
El evangelio de las maravillas
El evangelio de las maravillas ("The Gospel of the Marvels") is a 1998 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.
Plot
"La Nueva Jerusalem" is a small community of believers led by Papá Basilio (Rabal) and Mamá Dorita (Jurado). They're waiting for the second coming of Christ, so they've abandoned the world, searching for a new spiritual life. Mamá Dorita sees in young Tomasa (Gurrola) the signals of the chosen one. The young girl will be the new leader in "La Nueva Jerusalem".
More details
author | Paz Alicia Garciadiego |
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director | Arturo Ripstein |
editor | Ximena Cuevas |
genre | drama |
keywords | abandon chosen one search second coming of christ small community spiritual life wait young girl |
musicBy | David Mansfield |
producer | Laura Imperiale |