Of Present Body (or the perpetual spirals of pleasure and power)
1998 | 13 minutes | 9.0 ★ (3)
- Overview
Through the montage of film fragments from the Mexican Golden Cinema, pain, violence, repressed sexuality and Mexicanness are explored. This production is part of a twelve-short film project entitled "Enredando Sombras".
- Release Date
01 January 1998
- DirectingMarcela Fernández Violante
- Budget
$0.00
- Revenue
$0.00
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