Synopsis
In the "danzon" the man seduces, the woman shines
A telephone operator from Mexico City tries to support a family and her passion for popular dance.
Danzón
1991 Directed by María Novaro
Cast
María Rojo Carmen Salinas Tito Vasconcelos Margarita Isabel Víctor Carpinteiro Blanca Guerra Cheli Godínez Adyari Chazaro Daniel Rergis César Sobrevals Mikhail Kaminin Rodrigo Gómez Sergio Colmenares Ángel del Valle Luis Gerardo Martha Navarro Ines Jacome Emiliano Guerra Chato Cejudo Felipe Pérez "Dimas" Nicolas Castro Juan Hernández Rubén Benitez "Indio" Mendoza Javier Molina Licia Suárez
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Tabasco films Fondo de Fomento a la Calidad Cinematográfica Gobierno del Estado de Veracruz Macondo Cine Video Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía TVE
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Alternative Title
丹颂
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Mexico
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Mexico
27 Jun 1991
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Curiosamente sentí las escenas de danzón muy largas, fácil le sobra cómo media hora de escenas en las que es puro baile.
Y aunque me gustó el final, hubiera sido mejor si se desarrollaban los problemas emocionales de las protagonistas en lugar de que todo se tratara de encontrar a un hombre. Sobre todo teniendo a María Rojo, Blanca Guerra y Carmen Salinas.
Pero no está ni de cerca de ser mala, tiene una ambientación muy liberal con la femenidad, escenas icónicas y muy bella fotografía, sobre todo cuando muestran la CDMX en los 90s
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Organic and sweet but meandering at times and there's a distance between her and the film that I wish could be broken through, because this could have been a great hangout movie.
Life happens while you're making other plans.
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«Ay Julia no me salgas con eso ¿tienes miedo de parecer puta o de gustarle a los hombres?»
Esta película es tan citable y además tiene esa música que me hace recordar a mi abuelita, la amo, de mis favoritas por siempre. -
I love how organic and natural this film felt, showing the rhythm and sensuality of Danzón dancing without resorting to glitziness or fast editing. It’s mostly older couples dancing in local dance halls, and there is something stirring about that. The film really isn’t about dance per se, it’s about a single mother (María Rojo, surprisingly 48 at the time) who has been dancing with a man for years and is taken aback when he stops showing up to the weekly dance night. She travels to Veracruz to try to find him, and the people she meets there, including an old woman working in a hotel, a guy who performs in drag, and a young man she takes as a lover, all make for interesting character studies. There are genuine human connections here and while the film is not heavy on plot or action, I was engaged throughout. Just a lovely film from Maria Novaro.
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Si quieres llorar, llora, yo te digo cómo.
Cierras los ojos, te concentras en la música y de a huevo lloras.:’( <3
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Ejemplo claro y conciso, listo para enseñarse en clases de cine de la diferencia que existe entre la percepción masculina de la mujer, y de la mujer sobre la mujer.
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A really well-crafted, thoughtful feminist document of the kind you don't see that often. I understood it, more than anything else, as a lengthy exploration of what's available to women who want to find something for themselves in the history of Mexican popular culture that they can embrace. The character here is totally into 40s/50s nightclub culture; glamor and dancing and music all speak to her, so she discards the pathos and the woman-as-victim tropes and pursues her elegant muse.
The script gives her a pretext to visit Veracruz; while she's there, she makes friends with a drag queen who gives her advanced lessons in Applied Sexiness... and she gets her La Mujer Del Puerto on for a week or…
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Porque para encontrarlo, te debes de encontrar a ti misma primero.
Qué película tan femenina. Qué belleza, qué maravilla. Nos hacen falta más así. -
The gentle, sweet sincerity of the early Sundance years. This movie had me smiling for pretty much the entire runtime.
It’s the marimba and brass, the bold palette, the camera taking in everything, from moms bathing their kids to the topography of an elderly face to people sweeping streets. In a way, the movie is about the life of a city.
The story is simple: Julia leaves her Mexico City home to find her runaway dance partner in Veracruz. From there, it’s a series of chance meetings with colorful, deftly drawn characters, all treated with affection and sensitivity to detail.
The movie rides on Julia’s openness to adventure and experience. Mariá Rojo plays her as sensual and assured, honest with herself even as she occasionally lies to others. She’s a spiritual sister to Poppy in Happy-Go-Lucky, both possessed by a thoughtful optimism.
The ending felt earned, satisfying, and still somehow open-ended.
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Me dieron ganas de emprender un viaje a Veracruz, para bailar danzón y encontrarme con rasgos que no conocía sobre mí misma. Me gusta la mirada femenina que le aporta María Novaro.
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El Boulevard, la plaza, los salones de danzón. Todo es demasiado bello en el mundo de esta película, quiero vivir ahí. En Veracruz, pues.
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The sublime image of Maria Rojo walking through the Port of Veracruz with her iconic red dress will always live in my mind.