When I Want to Cry, I Won’t Cry

Original name: Cuando quiero llorar no lloro

DIR Mauricio Walerstein

PROD Abigail Rojas, Samuel Roldán, Mauricio Walerstein

SCR Román Chalbaud, Mauricio Walerstein, Miguel Otero Silva

DP Abigail Rojas

CAST Pedro Martínez, Orlando Urdaneta, Valentín Trujillo, Haydée Balza, Miguel Angel Landa

ED Alcides Longa

MUSIC Miguel Ángel Fuster

Venezuela, México

1972

85 Min

Color

Español

Many critics see 1973 as the beginning of the New Venezuelan Cinema for it was the year “Cuando quiero llorar no lloro”, the film that set the trend appeared. It was directed by Mauricio Walerstein, born in Mexico but best known for his work in Venezuela. Based on a novel by Miguel Otero Silva, it follows the story of three young men from different social classes, all named Victorino, who are born on the same day and die on the same day. It criticizes Venezuelan society through contrasts drawn between their experiences of both life and death. The film’s combination of social analysis with a high degree of technical quality attracted large audiences.

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