FWIW, among the Mexican films including Viridiana, which had its state of origin reclassified as Mexico, I'd say he made at least ten genuine masterpieces. Pretty remarkable considering how much his reputation probably rests on his earlier and later films simply because the availability of his Mexican films hasn't been reliable, especially in decent print quality. Hopefully that changes soon - many of those titles had great-looking and very recent restorations.
― birdistheword, Thursday, 22 February 2024 20:19 (two months ago) link
At worst Don Luis' lesser films suffer from a malnourished idea or a poor execution of a promising idea, neither of which fatal flaws for a director.
― poppers fueled buttsex crescendo (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 22 February 2024 20:22 (two months ago) link
I really need to see Subida al cielo again. My memory is not that of a masterpiece, but I've seen so many suggest otherwise
― Rich E. (Eric H.), Thursday, 22 February 2024 20:26 (two months ago) link
LOL, not surprised I said basically the same itt already
I really liked this one. Wish I could get a physical version of it to watch.https://letterboxd.com/film/illusion-travels-by-streetcar/
― ToshirÅ Nofune (The Seventh ILXorai), Thursday, 22 February 2024 21:17 (two months ago) link
Was the MoMA Mexican series mentioned yet?
― The Ginger Bakersfield Sound (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 22 February 2024 21:52 (two months ago) link
Yes, I see that it was, more than once
― The Ginger Bakersfield Sound (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 22 February 2024 21:53 (two months ago) link
Just finished. I had some vague intention to get over there but somehow something suddenly came up.
― The Ginger Bakersfield Sound (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 22 February 2024 21:56 (two months ago) link