El compadre Mendoza (1933)
- Directed by
- Fernando de Fuentes
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Mexico
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 26 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A landowner tries to stay neutral during the Mexican Revolution by befriending both government forces and rebel fighters. His loyalty is tested when he must choose between his friendship and his principles.
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What happens
Godfather Mendoza (Spanish: El compadre Mendoza) is a 1934 Mexican film. It was directed by Fernando de Fuentes, and is the second of his Revolution Trilogy, preceded by El prisionero trece (1933) and followed by Vámonos con Pancho Villa (1936). In 1994, the Mexican magazine Somos published a list of "The 100 best movies of the cinema of Mexico" in its 100th edition and choose El compadre Mendoza the 3rd best of all time, just behind Vámonos con Pancho Villa and Los olvidados. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Una Mujer en venta (1934)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.