Feature film
Miroslava
Alejandro Pelayo · 1993
Synopsis
Mexico City, 1955. Miroslava Stern, an admired star of Mexican cinema, spends a night alone, in the grip of sadness. Memories come flooding back: her childhood in Prague before the war, her parents' flight from the Nazi occupation, a failed marriage, her efforts to be taken seriously as an actress, and the betrayal by the man she loved.
Context
Written by Vicente Leñero from a story by Guadalupe Loaeza, produced by Aries Films with the public film institute, the Fund for the Support of Film Quality and Tabasco Films, the film was shot by Emmanuel Lubezki. The Frenchwoman Arielle Dombasle plays the adult Miroslava, alongside Claudio Brook, Demián Bichir, Milosh Trnka and Arleta Jeziorska. Black-and-white sequences, in the manner of a documentary, alternate with colour scenes. It was released in Mexico on 8 April 1993 and shown in October at the Chicago festival.
Who it is for
About an hour and a half, in Spanish, between reconstruction and evocation; for those interested in the golden age of Mexican cinema.
Prizes and reception
Ariel Awards for cinematography, editing, music, sound and make-up; best film and best director at the New York Latino Film Festival.
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