
Julia (Rojo) is a phone operator in Mexico City who divides her time between her job, her daughter and the danzon: a cuban dance very popular in Mexico and Central America. Every wednesday Julia does the danzon with Carmelo (Rergis) in the old "Salon Colonia". They've danced for years but barely know each other. One night Carmelo disappears without a trace. Feeling lonely and sad, Julia takes a train to Veracruz, where she knows Carmelo has a brother. That sudden trip will ch... (Full plot summary below)
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Julia (Rojo) is a phone operator in Mexico City who divides her time between her job, her daughter and the danzon: a cuban dance very popular in Mexico and Central America. Every wednesday Julia does the danzon with Carmelo (Rergis) in the old "Salon Colonia". They've danced for years but barely know each other. One night Carmelo disappears without a trace. Feeling lonely and sad, Julia takes a train to Veracruz, where she knows Carmelo has a brother. That sudden trip will change Julia's life forever.
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| Hartford CourantMalcolm JohnsonNovaro's story feels stale. Only the innocence and vivacity of her leading actress, Maria Rojo, keeps this slow-moving, thinly plotted tale alive. |
| User ReviewMatthew F. JDanzon is an excellent little independent film with no pretention but it's a fine entertainment, well acted, well written and beautifully shot. This is an interesting female orientated type of film, a film that shows and talk about women in an interesting way. Not feminist but rather feminine, the film portrays the emancipation of a woman who's willing to take a risk and get out of her comfort zone to follow a man but as time goes she finds herself emancipated and becoming slowly her own person and gains tremendous confidence along the way. Great film indeed. |
| User ReviewGregory Wwell this is a journey of self exploration and looking 4 love mixed with dancing kinda a mexican "stricly ballroom" or "take the lead" |
| User ReviewLuz María Áthis was truly a dull film in my opinion. i liked the music gave the film and story much of its meaning and i think the culture of cuban dance was nicely displayed, but this dragged along for two hours going around a character's motive which became boring. even the ending was on a low point, given the dull buildup. |