Rotten Tomatoes

Movies / TV

    Celebrity

      No Results Found

       View All       Movies Tv shows Shop News Showtimes

      Erendira

      1983 1 hr. 43 min. Drama List
      Reviews 82% 250+ Ratings Audience Score A cruel woman forces her granddaughter into prostitution after she accidentally destroys the older woman's belongings. Read More Read Less

      Audience Reviews

      View All (7) audience reviews
      Audience Member Erendira 1983 A movie that is very difficult to classify. It has elements of drama, fantasy, surreal imagery, exploitation, dark comedy, soft porn, magical realism, horror, tragedy, intense superstition, and even a commentary on politicians. Claudia Ohana, what a phenomenal chameleon. The director and filming staff can make this young lady look so radically different for the various scenes played throughout the movie. Erendira is an early teens character superbly played by Claudia who is actually 22 years old in real life. Irene Papas should have won an oscar for her performance. This woman is so entirely convincing in her role as the sociopathic grandmother as to create true inner reflection in any audience. She progresses at the beginning from the almost normal sleep ranting and raving old woman to the completely wigged out psycho at the end of the film. Several scenes contained in this film are hard to understand. Specifically, how they actually integrate some added value to the film's storyline is difficult to see, but the film editor included them anyway. It adds to the complexity of this need-to-see-several-times film. The director took a sad book with a very not funny story and adapted it to the screen in odd ways. The original book on which the film was based was a tragic story; one component of a series of interrelated stories. This author has seen the film 10 times or more, and learns more each time. Like re-reading a fine novel, the more you see Erendira, the more you appreciate what a fantastic work this film truly is. Erendira is a tremendously underrated film. (Hopefully they will release this in HD DVD format someday.) Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Latin American Magic realism and raucous free flowing humour at its best Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member based on the book by g.g. marquez-" erendira inocente". good film adaptation. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member I was 13 when I saw it. damn! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member this is really crazy, but i think it's great. go magical realism! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Beautiful imagery and a great story. All the actors did a good job. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

      Cast & Crew

      Show Less Cast & Crew Show More Cast & Crew

      More Like This

      View All Best Movies to Stream at Home
      Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

      Critics Reviews

      View All (4) Critics Reviews
      Paul Attanasio Washington Post "Erendira" uses surrealism as decoration -- it's a sort of breakfast surreal. Jan 3, 2018 Full Review Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) I don't know if I'd exactly say I liked it, but it's too fascinating to dismiss, too interestingly made to ignore%u2014and certainly not something I'll soon forget. Rated: 4/5 Mar 21, 2007 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 4/5 Jul 22, 2005 Full Review Michael W. Phillips, Jr. Goatdog's Movies Rated: 3/5 Feb 28, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A cruel woman forces her granddaughter into prostitution after she accidentally destroys the older woman's belongings.
      Director
      Ruy Guerra
      Screenwriter
      Gabriel García Márquez
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English