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 |