Movie
Memoriales perdidos
1985 · 90 min
A slow, contemplative plunge into colonial faith and madness, more theological debate than drama.
- Directed by
- Jaime Casillas
- Starring
- Claudio Brook, Mario Casillas, Luis Couturier
- Overview
- In the 16th century, an envoy from the pope and the king of Spain arrives in New Spain to deal with the case of Augustinian Alonso, in a state of autism by ingesting herbs given to him by the native Tlacuilo Camistli, who has been accused of sorcery. The envoy speaks with him and asks for the grass and ingesting it can communicate with Alonso, who contemplates in an internal vision a shining light that reflects the divine goodness. The envoy gets a dagger to Camistli and he takes his life. The envoy destroys the memorials he would send to Europe and decides to stay.
- How it feels
- Dark, melancholic, earnest and eerie. Slow-burning and demanding.
- About
- Faith, colonialism, madness, identity
- Content
- Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Jaime Casillas
- Starring
- Claudio Brook, Mario Casillas, Luis Couturier
