In the country where nothing happens/ una película de María del Carmen de Lara

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: México: Vanguard Cinema, 1999Publisher: Huntington Beach, CA: Condor media, 1999Description: 1 DVD (98 min.): son., color; 4 3/4 plgContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Other title:
  • En el país de no pasa nada
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 350.991 INT.c
Production credits:
  • Dirigida por María del Carmen de Lara y Laura Sosa; cinematografía de Arturo de la Rosa ; música original de Eduardo Gamboa y Julieta Venegas ; edición por Sigfrido Barjau y Jorge García ; producción de Laura Imperiale, Alvaro Garnica y Jorge Sánchez
Cast: Fernando Luján, Julieta Egurrola, María Isasi, Alvaro Guerrero, Zaide Silvia GutiérrezReview: "A carefully crafted satire of Mexican politics, 'In the country where nothing happens' is a hilarious adventure of double lives and double meanings. Enrique, a corrupt businessman is kidnapped. His wife, Elena receives a videotape of Enrique with his lover Rita, who wants to be a rock singer. But when Elena and Rita become friends they decide that he is not worth rescuing. If that's not enough Enrique, who has been laundering money for his corrupt boss under another identity, now has to deal with his inept kidnappers. 'In the country where nothing happens' offers a lot of laughs, good clean humor, memorable lines to be written down and repeated one and a thousand times"
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Videocasete Biblioteca Nicolas Poussin Préstamo Mínimo Videograbaciones (VV)/350.991 INT.c (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 33068001291945

Winner best fil, winner best actor Fernando Luján, winner best actress Julieta Egurrola, Guadalajara Film Festival

Dirigida por María del Carmen de Lara y Laura Sosa; cinematografía de Arturo de la Rosa ; música original de Eduardo Gamboa y Julieta Venegas ; edición por Sigfrido Barjau y Jorge García ; producción de Laura Imperiale, Alvaro Garnica y Jorge Sánchez

Fernando Luján, Julieta Egurrola, María Isasi, Alvaro Guerrero, Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez

"A carefully crafted satire of Mexican politics, 'In the country where nothing happens' is a hilarious adventure of double lives and double meanings. Enrique, a corrupt businessman is kidnapped. His wife, Elena receives a videotape of Enrique with his lover Rita, who wants to be a rock singer. But when Elena and Rita become friends they decide that he is not worth rescuing. If that's not enough Enrique, who has been laundering money for his corrupt boss under another identity, now has to deal with his inept kidnappers. 'In the country where nothing happens' offers a lot of laughs, good clean humor, memorable lines to be written down and repeated one and a thousand times"

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