Eduardo Rudy Movies
A woman stuck in middle age may yet find love if her mother can stay out of the way in this comedy from first-time director Frank Lin. Yvonne (Sylvia Chang) is a divorcee who is about to turn fifty and feels as if life is passing her by. Yvonne works for a throw-away newspaper where ad sales is more important than content, and her life is dominated by her overbearing mother (Lan Yeung), and to a lesser extent her slacker son, Joshua (Randall Park). When Yvonne meets Jose (Esai Morales), a handsome dentist, while working on a piece for the paper, the two hit it off and begin dating. However, Jose is Hispanic, and Mother is horrified at the prospect of her daughter marrying a Mexican-American, and with Mother about to undergo major back surgery, her stranglehold over the family is stronger than ever. Can Yvonne choose between her own happiness and that of her mother? American Fusion also stars Pat Morita, Collin Chou and James Hong. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Sylvia Chang, Esai Morales, (more)
- 1973
In this amazing and complex Argentine historical drama, much of the true story of the 19th-century assassin Juan Moreira comes to the screen. At the time of its release, this Argentine film was the most popular locally made film ever to be shown there. Juan Moreira was a popular folk hero on a par with Billy the Kid in the U.S., and many stories and songs have been written about him over the years. In the movie, the innocent herdsman Moreira (Rodolfo Beban) is thrown into jail at the behest of an important cattle-baron. He emerges from jail a changed man. After killing the cattleman who had him sent to jail, he at first hides among a tribe of native peoples then moves into a brothel. Fueled by drink, he kills a man whom he did not know. Because the victim was an important politician, politicians from an opposing faction hire Moreira to work for them as an assassin. When that faction fails to deliver on the promise of an amnesty for him, he starts working for the other side. This continues until the two groups of politicians temporarily make peace, which proves fatal for Juan Moreira. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- 1967
Enrique Carreras directs this feature that contains three separate stories. "Children's Command" is a sentimental comedy that finds the children of a widowed father attempting to marry him off to their favorite television star Jimena Mercedes Carreras. In "Idols At Home," an actor is henpecked by his harridan wife, a retired tango singer who resents his continued popularity. Argentine comic Carlos Bala appears in a dramatic role in the uneven "A Round Illusion." ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Mercedes Carreras, Jorge Barreiro, (more)
- 1967
Luis Sandrini plays a concerned priest who tries to give solace to both kindhearted peasants and evil millionaires in this biting comedy satire. Cameo appearances from popular Argentine actors and actresses helped convey the intent of the director Carlos Rinaldi to combine melodrama with comedy and social commentary. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Luis Sandrini, Ubaldo Martinez, (more)
- 1942
Los Chicos Crecen (The Kids Grow Up) is all about a lawyer who neglects to tell his new wife about his previous marriage and his three kids. So as not to spring any surprises on his spouse, the lawyer deposits the children with a family friend, who raises them as his own. Years pass: Widowed once more, the lawyer hopes for a reunion with his grown children-who by this point are completely unaware that he is their father. Arturo Garcia Buhr handles the difficult role of the vacillating lawyer with dignity and taste, creating instant audience empathy for a not terribly admirable character. Director Carlos Hugo Christiansen may have been young in years and movie experience, but he handles Los Chicos Crecen with the assurance of a seasoned veteran. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
