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Jorge Fons is a Director and Scriptwriter Mexicain born on 23 april 1939 at Tuxpan (Mexique)

Jorge Fons

Jorge Fons
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Nationality Mexique
Birth 23 april 1939 at Tuxpan (Mexique)
Death 22 september 2022 (at 83 years)
Awards Guggenheim Fellowship

Jorge Fons Pérez (born in Tuxpan, Veracruz, Mexico on April 23, 1939) is a Mexican film director.

He belongs to the first generation of film directors of the UNAM. His short film, Caridad (1973), is still considered one of the best films in Mexican cinema. Two of the most important films of his filmography are Rojo amanecer (1989) and El callejón de los milagros (1995) based in the homonym book by Naguib Mahfouz, Midaq Alley of 1947 (زقق المدق), which breaks the classic lineal plots in films.

His 1976 film, Los albañiles, won the Silver Bear at the 27th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1995, his film El callejón de los milagros won a Special Mention at the 45th Berlin International Film Festival.

Usually with

José Alonso
José Alonso
(2 films)
Ramón Menéndez
Ramón Menéndez
(2 films)
Leonor Llausás
Leonor Llausás
(2 films)
David Silva
David Silva
(2 films)
Katy Jurado
Katy Jurado
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Jorge Fons (7 films)

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Director

Midaq Alley
Midaq Alley (1995)
, 2h20
Directed by Jorge Fons
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Salma Hayek, Delia Casanova, Claudio Obregón, Bruno Bichir, Juan Manuel Bernal
Rating72% 3.6453653.6453653.6453653.6453653.645365
The lives of the inhabitants of El Callejón de los Milagros, in downtown Mexico City, are as closely knitted as the threads of a rug. Fifty-something Don Ru owns a small "cantina" where all the men spend afternoons playing domino. He's tired of his longtime marriage with Eusebia and has recently discovered new feelings inside his heart. It does not matter if these feelings are not aimed to a young lady but to a young clerk after all, as one of the characters says, "it's platonic love". Don Ru's son Chava does not like what he sees and almost kills his father's lover. Running away from Don Ru's anger, Chava escapes to the USA with his friend Abel who is deeply in love with beautiful Alma, the daughter of Doña Cata, a tarot reader with bad luck in love. Susanita, the ugly landlady looking for love; Guicho, Don Ru's cynical employee, Maru, Don Fidel, Doña Flor, Zacarias and mean Jose Luis complete the cast of characters of this complex portrait of lives.
Red Dawn
Red Dawn (1989)
, 1h36
Directed by Jorge Fons
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical
Actors Héctor Bonilla, Demián Bichir, Bruno Bichir, Eduardo Palomo
Rating79% 3.9911653.9911653.9911653.9911653.991165
It is Wednesday, October 2, 1968, and a middle-class Mexican family is about to start the day. At breakfast, the older brothers, Jorge (Demián Bichir) and Sergio (Bruno Bichir) argue with their father Humberto (Héctor Bonilla). The boys are studying at the university and their father works at the Departamento del Distrito Federal (Mexico City's local Government). The argument begins when the father complains that the boys have long hair. The argument escalates and then they begin to argue that what the boys are doing is wrong, and that "no one should question the government". The boys say that the autonomy of the university was violated and that the government does things against the constitution. Their grandfather Roque (Jorge Fegan) (who fought the Mexican Revolution), says that "If they were on a real revolution, they would be executed". The younger siblings Carlos (Ademar Arau) and Graciela (Estela Robles), who study primary and secondary school, barely understand what the argument is all about, because of their young age. The boys then talk about the injustice of the government. Their prime example is the occupation of the U.N.A.M. and that some students hid in the bathroom, and their corpses were found the day before (October 1). The mother, Alicia (María Rojo) tries to calm down the situation and tells the boys to "come early and cut their hair". The boys jokingly state that Miguel Hidalgo had long hair (whether this is true or not is unknown, for no paintings of him alive survive), then leave.
Faith, Hope and Charity
Faith, Hope and Charity (1974)
, 1h53
Directed by Luis Alcoriza, Jorge Fons
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Katy Jurado, David Silva, Armando Silvestre, Lilia Prado, Sasha Montenegro, Leonor Llausás
Rating73% 3.677583.677583.677583.677583.67758
The film compiles three stories, each named for part of the main title. The first, "Fe" (faith), is the story of a woman who travels to a distant town seeking a miracle to save her husband from disease. On the journey she is raped by fellow pilgrims; returning home she finds that the miracle has taken place and her husband is well. She vows to make the pilgrimage again the next year. The second story, "Esperanza" (Hope), concerns a man who consents to be nailed to a cross as part of "JesusChrist" freak show, hoping to help his mother. Unfortunately he is unable to afford the silver nails that would have helped him avoid infection. The final story, "Caridad" (Charity), stars Katy Jurado as a humble woman facing a lack of charity from those in authority. She comes into conflict with her son over a childish fight, and her husband is killed.
Jory
Jory (1973)
, 1h37
Directed by Jorge Fons
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors John Marley, Robby Benson, B. J. Thomas, Claudio Brook, Brad Dexter, Anne Lockhart
Rating58% 2.923392.923392.923392.923392.92339
Jory est un garçon de quinze ans qui rejoint une promenade à cheval après que son père a été tué par un ivrogne. Le chef du drive et un sympathique vache prennent le garçon sous leur aile et découvrent que la tragédie lui a appris à prendre soin de lui mieux que quiconque pourrait s'y attendre.

Scriptwriter