Apolinar (film)
| Apolinar | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Julio Castillo |
| Screenplay by | Julio Castillo |
| Story by | Julio Castillo Blanca Peña Luis Torner |
| Produced by | Alejandro Jodorowsky Robert Viskin |
| Starring | Macaria Eduardo Garduño Fernando Rosales |
| Cinematography | Rafael Corkidi |
| Edited by | Federico Landeros |
| Music by | José Antonio Guzmán Bravo |
Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Apolinar is a Mexican fantasy drama film directed in 1971 by Julio Castillo and produced by Alejandro Jodorowsky and Robert Viskin. The film was shot on location in and around Atotonilco, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, in Mexico. Art direction was by Octavio Ocampo.
This was the only film direction undertaken by Castillo, later notable as a theatrical director.[1]
Although a release date of 1972 is often given, the film was never released publicly, although stills were circulated by Peña (later Castillo's wife) and Torner, the co-writers with Castillo.[2]
Plot
Tancredo, a poor man, is in love with a rich girl, who does not return his feelings. One day when she is bathing in a river, a flood sweeps her away and Tancredo is unable to save her. Mad with grief, he steals the
Cast
- Macaria
- Eduardo Garduño
- Fernando Rosales
- Aarón Hernán
- José Luis Castañeda
- Bertha Moss
- Pilar Souza
- Ofelia Medina
- Enrique Rocha
- Sergio Kleiner (as Sergio Klainer)
- Octávio Galindo
- Adrián Ramos
- José Gálvez
- Pancho Córdova
- Tito Novaro
- Luis Torner
- Manuel Calvo (as Manolo Calvo)
- Enrique del Castillo
- María Clara Zurita
- Humberto Wagner
- Roberto Schlosser
- Julia Marichal
- Gabriela
- Susan Berger
- Abel Woolrich
- Paco Ignacio Taibo I
- Alfredo Wally Barrón
- Consuelo Quezada
References
- ^ escritores.cinemexicano.unam.mx: Julio Castillo Margain Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ Conaculta.gob.mx: Castillo (in Spanish)
External links
- Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes website: Sistema de Información Cultural - Apolinar (in Spanish)
- Theiapolis Cinema: Apolinar
- Apolinar at IMDb
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