No One Writes to the Colonel

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No One Writes to the Colonel

Released Jun 2, 1999

1h 58m

Drama

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An elderly veteran (the Colonel), waits for his pension patiently, hoping it will come in each Friday's mail, even as his wife suffers from asthma, and he attends to a valuable gamecock that belonged to their son, who was killed over it. The whole world, or at least the town they live in, seems to be against this elderly couple.

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 4/5

Oct 7, 2005

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Greg Dean Schmitz

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Rated: 4/4

Nov 13, 2001

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🇲🇽 Basada en la novela de Gabriel García Márquez del mismo nombre, esta célebre historia sobre un viejo coronel que espera la pensión que nunca llega y malvive en una casa con su esposa y su gallo, fue llevada a la pantalla grande por el director mexicano Arturo Ripstein, y aunque la historia es adaptada en un entorno mexicano y no colombiano, logra contar la misma historia del libro. Sin embargo, su tercer acto puede llegar a ser un tanto repetitivo y tedioso y no alcanza a superar las expectativas del espectador. El realismo cruel y las metáforas que maneja la novela se pierden un poco en su adaptación.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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García Márquez addresses familiar themes and social violence through a theatrical adaptation that feels to the bones - The symbols employed enrich the mechanics of a couple facing the ambitions of those around them and the stormy tortures that the death of their son has inherited them. 93/100

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02/27/23

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very slow in the story, it not catchs Gabo spirit

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02/02/23

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It was an incredibly sad, depressing and poignant movie. I did love the colonel and his wife, but the fact no good news ever came, and that the ending broke my heart, made me really wish I hadn't started watching this movie. The villagers were harsh people, and Salma Hayek was great as the streetwalker who loved their son, but I think the real credit goes to the Colonel and his wife for their portrayal of despair and love through it all. If you can handle a real tear-jerker, a great film. A

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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En verdad solo por el tema , por ke me parecio demasiado "plana"

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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As bad as "love in the time of cholera" what is gonna be next a remake of Rulfo's "Pedro Paramo" with Gael Garcia Bernal. Ripstein is great making a film like "Principio y Fin"

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Synopsis

An elderly veteran (the Colonel), waits for his pension patiently, hoping it will come in each Friday's mail, even as his wife suffers from asthma, and he attends to a valuable gamecock that belonged to their son, who was killed over it. The whole world, or at least the town they live in, seems to be against this elderly couple.

Director: Arturo Ripstein
Producer: Jorge Sánchez
Screenwriter: Paz Alicia Garciadiego, Gabriel García Márquez
Distributor: Fox
Production Co: Gardenia Producciones, Amaranta Films, Producciones Amaranta, Tabasco Films, Televisión Española (TVE), DMVB Films, Le Studio Canal +, Tornasol Films S.A.
Genre: Drama
Original Language: European Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 2, 1999, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 19, 2014
Runtime: 1h 58m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby

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