Feature film
The Pearl of Tlayucan
Tlayucan
Luis Alcoriza · 1962
Synopsis
In the poor village of Tlayucan, the peasant Eufemio Zárate cannot afford to have his sick son treated. To pay, he steals the pearl that adorns a statue of a saint in the church. Tourists witnessed the theft, and the village threatens to lynch him. The pearl, for its part, has vanished, swallowed by the pig of his wife Chabela.
Context
Produced by Antonio Matouk, written by the director from a story by Jesús “Murciélago” Velázquez, and photographed by Rosalío Solano, the film was shot in Oaxtepec, in Morelos. Julio Aldama plays Eufemio, Norma Angélica plays Chabela, and Andrés Soler plays the rich man of the village. It was released in Mexico on 27 December 1962 (1963 according to one source). Critics see in it the taste for biting detail and paradox found in Buñuel.
Who it is for
An hour and a half of village comedy in Spanish, with a biting tone, which can be followed without any difficulty.
Prizes and reception
Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1963; Diosa de Plata for best film.
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