Friday 10 June 2005, 19.00

Emilio Fernández, Mexico 1946, 99'

María Félix was widely regarded as the ‘most beautiful face in the history of Mexican cinema’, a one-time lover of Diego Rivera who starred in a string of ‘moustache meets mantilla’ melodramas in which her strong character is finally overwhelmed by a still stronger male. Enamorada follows the same theme, but on a lighter note – a Mexican Taming of the Shrew. A revolutionary general rides into her town, executes some token aristocrats, before falling for the equally noble Félix. Revolution, religion, love and humour in a mythic setting: the film is a perfect amalgam of the Mexican character.

Tate Modern  Starr Auditorium
£4, booking recommended

    

This event is related to the Frida Kahlo exhibition