The mexico portrayed by carlos fuentes in his 1985 novel the old gringo is that of the early 20th century, primarily the northern regions bordering the united states including those territories. With jane fonda, gregory peck, jimmy smits, patricio contreras. Titulo original old gringo ano 1989 duracion 120 min. What started this novel was my admiration for ambrose bierce and for his tales of soldiers and civilians. When a quiet school teacher heads south to a new life in mexico, she finds herself caught up in the middle of the revolution, and falls for the charms of the fiery young leader. There is a potentially wonderful story at the heart of old gringo, but the. But the film has a very thin story, and the director, luis puenzo, fills. The producer is lois bonfiglio, and the executive producer is david wisnievitz. Also unable to prevent himself from becoming involved is an american author trying to keep his identity a secret at the end of his life. When school teacher harriet winslow goes to mexico to teach, she is. The film earned an academy award for best foreign film the following year and was nominated for best screenplay.
The motion picture was directed by luis puenzo and starred gregory peck, jane. Old gringo is a 1989 american romantic adventure film starring jane fonda, gregory peck and jimmy smits. He is a director and producer, known for the official story 1985, the plague 1992 and broken silence 2002. The old gringo, american journalist and author ambrose bierce, is a bitter man come to mexico seeking death at the hands of the revolution. Luis puenzo biography, movie highlights and photos. This period movie set in the mexican revolution is at heart a faithful adaptation of a modern latin american novel, and as such isnt boxoffice material. It was directed by luis puenzo and cowritten with aida bortnik, based on the novel the old gringo by mexican novelist carlos fuentes the film was screened out of competition at the 1989 cannes film festival. Old gringo is a fonda films production of a luis puenzo film. Old gringo based on carlos fuentes novel gringo viejo, the complex psychological tableau makes it easy to see why jane fonda plopped herself in the plum role of 40ish spinster on the run harriet. Jane fonda, gregory peck, jimmy smits, patricio contreras, jenny gago, gabriela roel, sergio calderon, guillermo rios, jim metzler, samuel valadez. Sombreros and stars old gringo, directed by luis puenzo.
Una pelicula dirigida por luis puenzo con jane fonda, gregory peck, jimmy smits, patricio contreras. Old gringo was the first american film for director luis puenzo, and the. Few movies are better than the book that contains the history that inspires them. Bierce is a famous writer, who knowing that he is dying, wishes to keep his. Gringo viejo es una pelicula dirigida por luis puenzo con jane fonda, jimmy smits, gregory peck, patricio contreras, ano. The character has the same name in both the book and the movie. Town center mall in boca raton to reopen wednesday. He founded luis puenzo cinema, a production company, with sergio tamburri film editor and trombone player of the famous portena jazz band.
Puenzo s film is overloaded with the kinds of artificial hollywood touches that dont work. Whats the difference between gringo viejo the book and old gringo the movie. An aging american, ambrose old gringo bierce also in mexico, befriends gen. The film earned an academy award for best foreign film the following year and was nominated for. The old gringo is a novel fashioned as a tribute by one writer to the memory and courage of another, the cynical american journalist and storyteller ambrose bierce. Carlos fuentes wrote gringo viejo and in my opinion, this is his more. There is a potentially wonderful story at the heart of old gringo, but the movie never finds it the. In carlos fuentess novel the old gringo, these three principals have been. Luis puenzo argentine director, producer, and writer. He meets the younger rebel general tomas arroyo whose innate machismo turns his relationship with the old gringo into a game of manhood. Gregory peck, jane fonda, jenny gago, jim metzler, jimmy smits. It was directed by luis puenzo and cowritten with aida bortnik, based on the novel the old gringo by mexican novelist carlos fuentes. Gringo viejo ii carlos fuentes gringo viejo es una novela del escritor mexicano carlos fuentes, publicada en 1985. Differences between old gringo book vs movie page 1.
Overview of old gringo, 1989, directed by luis puenzo, with jane fonda, gregory peck, jimmy smits, at turner classic movies. Gringo viejo is a novel by carlos fuentes, written from 1964 to 1984 citation needed and first published in 1985. Oscar to the official story for best foreignlanguage film, 1985. Argentine filmmaker luis puenzo is best known internationally for making the official story 1985, a provocative portrait of a middleclass woman who gradually realizes that by remaining complacent in the face of social injustice she is as guilty as the government she derides. Old gringo trailer 1989 old gringo trailer 1989 director.
Oct 06, 1989 if old gringo were to work on the screen at all, it would have worked better on a smaller scale. Contiene veintidos capitulos y pertenece al genero realismo magico. Written by aida bortnik and luis puenzo from the novel gringo viejo by carlos fuentes. While i have never read the book on which it is based, i found it a haunting and memorable work of art in itself. Old gringo luis puenzo, jane fonda, gregory peck, jimmy. Pais estados unidos director luis puenzo guion luis puenzo novela. Old gringo is a terrific historical drama of the kind hollywood had abandoned in 1989, when batman was the movie to beat.
Reviewers have pointed out that british writer malcolm lowreys 1947 novel under the volcano is one of the best examples of a nonmexican capturing the countrys essence. Luis puenzo celebrity profile check out the latest luis puenzo photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Bierce is the old gringo referred to in this novels title. Jane fonda, gregory peck, jim metzler, jimmy smits, luis puenzo, lois. He began a successful career in 1965 producing television advertising spots in argentina. Though the book s subject matter is not much like that of the old gringo, cortazars style is similar, and this book is widely praised as one of the best of the century. When school teacher harriet winslow goes to mexico to teach, she is kidnapped by gen. Gringo viejo the old gringo by carlos fuentes, paperback. Gringo viejo cumple con algunas caracteristicas del realismo como. Carlos fuentes wrote gringo viejo and in my opinion, this is his more successful work. Luis puenzo was born on february 19, 1946 in buenos aires, argentina.
In this historical drama based on carlos fuentes novel, harriet. While i have never read the book on which it is based, i found it a haunting and. Gringo viejo dvd luis puenzo jane fonda gregory peck. Old gringo, fuentes tale, stars peck, fonda and smits. Carlos fuentes musica lee holdridge fotografia felix monti reparto jane fonda, jimmy smits, gregory peck, patricio contreras, jenny gago, anne pitoniak, gabriela roel, pedro armendariz jr. Gringo viejo fuentes carlos sinopsis del libro, resenas. Jane fonda, gregory peck, jimmy smits, patricio contreras, jenny gago and pedro armendariz, jr. Based on the novel gringo viejo by carlos fuentes screenwriters. Old gringo is the first of fuentes books to have been adapted into a.
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