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The Fantastic World of Juan Orol

5.7

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Original title

El fantástico mundo de Juan Orol

Year

2011

Running time

90 min.

Country

Mexico

Director

Sebastián del Amo

Screenwriter

Sebastián del Amo, Raúl Fernández Espinosa

Cast

Music

Francisco Albisua

Cinematography

Carlos Hidalgo (B&W)

Producer

Celuloide, EFICINE 226

Genre

Comedy. Drama | Biography. Film In Film. 1920s. 1930s. 1940s. 1960s. 1980s

Synopsis

Born a Galician, Juan Orol arrived in Mexico City as a teenager. There he would become one of the most representative figures of its film making. Fascinated by film noir, he specialized in B movies made with little money and without looking back. Full of absurdities and nonsense, his movies took on a cult aura that won him the description of “involuntary surrealist”. Now, Sebastián del Amo pays a deserving homage to “the king of schlock” with this imaginative biopic, with a mise-en-scene that imitates the evolution of “Orolian aesthetics” from the black and white of his mafia films to the saturated colors of his fantasies during the hippie era.

Awards: 2012: Ariel Awards: 3 Awards including Best Actor (Roberto Sosa). 4 Nominations

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The Fantastic World of Juan Orol

2011

Sebastián del Amo

5.7

(63)