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Cinema Tucsón is back for the 2024-25 season! Join us to enjoy this stunning melodrama from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
Take Me in Your Arms (Llévame en Tus Brazos) - Julio Bracho, Mexico, 1954, 91 min. In Spanish with English subtitles
The incomparable Cuban-born star Ninón Sevilla (Aventurera, Victims of Sin) shines in the boldly crafted and tumultuous musical melodrama Take Me in Your Arms as Rita, a young woman from a small coastal village in Veracruz and the daughter of a poor fisherman. To pay off her father’s debts, she leaves her town and is exploited by several men, including a married politician who turns her into a famous dancing star—all while relentlessly seeking to reunite with her true love. Beautifully lensed by renowned cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa, director and co-writer Julio Bracho’s expansive melodrama about class struggle and erotic tension features some wonderful song-and-dance sequences from Sevilla, who also produced the film, uncredited, alongside brothers Guillermo and Pedro Calderón. Sevilla’s screen magnetism guides the audience through the film, culminating in a deeply satisfying finale.
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Enjoy this insightful review of the movie and Julio Bracho's relevance in Mexico's cinema (in Spanish, you can add English subtitles):