A Day Without a Mexican
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| Directed by | Sergio Arau |
| Produced by | Isaac Artenstein |
| Written by | Sergio Arau Yareli Arizmendi Sergio Guerrero |
| Starring | Yareli Arizmendi John Getz Maureen Flannigan |
| Music by | Juan Colomer Molotov |
| Cinematography | Alan Caudillo |
| Editing by | Daniel Fort, Shaula Vega (uncredited) |
| Distributed by | Altavista Films Televisa Cine |
| Release date(s) | May 14, 2004 |
| Running time | 100 min. |
| Country | United States Mexico Spain |
| Language | English Spanish |
A Day Without a Mexican is a 2004 film directed by Sergio Arau.
A Day Without a Mexican, opened on May 14, 2004 in limited release throughout Southern California and on September 17 in theaters in Chicago, Texas, Florida and New York City, is a fantasy in which all Mexicans in the U.S. state of California suddenly disappear.
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[edit] Plot
This film takes a satirical look at the range of effects on the (non-Latino, mostly White) Californians who remain. This film does not dwell on the mechanics of how Latinos disappear. Where Latinos went doesn't seem as important as what happens to California without them. The disappearance coincides with a "pink fog" which surrounds California. Nothing crosses the pink fog border, and it is said to be responsible for the lack of telephone and internet communications outside the state.
[edit] Reception
The film's 2004 awards include best screenplay at the Cartagena Film Festival and a nomination for best film; a special jury award at the Gramado Film Festival; and an award for best editing at the Guadalajara Mexican Film Festival.
The film was number one at the box office in its opening weekend in Mexico, although it was only a moderate box office success in the United States, grossing an estimated $4.1 million. Critical reception among American reviewers was lukewarm. Ella Taylor of the L.A. weekly describes it as "A terrific premise is mangled to a pulp, then beaten to death in this forced mockumentary." [1] E! Online is less kind, stating "This Day not only lacks Mexicans but also good acting, sharp storytelling and humor."[2] Rotten Tomatoes critics on the site list it as a 29% on the Tomatometer.[3]
[edit] See also
- The City Without Jews: A prophetic Austrian Expressionist film from 1924 on what would happen to Vienna if all its Jewish population were removed.
[edit] Trivia
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- This was Eddy Palomo's last film before he died of a heart attack.
- The trailer of the film in Mexico included the controversial song "Frijolero" by Molotov.
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[edit] External links
- A Day Without a Mexican Film's website
- A Day Without a Mexican at the Internet Movie Database
- A Day Without a Mexican at Allmovie
- The Latino Impact on the Southern California Economy conference
