Dance of the 41 (2020)
- Original title
- El baile de los 41
- Directed by
- David Pablos
- Genre
- biographical film, historical film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- Mexico
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.8 of 10 from 223 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
In 1901 Mexico City, a married man who is secretly gay attends a clandestine party for men in drag. His social standing and his identity become endangered when the event is exposed by authorities.
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What happens
Dance of the 41 (Spanish: El baile de los 41) is a 2020 Mexican drama film directed by David Pablos, written by Monika Revilla and produced by Pablo Cruz and El Estudio. It portrays the events leading up to and around a 1901 party of gay men, half of whom were dressed in drag, known as the Dance of the Forty-One (El baile de los cuarenta y uno). It stars Alfonso Herrera as Ignacio de la Torre y Mier, the gay son-in-law of then-president of Mexico Porfirio Díaz, Mabel Cadena as Amada Díaz, his illegitimate daughter, and Emiliano Zurita (son of Christian Bach) as Ignacio's fictional lover, Evaristo Rivas. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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