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Mala yerba

1940 · 90 min

A slow, brooding rural melodrama where desire and power curdle into quiet cruelty and unease.

Directed by
Gabriel Soria
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Arturo de Córdova, Lupita Gallardo, René Cardona
Overview
Plantation owner is way too much into his peasant girls. It causes problems.

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Directed by
Gabriel Soria
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Arturo de Córdova, Lupita Gallardo, René Cardona
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • class
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • gender
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Gabriel Soria
Written by
Mariano Azuela, Gabriel Soria
Starring
Arturo de Córdova, Lupita Gallardo, René Cardona, Estela Inda, Clifford Carr, Miguel Montemayor, Pedro Armendáriz, Miguel Inclán
Music
Silvestre Revueltas
Cinematography
Víctor Herrera
Runtime
90 min
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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