Macario
- Sat, Nov 2
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Director: Roberto Gavaldón Run Time: 91 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1960 Language: Spanish with English subtitles
Starring: Enrique Lucero, Ignacio López Tarso, José Gálvez, Mario Alberto Rodríguez, Pina Pellicer
Screenwriters: Emilio Carballido, Roberto Galvadón
Producer: Armando Orive Alba
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A rich folk-tale fantasy deeply entrenched in the folklore of Día de los Muertos. Poor, hungry peasant Macario longs for just one good meal on the Day of the Dead. After his wife cooks a turkey for him, he meets three apparitions, the Devil, God, and Death. Each asks him to share his turkey, but he refuses all except Death. In return, Death gives him a bottle of water which will heal any illness. Soon, Macario is more wealthy than the village doctor, which draws the attention of the feared Inquisition. The first Mexican film to be nominated for an Academy Award, this supernatural drama is not to be missed on the big screen.
Macario was restored by The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project and Fundación Televisa at L’Immagine Ritrovata in collaboration with Filmoteca UNAM and in association with Televisa S. de R.L. de C.V. Funding was provided by the Golden Globe Foundation, a generous supporter of Vidiots Foundation.