El evangelio de las maravillas explained

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]

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".

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Festival de Cannes: El evangelio de las maravillas . 3 October 2009 . festival-cannes.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121007022439/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/10314/year/1998.html . 7 October 2012.