Movie

Chiles xalapeños

2008 · 92 min

A wry, patchwork portrait of city life that drifts between absurdity and everyday melancholy, asking you to piece its scattered stories together.

Overview: Stories of all kinds - the absurd, the unreal and quotidian - are part of an interrelated collage about social strata, culture and reencounters depicting the life of the capital city of Veracruz: Xalapa, in Mexico. -Edgar Cochran-
How it feels: Satirical, absurd, melancholic and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Class, identity, isolation, friendship
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
identity
isolation
friendship
family
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild