MoMA To Present 7 Film Noir Screenings From Mexican Cinema's Golden Age

Film Noir from the Mexican Cinema’s Golden Age, 1940s and 1950s, will take over screening rooms at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. MoMA has made a selection of 7 films from this genre that will be presented from July 23 to July 29 in The Roy and Niuta Titus Theaters.

Adjunct Curator and organizer Dave Kehr mentions that Mexican Film Noir was viewed from a social perspective, “it is more focused on people that try to steal or cheat. It doesn’t have that metaphysic pessimism that American Film Noir has, but it is just as interesting and atmospheric as any of the Hollywood productions.”

MoMA’s film selection was based on Morelia’s International Film Festival picks from last year. Kehr comments that movies from Directors such as Roberto Gavaldón, Julio Bracho and Tito Davison have only been available for Latinos in the U.S. and adds that the movies that are being presented during this exhibition will include English subtitles for the American audience.

The seven films that will be shown during this cycle will be: “En La Palma de tu mano” (In the Palm of Your Hand), “La Otra” (The Other One), “La Noche Avanza” (Night Falls), “La Diosa Arrodillada” (The Kneeling Goddess), “Crepúsculo” (Twilight), “Que Dios Me Perdone” (May God Forgive Me), “Distinto Amanecer” (Another Dawn).

In a press communicate, MoMA points out that the erotic feel, jealousy, and murders shown in these films, have a stronger sense than those portrayed in actual Hollywood productions.

To find out more about "Mexico at Midnight: Film Noir from Mexican Cinema’s Golden Age" got to MoMA's official website.