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Skeleton of Mrs. Morales

El esqueleto de la señora Morales (Spanish with French subtitles)
Location
Main screening room
Date
September 3rd, 2024
Duration
84 min
Cycle
The Golden Age of Mexican Cinema

In collaboration with Quebecine and the Cineteca Nacional de México, we present this selection of ten films, including social melodramas, film noirs, and comedies, which are representative titles from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. Rare gems with finely crafted direction, showcased in beautifully restored versions.

Restored version

Skeleton of Mrs. Morales
Directed by
Rogelio A. González
Language
Spanish with French subtitles
Actors
Arturo de Córdova, Amparo Rivelles, Elda Peralta
Origins
Mexico
Year
1959
Duration
84 min
Genre
Comedy, crime, horror
Format
Digital
Synopsis

The marriage between Gloria and Pablo Morales is a living hell. The woman torments her husband with her jealousy, complaints and extreme puritanism. As Gloria does not want to separate and Pablo does not know what to do, the situation has become untenable. One day, Pablo announces to his acquaintances that Gloria has left for Guadalajara to visit an aunt. But in his taxidermy laboratory, he keeps a skeleton that he treats in a rather peculiar way, and for which suspicion begins to be raised. This classic black comedy of Mexican cinema is presented in a version restored by the Laboratorio de Restauración Digital of the Cineteca Nacional. (Cineteca nacional de México)

Skeleton of Mrs. Morales

Rogelio A. González

Rogelio A. González is a Mexican actor, screenwriter and film director. González directed 70 films, was nominated for a Silver Ariel four times, and was also nominated for a Golden Ariel for La culta dama (1957). His film Hambre nuestra de cada día (1959) was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival.

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Gems of Mexican cinema

A new generation of daring filmmakers emerged in Mexico in the 1940s, ushering in a glorious period of Mexican cinema, which our cycle presented in collaboration with Quebecine and the Cineteca nacional de Mexico provides an eloquent overview of.

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