Review of Cantinflas (2014) by Jenny G — 31 Aug 2014

Absolutely amazing! To be able to appreciate this movie you need to 1) speak Spanish (otherwise you won't be able to capture all the nuances), 2) already know Cantinflas filmography (it was absolutely amazing to see how well Oscar Jaenada reenacted the best scenes of Cantinflas most famous movies), 3) if 1 and 2 are a given then I won't need to explain to you that this movie is not supposed to make you laugh.

Cantinflas is who makes you laugh. The original one. Oscar Jaenada is just helping you relive the amazing talent of a genius, and he is not short in talent himself! This movie is a drama, with beautiful cinematography (including the absolutely magnificent color of the film!), excellent acting (besides the character of Cantinflas, there is Valita, his wife, -Ilse Salas- who shows an entirely different angle of Cantinflas life), and the moving music (featuring Aleks Syntek and Enrique Bunbury among others).

If you already love Cantinflas, and appreciate his art, you won't be disappointed!