En repuesta a los comentarios de Carolin

Posted by: | February 4, 2009 | Comments Off on En repuesta a los comentarios de Carolin

Cuando Chavo le haya llamado a Alma por el telefono hubo un sensido de esperanzo por un segundo. Originalmente pense que Chavo regrese pero cuando el linea se corto es hacerse evidente que en el mente de Alma que deba considerar o tomar un rumbo difere…

El callejon de los milagros

Posted by: | February 4, 2009 | Comments Off on El callejon de los milagros

El callejon de los milagros was a very confusing and sad film. It reminded me of Los Olvidados where the whole film revolved around peoples misfortunes in life. As in the movie Mecanica Nacional, the father shows he is the central figure and mistreats …

El callejon de los milagros

Posted by: | February 4, 2009 | Comments Off on El callejon de los milagros

“El Callejon de los Milagros” is told in chapters, in which individual characters’ lives are explored and seen within a larger framework. The film is very frank in the way it depicts Mexico City and the society and is especially realistic in the port…

El callejon de los milagros

Posted by: | February 4, 2009 | Comments Off on El callejon de los milagros

I think this film had a lot to offer. It certainly portrayed issues of the working class in Mexico and their relationship to their external world. I also found really interesting how the film was divided into different parts, telling different stories…

El Callejon de los Milagros

Posted by: | February 4, 2009 | Comments Off on El Callejon de los Milagros

Right off the bat, I would be interested in a queer studies perspective on this film.
Rutilio makes for one of the strangest gay characters I have ever seen portrayed in film.
In the opening sequence he is seen berating his son with a barrage of homophobic slurs.
An attitude that is emulated by his son later in the bar and finally in the shower scene.
But Rutilio is clearly attempting to cover up his own gay orientation.
What’s strange is he suddenly drops this cover and openly engages with the younger man at his bar and around town.
All this after 30 years of marriage?
It was odd.
Even more odd was his constant violent outbursts towards his wife.
Some sort of clinging on to his hetero-masculinity.
Of course it is the mother character who takes this burden on herself, as we see her being struck by branches in a smokey room.
(Some sort of purification? I know the Finns used Birch Branches to strike themselves in Saunas as a rejuvenating and purifying gesture.)
What’s frustrating is whether or not I found Rutilio to be absolutely pathetic, or,the most troubled, complex character of them all….
As for the rest…
Narrative structure and the us of POV (Point of View) on the same story was the saving grace of this film.
I had to leave at 7pm so never saw the end but I imagine the barber came back?
Interesting to learn that this film was awarded 26 times….

Response to Marianne B

Posted by: | February 4, 2009 | Comments Off on Response to Marianne B

I also really liked the way the story was told. I almost think that the breaking of the chronology and the naming of the parts has become a very Mexican feature I have seen it on Amores perros and Amarte duele. Back in track, I agree on what you said a…

De virgen a prostituta

Posted by: | February 4, 2009 | Comments Off on De virgen a prostituta

Lo que me parecio mas interesante de la pelicula fue la transformacion de Alma. Al principio ella era el personaje mas virginal. Ella representaba pureza e inocencia y al final de la historia ella es una prostituta, lo cual la convierte en su propia a…

El callejón de los milagros

Posted by: | February 4, 2009 | Comments Off on El callejón de los milagros

This film was very indicative of modern Mexican culture. Enlightening common problems and issues of members of Mexico City’s working class. It also touches on many themes that are prominent throughout the movies we have seen so far in class such as mac…

Callejon de Llos milagros.

Posted by: | February 4, 2009 | Comments Off on Callejon de Llos milagros.

First and foremost, I want to say that I really enjoyed this movie. I really liked the multiple narrative layers which tells the same story through different perspectives which in the end intertwine and be come one story. Like the callejon in which the…

Callejon de los milagros

Posted by: | February 4, 2009 | Comments Off on Callejon de los milagros

Me gusta el estilo de esta película. Pienso que es muy interesante ver las diferentes perspectivas cuando la historia empieza 2-3 tiempos. Es una película muy larga pero se pasa rápidamente. Hay muchos momentos divertidos, especialmente en el dia…

El Callejon de los Milagros

Posted by: | February 4, 2009 | Comments Off on El Callejon de los Milagros

I actually really liked this movie, despite its melodramatic points. I was pretty compelled the whole way through. Obviously there are aspects of it that I found less believable than others, ie when Susanita and the twenty- six year old guy get married…

Callejón de los Milagros

Posted by: | February 3, 2009 | Comments Off on Callejón de los Milagros

I don’t even know where to start with this film.  It was intense, but more difficult for me to discuss than the other ones; I guess I am still trying to wrap my head around everything.
The way in which the film jumps from person to person is interesting, but leaves certain gaps.  Earlier in the […]

El cajellon de los milagros

Posted by: | February 3, 2009 | Comments Off on El cajellon de los milagros

I really liked this film. I thought it was different from all we have seen and really appreciated some of the aspects of it. The thing I liked the most is the use of time in this film, they always go back in time to show different people interacting in…

El Callejón De Los Milagros

Posted by: | February 3, 2009 | Comments Off on El Callejón De Los Milagros

We all know that the movie was divided into three sections, each one featuring a character. In this blog I want to point out that each of these characters ended up doing something different than what they originally set out for in the beginning. In the…

El callejón de los milagros

Posted by: | February 3, 2009 | Comments Off on El callejón de los milagros

Me gusta esta película mucho. En primer lugar, tiene una manera única del argumento. Al parecer lo que difiere con los 3 films pasados es que, tiene cuentos varios de una forma paralela, que cada cuento parece único que no tiene ninguna relación co…

El callejón de los milagros

Posted by: | January 28, 2009 | Comments Off on El callejón de los milagros

Despues de leer “Sexuality and Space” escrito por Andrea Noble, me sorprendi que este pensamiento tambien existe cuando uno piensa de Londres en los años despues de la revolución industrial. Durante los años del sigle diecinueve, la ciudad de Londre…

Readings and other delights

Posted by: | January 28, 2009 | Comments Off on Readings and other delights

The readings for this week seem to be more centered around “El Callejon de los Milagros” than “Mecanica Nacional,” so I’m going to focus more on the readings. The “Sexuality in Space” reading goes pretty far in depth into the film, even as far as cam…

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