Skeleton of Mrs. Morales by Rogelio A. González
Three Latin American films, from Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico, will screen in the Cannes Classics section of the French festival: Skeleton of Mrs. Morales / El esqueleto de la Señora Morales by Rogelio A. González, Man on Pink Corner / Hombre de la esquina rosada by René Mugica, and Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema by Aida Marques & Ivelise Ferreira.
Cannes will screen a digital restoration of the 1959 Mexican black comedy Skeleton of Mrs. Morales, starring Arturo de Córdova and Amparo Rivelles, about a taxidermist who is trapped in a marriage with a religious and emotionally unstable woman, so he plans to carry out the perfect crime. Based on a short shorty by famed Argentine author Jorge Luis Borges, Man on Pink Corner tells the story of El Corralero, a hit-man who wants to change his life for the better, after the governor of Buenos Aires gives the pardon to some prisoners. However, El Corralero finds that destiny will make of him the avenger of his former cell partner.
For six decades, the cinema of Nelson Pereira dos Santos has projected Brazil into the eyes of the world. Precursor of Cinema Novo, Nelson was, more than a director, he was an ideologue, a thinker of his country. At the Cannes Film Festival, Vidas Secas, Azyllo muito Louco and O Amuleto de Ogun competed for the Palme d’Or. In 2012, The Music According to Tom Jobim was screened during a tribute session dedicated to the filmmaker. The documentary feature Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema shows us the man behind the camera. Through his legacy it is possible to ser all the richness of Brazilian culture reflected.
The 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival will take place May 16-27.
