| El evangelio de las maravillas | |
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| Directed by | Arturo Ripstein |
| Written by | Paz Alicia Garciadiego |
| Produced by | Laura Imperiale |
| Starring | Francisco Rabal |
| Cinematography | Guillermo Granillo |
| Edited by | Ximena Cuevas |
| Music by | David Mansfield |
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| Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
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.
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
- Francisco Rabal as Papá Basilio
- Katy Jurado as Mamá Dorita
- Flor Eduarda Gurrola as Tomasa (as Edwarda Gurrola)
- Carolina Papaleo as Nélida
- Bruno Bichir as Gavilán
- Patricia Reyes Spíndola as Micaela
- Rafael Inclán
- Rodrigo Ostap as Fidel
- Angelina Peláez as Elodia
- Gina Morett as Rita
- Juan Carlos Colombo
- Rafael Velasco as Mateo
- Marta Aura
- Asunción Balaguer as woman in the congregation
- Teresa Mondragón
- Julieta Egurrola as Tomasa's mother
References
- "Festival de Cannes: El evangelio de las maravillas". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
External links
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