El evangelio de las maravillas | |
Director: | Arturo Ripstein |
Producer: | Laura Imperiale |
Starring: | Francisco Rabal |
Music: | David Mansfield |
Cinematography: | Guillermo Granillo |
Editing: | Ximena Cuevas |
Runtime: | 112 minutes |
Country: | Mexico |
Language: | Spanish |
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]
"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".