Stories of Disenchantment

Stories of Disenchantment

120 mins | Drama, Comedy, Fantasy | March 11, 2005

In a world devoured by an invisible force known as disenchantment, the stories of three characters intertwine: Diego, who tries to make a movie about the dreams of Ximena, an adolescent experiencing her sexual awakening, who is secretly in love with him and who, in order to help him in his bizarre project, leads him to Ainda, a conceptual artist with bat wings, with whom the naïve filmmaker falls madly in love. Ainda is attracted by the purity of the young people and seduces them both, which leads to a magical moment in the lives of all three. But soon the young people discover that their beloved harpy’s heart belongs to a being from beyond the grave. Then the idyllic relationship of the three characters begins to crumble and they do everything in their power to prevent it, as the dark force of disenchantment closes over the city.

Stories of Disenchantment

120 mins | Drama, Comedy, Fantasy | March 11, 2005

Stories of Disenchantment
In a world devoured by an invisible force known as disenchantment, the stories of three characters intertwine: Diego, who tries to make a movie about the dreams of Ximena, an adolescent experiencing her sexual awakening, who is secretly in love with him and who, in order to help him in his bizarre project, leads him to Ainda, a conceptual artist with bat wings, with whom the naïve filmmaker falls madly in love. Ainda is attracted by the purity of the young people and seduces them both, which leads to a magical moment in the lives of all three. But soon the young people discover that their beloved harpy’s heart belongs to a being from beyond the grave. Then the idyllic relationship of the three characters begins to crumble and they do everything in their power to prevent it, as the dark force of disenchantment closes over the city.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers JADE FILMS, Argos Cine, Las Perlas de La Virgen, Tha Producciones
Original title Historias del desencanto
Directors Luisa Cárdenas, Alejandro Valle, Felipe Gómez
Writers

Cast

Fabiana Perzabal

as Ainda

Mario Oliver

as Diego

Ximena Ayala

as Ximena

Jorge Zárate

as Benigno

Teresa Rábago

as Malena / Enfermera

Alfonso Figueroa

as El Diablo / Policía / Chofer

Héctor Quijada

as Claudio / Cuento del Diablo

Jaime López

as El Corazón (voice)

Silvia Carusillo

as Marta

Martín Mora Campos

as Comandante

Douglas Bowne

as Mr. Owner

Perla González

as Dame More

Junior Paulino

as Lenguas

Diana Lein

as Corre Diana Corre

Bibi Herminia

as Maestra / Mamá de Ximena

Carolina Moreno

as Ximena (niña)

Isabel Muñoz Cota

as Monja Maestra

Luisa Cárdenas

as Monja Limpieza / Talibana

Ana Laura Antoniadias

as Monja Cantora

Fabián Castro

as Reportero

Diego Luna

as Amante en Video

Karin Burnett

as Amante en Video / Cuento del Diablo

Mónica Gómez

as Cuento del Diablo

Lorenza Manrique

as Cuento del Diablo

Felipe Gómez

as Cuento del Diablo

Doris Hagerman

as Cuento del Diablo

Ignacio Miranda

as Cuento del Diablo

Francisco Pérez Nieto

as Cuento del Diablo

Celia Iturriaga

as Cuento del Diablo

Gilberto Trujillo

as Jorge Aragán