El Cometa

1h 35m 1999

Brief Synopsis

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Victor is the son of the owner of a traveling vaudeville show in pre-revolutionary Mexico. He meets Guy, a Frenchnam with a film projector and camera, who introduces him to the possibilties of the new medium. Entranced, he persuades his father to buy the equipment for their show. However, it comes a

Cast & Crew

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Jose Buil

Director

Diego Luna

Victor

Ana Claudia Talancon

Valentina

Carmen Maura

Lupe

Gabriel Retes

Romualdo

Patrick Lemauff

Guy

Film Details

Also Known As
Annee de la comete, L', Comet, The, Cometa
Genre
Drama
Period
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Fondo Sud; Gobierno Del Estado De Tlaxcala; Multivideo Sl
Distribution Company
Swift Productions
Location
Mexico

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 35m

Synopsis

Victor is the son of the owner of a traveling vaudeville show in pre-revolutionary Mexico. He meets Guy, a Frenchnam with a film projector and camera, who introduces him to the possibilties of the new medium. Entranced, he persuades his father to buy the equipment for their show. However, it comes as a package - Guy also demands that they take over protecting Valentina, a fugitive whose father was arrested for supporting the revolutionary Madero cause. They do so, and as Victor learns more about cinema, so he begins to fall in love with Valentina.

Directors

Jose Buil

Director

Marysa Sistach

Director

Cast

Diego Luna

Victor

Ana Claudia Talancon

Valentina

Carmen Maura

Lupe

Gabriel Retes

Romualdo

Patrick Lemauff

Guy

Manuel Ojeda

Procopio

Fernando Rubio

Max

Arcelia Ramirez

Cordelia

Gabriela Roel

Carlos Cardan

Crew

Gabriel Beristain

Director Of Photography

Jose Buil

Editor

Jose Buil

Screenwriter

Annette Fradera

Music

Eduardo Gamboa

Music

Guillermo Maldonado

Editor

Juan Carlos Prieto

Sound

Guadalupe Sanchez

Production Designer

Marysa Sistach

Screenplay

Film Details

Also Known As
Annee de la comete, L', Comet, The, Cometa
Genre
Drama
Period
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Fondo Sud; Gobierno Del Estado De Tlaxcala; Multivideo Sl
Distribution Company
Swift Productions
Location
Mexico

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 35m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in France June 23, 1999

Released in United States April 22, 2003

Released in United States on DVD April 22, 2003

35mm

color

Dolby

Released in United States April 22, 2003

Released in United States on DVD April 22, 2003

Released in France June 23, 1999

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