Dos Monjes (1934)

Review: Dos Monjes (1934)

Director: Juan Bustillo Oro

Cast: Víctor Urruchúa, Carlos Villatoro, Magda Haller, Beltrán de Heredia, Emma Roldán,

Víctor Urruchúa
Víctor Urruchúa
Carlos Villatoro
Carlos Villatoro
Magda Haller
Magda Haller
Beltrán de Heredia
Beltrán de Heredia
Emma Roldán
Emma Roldán

Plot: In a Gothic-styled monastery, a monk named Javier sees the face of another monk, Juan, and suddenly attempts to bludgeon him to death with a heavy crucifix. Both men then relate their own versions of a story of romantic rivalry between them.

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<i>World Cinema Project 3</i>: Criterion Blu-ray review

World Cinema Project 3: Criterion Blu-ray review

With volume 3 of their World Cinema Project box sets, Criterion has released another treasure trove of largely unknown (in the West) features spanning five decades and six countries, from the Expressionist horror of Mexico’s Dos Monjes […]

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