Summary
While Erendira, a beautiful teenage girl, has a surreal mystical vision, her grandmother's house catches on fire and burns to the ground. Her grandmother holds Erendira responsible and, in order to extract restitution from the girl, forces her into prostitution. Erendira's surreal mystical experiences continue while her grandmother grows rich from exploiting her.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Solo watch
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
- You're watching with family
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 71GoodWatch 69
Running time
1 h 43 min
A typical length for dramas, −6 min on the typical 109
typical 109103Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1983
June 1, 1983
43 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Spanish
Original language
Also spoken
PortugueseMade in
France
Mexico
Germany
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityStrong
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Ruy Guerra Director
Writing · 1
- Gabriel García Márquez Novel, Writer
Production · 2
- Regina Ziegler Producer
- Alain Quefféléan Producer
Camera · 1
- Denys Clerval Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Kenout Peltier Editor
Sound · 3
- Maurice Lecoeur Music
- Roberto Martínez Sound Assistant
- Claude Villand Sound
Art · 1
- Pierre Cadiou Set Designer
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