The Recourse to the Method
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The Recourse to the Method is a 1978
Mexican drama film
directed by Miguel Littín
. It is based on the novel of the same name written by Alejo Carpentier
. It was entered into the 1978 Cannes Film Festival
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1978 in film
The year 1978 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 1 - Bob Dylan's film Renaldo and Clara, a documentary of the "Rolling Thunder Revue" tour premieres in Los Angeles, California....
Mexican drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Miguel Littín
Miguel Littin
Miguel Ernesto Littín Cucumides is a Chilean film director, screenwriter, film producer and novelist. He was born to a Palestinian father, Hernán Littin and a Greek mother, Cristina Cucumides....
. It is based on the novel of the same name written by Alejo Carpentier
Alejo Carpentier
Alejo Carpentier y Valmont was a Cuban novelist, essayist, and musicologist who greatly influenced Latin American literature during its famous "boom" period. Born in Lausanne, Switzerland, Carpentier grew up in Havana, Cuba; and despite his European birthplace, Carpentier strongly self-identified...
. It was entered into the 1978 Cannes Film Festival
1978 Cannes Film Festival
The 31st Cannes Film Festival was held on May 16-30. This festival saw the introduction of a new non-competitive section, 'Un Certain Regard', which replaces 'Les Yeux Fertiles' , 'L'Air du temps' and 'Le Passé composé'.- Jury :*Alan J...
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Cast
- Nelson VillagraNelson VillagraNelson Villagra is a Chilean actor, author and director. He is considered to be the most masterful actors in Chilean cinema. He is widely known for his exceptional portrayal of the assassin in El Chacal de Nahueltoro by the director Miguel Littin...
- El Primer Magistrado - Ernesto Gómez CruzErnesto Gómez CruzErnesto Gómez Cruz is a prolific Mexican actor with more than 154 films.He has been nominated several times for the Ariel Award...
- Cholo - Salvador Sánchez - Peralta
- Reynaldo Miravalles - Oberst Hoffmann
- Raúl Pomares - General Galván
- Katy JuradoKaty JuradoKaty Jurado , born María Cristina Estela Marcela Jurado García in Mexico, D.F., was a Mexican actress who had a successful film career both in Mexico and in Hollywood....
- La Mayorala - Alain CunyAlain CunyAlain Cuny was a French actor.He was born René Xavier Marie in Saint-Malo, Brittany, and studied medicine for a while before entering the film industry as a costume and set designer. Cuny started acting in the 1930s...
- El Académico - Gabriel RetesGabriel RetesJosé Ignacio Gabriel Jorge Retes Balzaretti is a Mexican film director. His 1977 film Paper Flowers was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival.-Filmography:*Arresto domiciliario...
- El Estudiante - María Adelina Vera - La Hija del Presidente
- Roger Cudney - Army captain
- Didier Flamand
- Denis Perrot
- Monique Perrot
- Jacques RispalJacques RispalJacques Rispal was a French film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1952 and 1986.-Selected filmography:* Stolen Kisses * Le Chat * Le Prussien * The Invitation...
- Idelfonso Tamayo - Miguel Estatua