Dona Herlinda and Her Son (1985)
- Original title
- Doña Herlinda y su hijo
- Directed by
- Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film, romance film
- Country
- Mexico
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.3 of 10 from 21 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 doctor named Rodolfo is having a secret romance with Ramón, a music student. His mother Doña Herlinda notices and arranges for Ramón to live with them while also pushing Rodolfo to date a woman and get married.
playfulwarmwrymildly farcicalcomedicdomesticromanticfamily-centric
What happens
Dona Herlinda and Her Son (Spanish: Doña Herlinda y su hijo) is a 1985 Mexican film directed by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, starring Arturo Meza, Marco Treviño and Guadalupe del Toro. It was based on the homonymous short story written by Jorge López Páez. The plot follows Rodolfo, a young bachelor doctor, who has a love affair with a younger music student, Ramón. Rodolfo's meddlesome but well intentioned mother, arranges for Ramón to move with them but also for Rodolfo to find a girlfriend and get married. Doña Herlinda and her son successfully premiered at various international festivals: the XV Festival New Directors - New Films at the Museum of Modern Art in New York (1986), the XXX London Film Festival (1986), and the Festival of Amiens (France) (1986), among others. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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