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Juan Carlos Rulfo
Born January 24, 1964 · Ciudad de México, México (age 62)
Juan Carlos Rulfo (Mexico City, January 24, 1964) is a Mexican filmmaker. Heir to the tradition of his father Juan Rulfo, Juan Carlos has been able to translate into cinematographic narrative the rural Mexican atmospheres that his father enshrined in his literature and at the same time forge a career for himself that has taken him out of his father's shadow to demonstrate his talent.
Known For
Amores Perros · 2000Amores Perros
★ 7.62000
MovieDramaThriller
A fatalistic car crash in Mexico city sets off a chain of events in the lives of three people: a supermodel, a young man wanting to run off with his sister-in-law, and a homeless man.
De Panzazo · 2012De Panzazo
★ 5.12012
MovieDocumentary
Panzazo! It reflects the reality of education in Mexico and demonstrates that Mexican society panzazo passes in an exclusionary system in which no lessons for life are achieved. We see in this movie moms, dads, principals, teachers, officials, union representatives and opinion leaders to draw a global picture that does not allow indifference. The data, interviews and what the students filmed with handheld cameras give rise to indignation and intelligent to realize the part that touches everyone contribute. The project ran for three years entering the reality of the students and their families, capturing the daily dynamics of schools in such diverse parts of the country such as Ciudad Juarez, the interior of Yucatan, Morelia, the mountains of Chiapas and Guerrero, as well as Naucalpan and Iztapalapa in the metropolitan area of Mexico City. EDIT: To clarify, "de panzazo" means "just squeaking through."
Lorena: Light-Footed Woman · 2019Lorena: Light-Footed Woman
★ 6.62019
MovieDocumentary
A young woman of the Tarahumara, well-known for their extraordinary long distance running abilities, wins ultramarathons seemingly out of nowhere despite running in sandals.
Érase una vez · 2018Érase una vez
★ 5.02018
MovieDocumentary
Juan Carlos Rulfo's father used to send him postcards from the places he visited. 27 years after his father passed away, Juan Carlos, son of the author of Pedro Páramo, decides to film those places his father talked and wrote him about.
Juan, I Forgot I Don't Remember · 1999Juan, I Forgot I Don't Remember
★ 6.01999
MovieDocumentary
Juan Carlos Rulfo, the son of the acclaimed Mexican writer and photographer Juan Rulfo, travels to the plains of Jalisco in search of information on his father. What starts as a tribute to a great artist, however, becomes a meditation on aging and how it's affecting the history of a generation of great Mexican literature.
Straight to Heaven · 1996Straight to Heaven
1996
MovieFantasy
Two girls in love are going to discover that a bus can take you from a traffic jam in Mexico City to a celestial place.
Grandpa Cheno and Other Stories · 1995Grandpa Cheno and Other Stories
★ 7.11995
MovieDocumentaryDrama
A young man sets out to the small town where his grandfather once lived to learn the story behind his death. There he learns from the town elders not only what happened to his grandfather but stories about old times and the ways the town has changed.
Carrière, 250 Meters · 2011Carrière, 250 Meters
★ 10.02011
MovieDocumentary
A portrait documentary tracing the inspiration, philosophy and imagination of the celebrated theatre and screen writer - and Bunuel's long term collaborator - Jean Claude Carrière. Carrière predicts that between the house he was born in and the cemetery in which he will end there is a life journey of just 250 meters. "Carrière: 250 Meters" follows him as he reflects on the wealth of global traditions of storytelling, travelling through past and present, across countries and cultures from Paris to New York, Mexico and India and joined by his family, friends and collaborators. A testament to the life and work of an extraordinary man and a key architect in contemporary cinema.
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