What 1960s Mexican Film Can I Remember Only a Few Scenes From?
January 11, 2016 7:28 PM Subscribe
A Surrealist film with liberal use of curtains.
I'm guessing 1960s because the of film quality, that it seemed Surreal (scenes weren't logically sequenced, but seemed blended in a dream-like way)...and that curtains were liberally used for dividing spaces. :)
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A middle-aged man is in his living room as his teenage daughter is doing light cleaning. He dotes on her, and she returns, almost as if they're lovers. (This scene gives me the feeling sweetheart-like father-daughter relationships aren't strange in other cultures.)
Two young men are in a large, well-lit bar/cantina that spanned several rooms--with railings and interior plant landscaping. One fellow is taller and handsome, the other shorter and not.
They talk about women (a woman?) and then a woman passes. They both get her attention and ask her to sit. She agrees and sits with them--one on each side of her--at a very small, round table.
The handsome fellow makes conversation, asking polite questions about her life, and she answers with mild, polite interest. The unhandsome fellow picks up very quickly on what she's interested in, and as he makes conversation she grows excited.
The handsome fellow then takes his turn land she answers his question politely. Again, the unhandsome fellow speaks and she grows excited by his comments, (something related to her father and his business?). The volley continues for a few rounds and then, I think, she excuses herself.
The unhandsome fellow then seats himself at a bar piano and begins to play and sing. People gather and listen. His handsome peer seems un-jealously appreciative and, I believe, gives an introduction of his peer to the crowd or commemorates his friend's talent before the performance is over.
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And that's all I can remember. I'm sure I have some details wrong (caiperinhas) but the above are all details I'm 75% certain I remember correctly.
Any guesses or near certainties?
Thank you!
I'm guessing 1960s because the of film quality, that it seemed Surreal (scenes weren't logically sequenced, but seemed blended in a dream-like way)...and that curtains were liberally used for dividing spaces. :)
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A middle-aged man is in his living room as his teenage daughter is doing light cleaning. He dotes on her, and she returns, almost as if they're lovers. (This scene gives me the feeling sweetheart-like father-daughter relationships aren't strange in other cultures.)
Two young men are in a large, well-lit bar/cantina that spanned several rooms--with railings and interior plant landscaping. One fellow is taller and handsome, the other shorter and not.
They talk about women (a woman?) and then a woman passes. They both get her attention and ask her to sit. She agrees and sits with them--one on each side of her--at a very small, round table.
The handsome fellow makes conversation, asking polite questions about her life, and she answers with mild, polite interest. The unhandsome fellow picks up very quickly on what she's interested in, and as he makes conversation she grows excited.
The handsome fellow then takes his turn land she answers his question politely. Again, the unhandsome fellow speaks and she grows excited by his comments, (something related to her father and his business?). The volley continues for a few rounds and then, I think, she excuses herself.
The unhandsome fellow then seats himself at a bar piano and begins to play and sing. People gather and listen. His handsome peer seems un-jealously appreciative and, I believe, gives an introduction of his peer to the crowd or commemorates his friend's talent before the performance is over.
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And that's all I can remember. I'm sure I have some details wrong (caiperinhas) but the above are all details I'm 75% certain I remember correctly.
Any guesses or near certainties?
Thank you!
Actually, after further thought, it's very possibly Bunuel's "El Bruto." The film has a much more doting scene (at the very beginning) between a father and a teenage girl who is cleaning.
posted by nightrecordings at 8:45 PM on January 11, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by nightrecordings at 8:45 PM on January 11, 2016 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: Thank you so much for your answer! Luis Brunuel makes so much sense, though, I think so far we haven't pinned it, because the movie I saw was definitely in color.
posted by alice_curiouse at 9:56 PM on January 11, 2016
posted by alice_curiouse at 9:56 PM on January 11, 2016
I was going to ask you if it was in color or not, hmm! The other film that gives me the feel of what you are describing (1960s, vivid color, boldly surreal, LOTS of curtains flowing) is actually not Mexican or even Spanish language, though it has a Spanish language scene where a character recites a Lorca poem. Full film here. But that is a total guess and doesn't meet all the criteria, just gives me a similar feel to what you've described.
posted by nightrecordings at 3:50 AM on January 12, 2016
posted by nightrecordings at 3:50 AM on January 12, 2016
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You can watch it here (bad Russian dub) but if you fast forward to about 20 minutes in, you'll see the scene of the young woman doing light cleaning as a father-aged man enters the room and interacts with her. Flirtation with men throughout the film. There are a lot of scenes that remind me of what you describe with the railings and interior plant landscaping, and some drapey, curtained mise-en-scene; not sure about the piano scene.
posted by nightrecordings at 8:20 PM on January 11, 2016