UW Cinematheque: LACIS Presents Four From Mexico
In the Palm of Your Hand | Mexico | 1951 | DCP | 113 min. | Spanish with English subtitles Director: Roberto Gavaldón
Event Details
Date
Friday, March 11, 2016
Time
9 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Arturo de Córdova, Leticia Palma, Ramón Gay
This terrific Mexican film noir bears some similarity to the Hollywood noir classic Nightmare Alley (1947). de Córdova plays a shady fortune teller who uses the secrets of his female clientele to blackmail them, while at the same time he is a pawn in the higher game being played by a treacherous widow (Palma).
This terrific Mexican film noir bears some similarity to the Hollywood noir classic Nightmare Alley (1947). de Córdova plays a shady fortune teller who uses the secrets of his female clientele to blackmail them, while at the same time he is a pawn in the higher game being played by a treacherous widow (Palma).
Cost
Free
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