Santo Luzbel

Santo Luzbel
Directed by	Miguel Sabido
Written by	Miguel SabidoJulio Palaez
Produced by	Dulce KuriGabriel Romo Alpuche
Starring	Rafael CortesVictor PerezRoberto AlvarezAgustin AvilesIgnacio López TarsoAntonio MonroyCarlos Pichardo
Cinematography	Arturo De La RosaJorge Suarez
Edited by	Óscar FigueroaJara Jorge Suarez
Music by	Musicaos de San Miguel Zincacapan
Distributed by	IMCINE(international)
Release date	1997 （1997年）
Running time	101 minutes
Country	Mexico
Languages	Spanish & Nahuatl

Santo Luzbel is a 1997 Mexican drama film.

Plot

The film takes place in a remote region (Cuetzalan and Yohualichan in the State of Puebla) of present-day Mexico where a majority of the population speaks Nahuatl as their mother tongue.

The movie's plot exploits a historical mistrust and conflict between Native Inhabitants of the region, represented by the Nahuatl-speaking inhabitants and the Spanish-speaking mestizo who identify themselves as being of higher social class and call themselves "Gente de razon". Intertwined in this main conflict there is a second conflict which opposes the view of a traditionalist priest (Ignacio Lopez Tarso) who sides with the Spanish-speakers and a more liberal priest who better understands the synchretism between Roman Catholicism and Indigenous beliefs. Both priests are Roman Catholic in charge of the parishes of the neighbouring towns.

The main conflict in the film explodes when the Mayordomos of Yohualichan decide to present a Theatrical representation of an ancient text, part in Nahuatl and part in Spanish, called the "Colloquium of the Adoration of the King". The Catholic priest of Yohualichan accuses the Nahuas of blasphemy since the text is over the discussion between the Archangel Michael and Santo Luzbel, seeing them as equals instead of good & evil. The Nahuas want to perform it in full costume in the town's church, much to the dismay of the everyone else.

Cast

• Director Credit Miguel Sabido Director
• Cast Credit Rafael Cortes Emeterio Victor Perez Melchor Roberto Alvarez Cirilo Agustin Aviles Agustin Ignacio López Tarso Father Leopoldo Santos Higareda Antonio Monroy Olegario Carlos Pichardo Delfino Gonzalez
• Production Credits Credit Dulce Kuri Executive Producer Gabriel Romo Alpuche Producer
• Production Companies Credit Mexican Film Institute Production Company Producciones Nuevo Sol Production Company
• Distribution Companies Credit Desert Mountain Media Domestic Video Distributor
• Writer Credit Miguel Sabido Screenplay Julio Palaez Screenplay
• Art Department Credit Julio Pelaez Art Director
• フィルムカメラクレジット Arturo De La Rosa 撮影監督 - 撮影監督 ホルヘ・スアレス 撮影監督 - 撮影撮影
• 映画販売融資クレジット IMCINE 海外配給販売

受賞歴

メキシコアカデミー賞に8部門ノミネートされました。

ホームビデオ

2006年にDVD発売。特典として英語字幕付き。

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