Date Night

7 pm When a watchman is found murdered on a construction side, the investigation swiftly expands to the political circumstances surrounding the building itself. Directed by Jorge Fons; based on the novel by Vicente Leñero. Presented in partnership with Mexican Consulate in Albuquerque and Instituto Cervantes as part of the series “Literatura en el Cine Mexicano.” 1976; Spanish with English subtitles; 122 minutes; not rated. Free ticketed event; tickets available one hour before show

7 pm This allegorical story, based on a son’s search for his father in the chaotic times of the Mexican Revolution and his travel to a literal ghost town, has been called “the biggest Mexican film ever made.” Directed by Carlos Velo; based on the novel by Juan Rulfo, similarly acclaimed by the novelist Jorge Luis Borges as “one of the greatest texts written in any language.” Presented in partnership with Mexican Consulate in Albuquerque and Instituto Cervantes as part of the series “Literatura en el Cine

7 pm In this dramatization of the struggle for control over Mexico’s oil resources in the 1920s, the lives of an Indian landowner and those around him are destroyed by the ruthless owner of a U.S. oil company.  Directed by Roberto Gavaldón; based on the novel by B. Traven. Presented in partnership with Mexican Consulate in Albuquerque and Instituto Cervantes as part of the series “Literatura en el Cine Mexicano.” 1961; Spanish with English subtitles; 105 minutes; not rated. Free ticketed event; tickets available one hour before

7 pm A powerful and ruthless landowner on the Venezuelan plains, hardened by a brutal gang rape and the murder of her first love, finds herself attracted to a man whom she still seeks to ruin. Directed by Fernando de Fuentes & Miguel M. Delgado; based on the novel by Venezuelan author Rómulo Gallegos, who also co-wrote the screenplay. Presented in partnership with Mexican Consulate in Albuquerque and Instituto Cervantes as part of the series “Literatura en el Cine Mexicano.” 1943; Spanish with English subtitles; 125 minutes;

7 pm An innocent girl from the country becomes a sought-after but embittered Mexico City courtesan after her affair with a soldier causes her to be rejected by her family and friends and expelled from her village. Santa was the first Mexican film to feature sound. Directed by Antonio Moreno; based on the novel by Federico Gamboa. Presented in partnership with Mexican Consulate in Albuquerque and Instituto Cervantes as part of the series “Literatura en el Cine Mexicano.” 1932; Spanish with English subtitles; 81 minutes; not rated.