Cinema: 1898-2003 are listed below.
April 18 |
4:30 p.m. |
El Compadre Mendoza |
April 24 |
3:30 p.m. |
Tepeyac |
April 25 |
4:30 p.m. |
That’s the Point (Ahí está el detalle) |
May 6, 7 |
2:30 p.m. |
Wildflower (Flor Silvestre) |
May 8 |
2:00 p.m. |
Woman in Love (Enamorada) |
May 8 |
4:00 p.m. |
Aventurera |
May 9 |
4:00 p.m. |
Una familia de tantas |
May 15 |
3:00 p.m. |
Los Olvidados |
May 20, 21 |
2:30 p.m. |
Tender Little Pumpkins (Calabacitas tiernas) |
May 22 |
2:00 p.m. |
Macario |
May 29 |
2:00 p.m. |
Juan Pérez Jolote |
May 29 |
4:15 p.m. |
El Cambio |
May 30 |
4:30 p.m. |
Reed: Insurgent Mexico |
June 5 |
1:00 p.m. |
The Building Workers (Los Albañiles) |
June 5 |
3:30 p.m. |
Canoa |
June 6 |
2:00 p.m. |
Mexican Film and the Literary Tradition |
June 6 |
3:30 p.m. |
Place without Limits (El Lugar sin L?ites) |
June 9 |
1:00 p.m. |
Frida (Frida, naturaleza viva) |
June 10, 11 |
12:30 p.m. |
Danz? |
June 12 |
2:00 p.m. & 4:00 p.m. |
Danz? |
June 13 |
2:00 p.m. |
Nazarin |
June 13 |
4:00 p.m. |
Herod?s Law (La ley de Herodes) |
June 19 |
2:30 p.m. |
The Beginning and the End (Principio y Fin) |
June 20 |
2:00 p.m. |
Like Water for Chocolate (Como agua para chocolate) |
June 20 |
4:30 p.m. |
Midad Alley (El callej? de los milagros) |
June 26 |
4:00 p.m. |
Cronos |
June 27 |
2:00 p.m. |
The Wave (Redes) |
June 27 |
4:00 p.m. |
Love?s a Bitch (Amores Perros) |
July 3 |
2:30 p.m. |
Todo el Poder |
July 4 |
2:00 p.m. |
Early footage from Mexico in the Library of Congress (screening and discussion) |
July 10 |
2:00 p.m. |
Love in the Time of Hysteria |
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