The Important Man
Ánimas Trujano (El hombre importante)
Mexico
1962
104 Min
Black and White
2.35:1
Spanish
Synopsis
This award-winning drama by noted director Ismael Rodríguez revolves around a festival of mayordomía in the provinces, or something on the idea of “king for a day.” In the annual celebration, the church elects one man as “chief,” an honor that is gained by buying it, in effect. Whoever donates the most, gets the coveted title. Celebrated Japanese star Toshiro Mifune plays the lead character, Animas Trujano, a rough peasant who abuses his children and does nothing while his wife supports the family. Animas would like to be “chief” in the annual festival and begins to do everything he can to get the needed money. Meanwhile, Animas’ wife is headed for some serious trouble in connection with a local woman of dubious morals that Animas has been seeing. —All Movie Guide
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Ismael Rodríguez
Ismael Rodríguez (October 19, 1917 – August 7, 2004) was an acclaimed Mexican film director. Rodríguez directed many major stars, including Pedro Infante, Dolores del Río, María Félix, and even Toshirō Mifune, the favorite actor of Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, as a Mexican Indian in the film Ánimas Trujano (1961). This film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Rodríguez’s most renowned international film is Tizoc, Pedro Infante’s last movie, starring alongside María Félix. For this role, Infante won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. —Wikipedia
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ramosbarajas
2Apr12
De alguna manera reúne a mucho talento (mexicano y extranjero) y resulta un filme muy poderoso. Creo que es una de las mejores películas de Rodríguez. Con la fotografía de Figueroa, se exalta mucho el paisaje y color mexicano. No me gustan tanto los filmes que presentan a un personaje poco agradable para luego volverlo bueno. Aunque este film hace algo parecido, funciona muy bien.
VENIMOS LOS JODIMOS Y NOS FUIMOS
18Jan11
A principios de los 60, tras el triunfo de Buñuel y "El indio" Fernandez en diversos festivales, el cine méxicano evidenció una insolita tendencia por alcanzar la internacionalización, con resultados curiosos, cuando menos. Esta pelicula es un buen ejemplo de ello: Ismael Rodriguez aborda un tema mucho más apropiado para un director como Luis Alcoriza, mientras que Toshiro Mifune dejó momentaneamente de lado a Kurosawa para encarnar a un improbable indigena oaxaqueño. El resultado tiene su interés, sin embargo, al final, se antoja tan fuera de lugar como ver actualmente un film de tematica indigenista protagonizado por Takeshi Kitano y dirigido por Guillermo Del Toro.
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