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
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 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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The Hidden One (1956)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.