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Nuestro Cine Clasico: Las Abandonadas/Bugambilia
Nuestro Cine Clasico Las Abandonadas/Bugambilia
Actors: Dolores del Rio, Pedro Armendáriz, Julio Villarreal, Alberto Galán, Paco Fuentes
Director: Emilio Fernandez
Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama
UR     2008     3hr 28min

LAS ABANDONADAS: A young woman, abandoned by her womanizing fiance, is forced to provide for the upbringing of her son and combat the difficulties of being an unmarried mother during the strife of early 20-century Mexico. ...  more »

     
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Actors: Dolores del Rio, Pedro Armendáriz, Julio Villarreal, Alberto Galán, Paco Fuentes
Director: Emilio Fernandez
Creators: Gabriel Figueroa, Emilio Fernandez, Gloria Schoemann, Felipe Subervielle, Mauricio Magdaleno
Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama
Sub-Genres: Indie & Art House, Love & Romance
Studio: Lions Gate
Format: DVD - Black and White,Full Screen
DVD Release Date: 04/29/2008
Release Year: 2008
Run Time: 3hr 28min
Screens: Black and White,Full Screen
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 0
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Languages: Spanish

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Golden Years of the Mexican Silver Screen
Carlos A. Nieves | State College, PA USA | 10/06/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)

"These two classics for the price of one are a bargain indeed. They represent the Mexican Film industry during its peak years in the 1940's. Unfortunately, there are no English subtitles or Extras. 'Las Abandonadas' is a period piece set in the early part of the 20th century. It is the rather melodramatic telling of a young woman who is seduced and duped. She has an illegitimate child (a no-no in those days) and moves to the city. There she becomes quite the elegant courtesan (at a bordello that looks like the Presidential Palace of a small European republic!). A general for the rebels catches her attention and she becomes his mistress. I will not give away the subsequent series of tragic events or plot twists (reminiscent of Madame X). Needless to say, this being a vehicle for screen legend Dolores Del Rio, the whole affair is quite over the top, but sumptuously served. Del Rio's performance holds the whole thing together; the lady goes from A to Z and back. Her performance is absolutely mesmerizing going from naive young lass, to elegant prostitute, to crazy lowlife, to pathetic old woman. Leading man Pedro Armendariz is stuck with the thankless role of a fraudulent oportunist, but acquits himself with his usual class act.

The second Feature, 'Buganbilia,' another period piece, presents a Mexican version of Scarlett O'Hara: a spoiled young heiress, her papa's pampered daughter falls for a lower echelon rancher (Pedro Armendariz) causing her father's ire. I will not go any further so as not to spoil the fun. Needless to say, such a vain peacock ends up paying for her frivolity. Again, this a a sumptuous presentation of doomed lovers fighting the adverse odds with gorgeous photography and top notch production values. Though rather mature for her role, Del Rio is served well by her director and her cameraman, if only the scripts had avoided the usual spate of clichés. These films are perfect examples of escapist cinema at its very best with a very rooted sense of national pride and tradition. There will never be the likes of these epics again. Their equivalent would be the British Gainsborough epics of the 40's starring Margaret Lockwood and Stewart Granger. Lions Gate should be commended for committing these two Del Rio opuses to pristine DVD's. You will not be sorry to add this one to your collection."