Pedro Páramo

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Pedro Páramo

2024,

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Based on Juan Rulfo’s masterpiece novel, considered one of the most important books in the history of Mexico and Latin America, the novel narrates the story of Juan Preciado, who upon his mother’s death, goes to the remote village where he was born in search of his father, Pedro Páramo. He encounters a ghost town, where he meets a series of mysterious people and learns about his dead father’s ruthless quest for wealth and power. The past makes itself present as we learn the truth behind Pedro Páramo’s own search for the love he once knew as a child. The line between the dead and the living and the past and the present is constantly blurred in this surreal tale of desire, hope, regret and resentment.

Siddhant Adlakha

Variety

Dec 2, 2024

A tale of ghosts and memories that slips through time, [Pedro Páramo] follows the structure of Juan Rulfo’s 1955 text with stringent fidelity, laying the groundwork for a melancholic (if imbalanced) adaptation that finds visual splendor in the macabre.

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Monica Castillo

RogerEbert.com

Nov 8, 2024

2.5/4

An alluring ghost story full of visual intrigue and surrealist imagery, giving him the space to showcase his strengths while working out some of the storytelling mechanics.

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Natalia Winkelman

New York Times

Nov 7, 2024

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but at over two hours, this visual adaptation of Rulfo’s only novel rambles without much to say.

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Jennifer Green

Common Sense Media

Nov 20, 2024

Even the most respected literary works don't always translate well to screen, and this is an example of a very challenging adaptation.

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Elsa Fernández-Santos

El Pais (Spain)

Nov 16, 2024

While the new adaptation of the novel does not feel ready-made, it is mechanical, with a lustrous color that makes one miss the anthropological mystery of Rulfo's photographic legacy and his Rolleiflex camera... [Full review in Spanish]

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Milton Calopiña

Cinencuentro

Nov 15, 2024

Rodrigo Prieto's directorial debut may not be a masterpiece, but it is the best version to date of Juan Rulfo's complicated and memorable novel. [Full review in Spanish]

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Based on Juan Rulfo’s masterpiece novel, considered one of the most important books in the history of Mexico and Latin America, the novel narrates the story of Juan Preciado, who upon his mother’s death, goes to the remote village where he was born in search of his father, Pedro Páramo. He encounters a ghost town, where he meets a series of mysterious people and learns about his dead father’s ruthless quest for wealth and power. The past makes itself present as we learn the truth behind Pedro Páramo’s own search for the love he once knew as a child. The line between the dead and the living and the past and the present is constantly blurred in this surreal tale of desire, hope, regret and resentment.

Director: Rodrigo Prieto
Producer: Stacy Perskie, Rafael Ley
Screenwriter: Mateo Gil
Distributor: Netflix
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 6, 2024
Runtime: 2h 10m

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