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Macario

Macario

8.7/ 10

TMDB Rating

204

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1960

Release Year

91 min

Runtime

Drama
Fantasy

Overview

Poor, hungry peasant Macario longs for just one good meal on the Day of the Dead. After his wife cooks a turkey for him, he meets three apparitions, the Devil, God, and Death. Each asks him to share his turkey, but he refuses all except Death. In return, Death gives him a bottle of water which will heal any illness. Soon, Macario is more wealthy than the village doctor, which draws the attention of the feared Inquisition.

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Keywords

mexico
based on novel or book
inquisition
hunger
hunger strike
torture
devil
death
starvation
depiction of god
starving child
día de muertos
religious allegory

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

October 19, 2023

7
7/10

Ignacio López Tarso is super in this superior adaptation of the Traven story "The Third Guest". He and his wife (Pina Pellicer) are living an all but hand-to-mouth existence with their young family - who reminded me frequently of baby birds in a nest constantly looking to be fed. He collects and sel

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