Open Class Film Screenings Series: Río Escondido (1948) March 7, 2011

Open to the public and organized in conjunction with Santos y Pecadores and ArtH 338, Imagining Mexico and the Border in Film, this “open class” series is co-sponsored by the Davis and the Art Department. Each evening features an informative introduction, a film screening, and a lively discussion.

Río Escondido (1948)
March 7 / 7:00 PM
Jewett Auditorium

This melodrama, directed by Emilio Fernández, is an emblematic production of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema; it features a schoolteacher’s heroic attempts to bring education and health to a remote village.

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