9 Women in Comedy to Watch for Women's History Month
This list was made with the intention of celebrating comedic craft and a love of seeing more women of colour and newcomers on the scene.
Memories of My Melancholy Whores (2011)
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.
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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.
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Genre:Drama, Romance
Written By:Henning Carlsen, Jean-Claude Carrière
In Theaters:11/11/2011
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Runtime:90 minutes
Studio:Memorias Del Sabio Producciones, Crone Film Produktion A/S, Dagmar Film Produktion, Zip Films
Cast
Henning Carlsen
Director
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)
Alejandra Barros
Florina de Dios
Arturo Beristáin
Marco Tulio / Newspaper manager
Paola Medina
Delgadina
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