Museo

October 18, 2018 00:04:37
Museo
Flicks with The Film Snob
Museo

Oct 18 2018 | 00:04:37

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Show Notes

Alonso Ruizpalacios’ second film dramatizes the infamous 1985 robbery of ancient Mayan artifacts from Mexico City’s National Museum of Anthropology, in a fascinating character study of the heist’s young leader, played here by Gael García Bernal. A few years ago, Mexican writer/director Alonso Ruizpalacios made a splash on the world film scene with Güeros, which I saw at a local film festival. It had some of the typical traits of a debut film: low budget, black and white, inventive shooting on location; but it also had an interesting flavor all its own. Three young men venture out into Mexico City…

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