The Fantastic World of Juan Orol (movie)
El fantástico mundo de Juan Orol- User score: 5.8
- Production country: Mexico
- Producer: Sebastián del Amo
- Genre: Comedy
- Release date: 9/14/2012
- Run time: 94 min.
Movie description
Mexico’s half-forgotten B-movie master, “involuntary surrealist” Juan Orol (1897–1988), receives a pitch-perfect tribute in this deft, irresistible love letter to a self-made man of showbiz whose career spanned half a century and nearly 60 films. Abetted by an all-pro cast, del Amo’s brilliant interpretation of Orol’s life exudes a droll underdog charm, and almost every frame is an infectious homage to the golden age of cinema, the wiles of memory, and the art of fantasy.
