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This ambitious film, from the cinematographer of films like Barbie, Brokeback Mountain, and numerous Scorsese films, and first time feature director, Prieto, is a winding story of ghosts and legends, attempting to chronicle Mexican history as well as a very personal story of a man searching for meaning by searching for his unknown father. It is a gorgeous film filled with fantasy and intimacy, and attempts to wed quite a few ideas and themes together throughout its tale.
Pietro is already an excellent cinematographer and Pedro Páramo is visually an incredible film. But what struck me was his skill at taking on such a daunting task of adapting this sort of colossal story. While I am less familiar with the source novel and its relevance to Mexican culture and literature, he manages to make the grand and often fanciful narrative all feel very accessible. His film comments on identity, history, religion, and more while also telling a very compelling and personal story.
The film's messaging is complex and nuanced, not just giving us a simplistic idea of what finding one's history means. Páramo isn't hero nor villain and our main character has to wrestle with that in whatever state he ends up through this tale. Pedro Páramo is fascinating for many reasons, the remarkable screen chemistry of star Rulfo for one, but especially because it gives us as many questions and answers.
Pedro Páramo
Starring: Manuel García Rulfo, Tenoch Huerta
Director: Rodrigo Prieto
Writer: Mateo Gil
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