Fans of early Mexican cinema will be spoiled for choice later this month when Cinema at Lincoln Center’s (FLC) retrospective, “Every Day Show: Popular Mexican Cinema,” begins. The series, curated and produced in association with the Locarno Film Festival and through MUBI, will present an eclectic mix of 22 mid-century Mexican films produced between the 1940s and 1960s.
According to a press release announcing the series, “The 1940s to 1960s were an era of exceptional creativity in Mexico that ushered in a monumental and prolific era of wonderful filmmakers (among them Roberto Gavaldón, Emilio Fernández, Julio Bracho, Alejandro Galindo, and Chano). Urueta) and the titans of cinema (María Félix, Fernando Soler, Cantinflas, Tin Tan, Ninón Sevilla, El Santo, Pedro Infante, Rebeca Iturbide, David Silva, etc. ). This series goes far beyond the best. -well-known works of the time to showcase its marvellous avant-garde cinematic richness and highlight the rich, rarely unspoken, but desirable era, as well as the exceptionally varied framework of films that captivated generations of moviegoers and artists alike. “
You can discover more about “Spectacle every day: Mexican popular cinema”, adding the complete program, here. Check out the preview of the retrospective, exclusive to IndieWire, below.