Erika Carlsson Movies
In this French-Mexican-Spanish film that hops back and forth between the narration's present and its past, viewers watch Antonieta (Isabelle Adjani) as she is involved in the turbulent Mexican political scene in the first decades of the 20th century -- as she goes to Paris and commits suicide in the Notre Dame cathedral of that city, and then, in a confusing segment of the film, as she is seen with the present-day Parisian author (Hanna Schygulla) who is researching the story of Antonieta's death and who is a witness to her suicide. The film does not follow that chronology exactly, rather introducing the Parisian author first, and taking the author to Mexico for her research where she sees film clips from the political turmoil of the 1910s-1920s and gradually gets to "know" Antonieta -- though in the end, it could be said that no one seems to know Antonieta really well, or why she would want to kill herself. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Isabelle Adjani, Hanna Schygulla, (more)
Manuel "El Loco" Valdes and Beto Boticas co-star in the Spanish language musical comedy A Ritmo de Twist (aka To the Beat of the Twist) as, respectively, Matusalén (Spanish for Methuselah) and Beto. These two enormous slackers, who pal around together constantly, have been enrolled as students at a local university for an unholy amount of time -- longer, in fact, than anyone else on campus. Matusalén's uncle, Renato (Jorge Mondragon), is the proprietor of Capulín, a local bathing suit company. As the story unfolds, he decides to take a long sabbatical, and offers Matusalén an ultimatum. The boy will temporarily inherit the position of company head; if Capulín continues its whirlwind success under his leadership, Renato will provide financial support for Matusalén's study abroad in England, but if the company fails under Matusalén's aegis, Renato will cut him off without further discussion. Matusalén agrees to this, but runs headfirst into the diabolical schemes of Pedro Montesco (Luis Aragon), a company rival who manufactures his own swim wear. Secretly wishing to take advantage of Renato's absence and damage Capulín's business prospects, Pedro hires two beautiful Caucasian "gringas," Jo (Elizabeth Campbell) and Peggy (Erika Carlsson), to distract Matusalén and Beto. Meanwhile, the boys are also pursued by two homely collegiate women, María Eugenia (Maria Rubio) and Lisa (Lisa Rossell). ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
