Eugenia Grandet (1953)
- Directed by
- Emilio Gómez Muriel
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Mexico
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 6 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 young woman in mid-20th century Mexico lives under the control of her miserly father. Her life changes when a cousin arrives and challenges her quiet existence.
melancholicslow-burnbittersweetgroundedintrospectiverestrained
What happens
Eugenia Grandet is a 1953 Mexican drama film directed by Emilio Gómez Muriel and starring Marga López, Julio Villarreal and Andrea Palma. It is based on the 1833 French novel Eugénie Grandet by Honoré de Balzac with the setting shifted from nineteenth century France to mid-twentieth century Mexico. It was shot at the Tepeyac Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Francisco Marco Chillet. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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