Memories of My Melancholy Whores

2011 1h 30m ES

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 59

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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To celebrate his 90th birthday, an old single journalist, Sabio, wants something special from Rosa Cabarcas’s brothel: an intense night of love with a virgin teenager. The madam finds him the ideal young woman, Delgadina, a factory worker, who is selling her virginity to support her family. When he sees Delgadina sleeping angelically, he loses interest in pure pleasure and falls in love with her. That love was not meant to be true, but fate changes, and that hope is born of an opportunity for unbridled love.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Emilio Echevarría
El Sabio
Geraldine Chaplin
Rosa Cabarcas / Brothel madam
Ángela Molina
Casilda Armenta
Olivia Molina
Casilda Armenta (young)
Dominika Paleta
Ximena
Tara Parra
Ximena (old)
Evangelina Sosa
Damiana / maid (young)
Evangelina Martínez
Damiana / maid (old)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Henning Carlsen
Writers: Henning Carlsen, Jean-Claude Carrière
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Denmark, Mexico, Spain, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Denmark, Mexico, Spain, United States of America.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Henning Carlsen, shot by Alejandro Martínez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Anders Refn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Emilio Echevarría and Geraldine Chaplin and Ángela Molina carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1504019 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Henning Carlsen directs. Alejandro Martínez behind the camera. Anders Refn cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Denmark, Mexico, Spain, United States of America. Dialogue in Spanish.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 15 years ago.
3International production across 4 countries: Denmark, Mexico, Spain, United States of America.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Henning Carlsen, shot by Alejandro Martínez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Anders Refn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Emilio Echevarría and Geraldine Chaplin and Ángela Molina carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt1504019 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 59 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Released under 13 different titles around the world.