Maria Felix,the Making of a Myth (Maria Felix L'insaisissable)
Program
Maria Felix,the Making of a Myth (Maria Felix L'insaisissable)
Carmen Castillo 2001FranceDocumentaryb/w & color60minFrench
Of all the Hispanic American stars, there is no doubt that María Félix holds pride of place. First and foremost an actress, singer, inspiration for a whole generation of artists, she represented the feminine ideal who, always seeking perfection, broke all the rules until she became emblematic of ambivalence. The European and American jet-set chose her as the most exotic and attractive personality of the 60s and 70s. María Félix marks an era. Her androgynous essence heralded times to come. Structured around an exclusive interview in which Maria Felix responds to an unseen narrator(her double? ), the film is a lot more than a straight biographical profile. Maria Félix radiates in front of the camera. Sensitively filmed, she imposes her beauty beyond the passage of time. How does she maintain such undying vitality, such a strong temperament? Sublime narcissism ? How did she create the myth to which she is so closely bound? The house in Cuernavaca, the casa de Polanco in Mexico, the amphitheater... Maria Félix talks about her films, her men, her jewels. Thus, little by little, the legend unfurls…
Director
Carmen Castillo
Bom in Santiago, Chili. Trained as an historian, author of the books "Un jour d'octobre a Santiago" and "Ligne de Fuite" (ed. Bernard Barrault,Paris, 1987)
