El callejón de los milagros
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| El Callejón de los Milagros | |
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 El Callejón de los Milagros theatrical poster |
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| Directed by | Jorge Fons |
| Produced by | Gerardo Barrera Alfredo Ripstein hijo |
| Written by | Vicente Leñero |
| Starring | Ernesto Gómez Cruz Salma Hayek Bruno Bichir Delia Casanova Margarita Sanz Claudio Obregón |
| Music by | Lucía Álvarez |
| Cinematography | Carlos Marcovich |
| Editing by | Carlos Savage hijo |
| Distributed by | VIDEOVISA (Mexico) (Spain) IFC Films(USA) (Australia) |
| Release date(s) | May 5, 1995 (Mexico) November 17, 1995 (Spain) October 26, 1995 (Netherlands) March 6, 1998 (USA) |
| Running time | 140 min. |
| Country |  Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
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El callejón de los milagros (English: The Alley of Miracles) is an award-winning 1994 Mexican film written by Vicente Leñero adapted from the novel by Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz, the film was directed by Jorge Fons. The film deals with complex issues such as gay and lesbian related topics, the lower-middle class of Mexico City, and the lives of many people.
The story is told from three perspectives: Don Ru (Ernesto Gómez Cruz), the owner of a cantina where most of the men in the story gather to drink and play dominoes, Alma (Salma Hayek), the beautiful girl of the neighborhood who dreams of passion, and Susanita (Margarita Sanz who won an Ariel Award for this role), the owner of the apartment complex where Alma and many of the other characters live.
To date the film is well known to be the greatest Mexican film of all-time, the film was critically acclaimed by international critics, it earned 11 Ariel Awards including Best Picture and more than 49 international awards and nominations. Pan's Labyrinth and El Callejón de los Milagros were named as the best Mexican films by IMDB.com and Entertainment Weekly.
[edit] Plot
The lives of the inhabitants of El Callejon de los Milagros, in downtown Mexico City, are closely knitted as the threads of a rug. Fifty-something Don Ru owns a small "cantina" where all the men spend afternoons playing domino. He's tired of his longtime marriage with Eusebia and has recently discovered new feelings inside his heart. It doesn't matter if these feelings are not aimed to a young lady but to a young clerk after all, as one of the characters says, "it's platonic love". Don Ru's son Chava doesn't like what he sees and almost kills his father's lover. Running away from Don Ru's anger, Chava escapes to the USA with his friend Abel who's deeply in love with beautiful Alma, the daughter of Dona Cata, a tarot reader with bad luck in love. Susanita, the ugly landlady looking for love; Guicho, Don Ru's cynical employee, Maru, Don Fidel, Dona Flor, Zacarias and mean Jose Luis complete the cast of characters of this complex portrait of lives.
[edit] Cast
- Ernesto Gómez Cruz as Rutilio (Don Ru)
- María Rojo as Doña Cata
- Salma Hayek as Alma
- Bruno Bichir as Abel
- Delia Casanova as Eusebia
- Margarita Sanz as Susanita
- Claudio Obregón as Don Fidel
- Juan Manuel Bernal as Chava
- Abel Woolrich as Zacarías
- Luis Felipe Tovar as Güicho
- Daniel Giménez Cacho as José Luis
- Gina Morett as Doña Flor
- Óscar Yoldi as Ubaldo El Poeta ("The poet")
- Esteban Soberanes as Jimy
- Eugenia Leñero as Tina
- Tiaré Scanda as Maru
[edit] Awards & nominations
[edit] Ariel Awards
Wins:
- Best Film
- Best Direction' for Jorge Fons
- Best Actress for Margarita Sanz
- Best Supporting Actor for Luis Felipe Tovar
- Best Costume Design' for Jaime Ortiz
- Best Editing' for Carlos Savage hijo
- Best Make-Up for Elvia Romero
- Best Original Music Theme or Song for Lucía Álvarez
- Best Original Score for Lucía Álvarez
- Best Production Design for Carlos Gutiérrez
- Best Screenplay for Vicente Leñero
Nominations:
- Best Actor for Ernesto Gómez Cruz
- Best Actor in a Minor Role' for Óscar Yoldi
- Best Actress for Salma Hayek
- Best Actress in a Minor Role for Delia Casanova
- Best Actress in a Minor Role' for María Rojo
- Best Cinematography ' for Carlos Marcovich
- Best Set Design for Carlos Gutiérrez
- Best Sound for David Baksht
- Best Supporting Actor for Daniel Giménez Cacho
- Best Supporting Actor for Esteban Soberanes
- Best Supporting Actress for Tiaré Scanda
[edit] Berlin International Film Festival
Wins:
- Special Mention for the exceptional narrative quality
'Nominations:
- Golden Berlin Bear for Jorge Fons
[edit] Chicago International Film Festival
Wins:
- Audience Choice Award"
[edit] Goya Award
Wins:
- Best Spanish Language Foreign Film
[edit] Gramado Film Festival
Wins:
- Best Director for Jorge Fons
- Best Supporting Actress for Margarita Sanz
Nominations:
- Best Latin Film
[edit] Guadalajara Film Festival
Wins:
- Audience Award
[edit] Havana Film Festival
Wins:
- Best Director for Jorge Fons
- Best Screenplay for Vicente Leñero
- Grand Coral (First prize) for Jorge Fons
[edit] Mexican Cinema Journalists
Wins:
- Best Film
[edit] Paraguay Film Festival
Wins:
- Best Actress
- Best Actor for Bruno Bichir
- Silver Spike for Jorge Fons
[edit] Toulouse Latin America Film Festival
Wins:
- Special Mention for the distribution of the film
[edit] Valladolid International Film Festival
Wins:
- Best Actor for Bruno Bichir
- Silver Spike for Jorge Fons
Nominations:
- Golden Spike for Jorge Fons
[edit] External links
- El Callejón de los Milagros at the Internet Movie Database
- El Callejón de los Milagros at Rotten Tomatoes
- El Callejón de los Milagros at Yahoo! Movies
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