El Crimen del Padre Amaro
Title: El Crimen del Padre Amaro

Director: Carlos Carrera

Year Released: 2002

Language: Spanish

Cast: Padre Amaro -- Gael Garcia Bernal
Amelia -- ana Claudia Talancon
Padre Benito -- Sancho Gracia
Augustina Sanjuanera -- Angelica Aragon
Dionisia -- Luisa Huertas
Obispo -- Ernesto Gomez Cruz
Martin -- Gaston Melo
Padre Natalio -- Damian Alcazar
Ruben -- Andres Montiel
Doc -- Gerardo Moscoso
Viejo -- Alfredo Gonzales
The Mayor -- Pedro Armendariz Jr.
Amparito -- Veronica Langer
Don Paco -- Lorenzo de Rodas
Padre Galvan -- Roger Nevares

Setting: Mexico

Synopsis: A young priest is introduced into a new church community as he tries to work his way up the catholic hierarchy. He falls in love with a young girl who is very involved with the church. They have a secret affair and and end up in a very difficult situation. This movie, full of sex, abuse, witchcraft, betrayal, and political corruption is a very risque and provocative movie.

Opinion: I thought this movie was a realistic potrayal of the corruption within the Catholic Church and society. The heart wrenching love story brings the movie alive, and the idea that it happened within the church made the story even more dangerous for the church. I believe that this movie was an act of criticism towards the church and an attempt to reveal the major hypocrisy that lies within the church.


Links to Other Cool Stuff

1) Other Reviews
Internet Movie Database
Rotten Tomatoes
Yahoo Movie Info

2) Movie Trailer
Internet Movie Database

3) Miscellaneous
Images
Essay on El Crimen del Padre Amaro (en Espa?ol)

Las Nueve Reinas
Topic: Las Nueve Reinas
Title: Las Nueve Reinas

Director: Fabian Bielinsky

Year Released: 2000

Language: Spanish

Cast: Juan -- Gaston Pauls
Marcos -- Ricardo Darin
Valeria -- Leticia Bredice
Federico -- Tomas Fonzi
Vidal Gondolfo -- Ignasi Abadal
Sandler -- Oscar Nu?ez

Setting: 2000 Buenos Aires, Argentina

Synopsis: Marcos, an experienced conartist, recruits Juan, a small-time conartist, to help him sell a counterfeit set of rare stamps called the Las Nueve Reinas, the Nine Queens, to Vidal Gondolfo, a rich stamp collector.

Opinion: This movie was a thrill from start to finish. Las Nueve Reinas takes so many twists and turns that you are never sure of what exactly happened until the credits are rolling. The main character, Juan, is played well by Gaston Pauls, but Marcos, played by Ricardo Darin, played a perfect character that you love to see conned by his sister, who is portrayed by Leticia Bredice. The sister is one of my favorite characters in the movie, but I do like Federico, too. This movie, overall, is a wonderful action/crime with lots of comedy in between. It is amazing to discover how all the pieces fit together.




Links to Other Cool Stuff
1) Other Reviews
Internet Movie Database
Cinemanias Review (en espa?ol)
Film Roar Review

2) Movie Trailer
Video Detective

3) Miscellaneous
Images