Talpa (1956)

Directed by

Alfredo B. Crevenna

Genre

drama film

Country

Mexico

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

A

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman and her lover carry her dying husband across a harsh landscape. The journey tests their guilt and desire.

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What happens

Talpa is a 1956 Mexican drama film directed by Alfredo B. Crevenna and starring Lilia Prado, Leonor Llausás and Víctor Manuel Mendoza. It is a based on a short story by Juan Rulfo. Shot in Eastmancolor, it was made at the Churubusco Studios in Mexico City. Location shooting took place around San Pedro Cholula in Puebla. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Edward Fitzgerald and Salvador Lozano Mena. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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