““A passionate melodrama of thwarted romance [and] a scathing critique of inequality, corruption, and machismo.””
Cinema Tucsón Presents:
TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS / LLÉVAME EN TUS BRAZOS
A film by Julio Bracho
(Mexico, 1954, 91 min. In Spanish with English subtitles)
The incomparable Cuban-born star Ninón Sevilla (Aventurera, Victims of Sin) shines in the boldly crafted and tumultuous musical melodrama Take Me in Your Arms as Rita, a young woman from a small coastal village in Veracruz and the daughter of a poor fisherman. To pay off her father's debts, she leaves her town and is exploited by several men, including a married politician who turns her into a famous dancing star—all while relentlessly seeking to reunite with her true love. Beautifully lensed by renowned cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa, director and co-writer Julio Bracho's expansive melodrama about class struggle and erotic tension features some wonderful song-and-dance sequences from Sevilla, who also produced the film, uncredited, alongside brothers Guillermo and Pedro Calderón. Sevilla's screen magnetism guides the audience through the film, culminating in a deeply satisfying finale.
Wednesday, September 25, 7pm
Fox Tucson Theatre
17 W Congress St.
Tucson, AZ 85701
