El evangelio de las maravillas

El evangelio de las maravillas ("The Gospel of the Marvels") is a 1998 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

El evangelio de las maravillas
Directed byArturo Ripstein
Produced byLaura Imperiale
Written byPaz Alicia Garciadiego
StarringFrancisco Rabal
Music byDavid Mansfield
CinematographyGuillermo Granillo
Edited byXimena Cuevas
Release date
  • 25 September 1998 (1998-09-25)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

Plot

"La Nueva Jerusalem" is a small community of believers led by Papá Basilio (Rabal) and Mamá Dorita (Jurado). They're waiting for the second coming of Christ, so they've abandoned the world, searching for a new spiritual life. Mamá Dorita sees in young Tomasa (Gurrola) the signals of the chosen one. The young girl will be the new leader in "La Nueva Jerusalem".

Cast

References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: El evangelio de las maravillas". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
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