El evangelio de las maravillas

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El evangelio de las maravillas
Directed by Arturo Ripstein
Written by Paz Alicia Garciadiego
Produced byLaura Imperiale
Starring Francisco Rabal
CinematographyGuillermo Granillo
Edited by Ximena Cuevas
Music by David Mansfield
Release date
  • 25 September 1998 (1998-09-25)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

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. [1]

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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".

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References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: El evangelio de las maravillas". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2009.