Thursday, October 7, 2010

World Cinema Review - Mexico


“Dona Herlinda and Her Son”
(Dona Herlinda y Su Hijo)

Mexico- 1985

Director: Jaime Humberto Hermosillo (1985).
Writers: Jaime Humberto Hermosillo and Jorge López Páez
Starring: Marco Antonio Trevino, Arturo Meza, and Guadalupe del Toro



Dona Herlinda is a wealthy widow from Guadalajara, Mexico, who chooses to turn a blind eye to her son Rudolfo's unconventional relationship with his "significant other," Ramon. She even invites Ramon to live with them, while simultaneously arranging for her son's marriage to a young woman she's picked for him. What at first seems to be a recipe for tragedy and heartbreak becomes an entertaining and suprisingly loving comedy of tolerance, acceptance, and keeping up appearances.


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