El sueño del caimán (2001) User Reviews

Joyful

[ergalfi · 6/10 · 16 February 2005]

Iñaki flees from Spain towards Mexico where it is meted again with his father, who has like better friend the Cayman, that dreams as well about living to the borders of the sea without no preoccupation. Irreverent, fresh and relaxed, this film was filmed almost in its totality in Guadalajara, reason why tapatío immediately became the favorite of the public. Go'mez takes the cinema from pachucos, fighters, police and thieves, and she mixes it to film the dream of the cayman, but in addition she adds references to classic films like Afternoon of dogs, Taxi to driver and Dogs of reserve, the result: it films without pretensions, amused. Filmed in black and white, and with unknown actors, all excellent, in special the Cayman (Velasco), it has a small detail and it is that in its structure of the script it ends up having two protagonists: Iñaki (Guzmán) and Cayman, reason why are as if they were two films you not directly relate affected more, in the end we do not know that it happened with one of them. Nevertheless it films is highly joyful.

Promising Film Debut

[el74 · 9/10 · 4 May 2003]

I got to catch the new Beto Gomez film when it was shown in Brownsville, Tx. I was very impressed with the storyline and the acting ( it really did seem like an ode to the golden age of mexican cinema).Unlike other contemporary Mexican films, this does not have to do with life in Mexico City. For once, someone is concentrating on another part of the country and telling their stories. Its about time Mexican cinema made its way out of D.F. and into the rest of the country. The film seems like a very promising debut, can't wait to see what else is in store for the future.

About dreams

[fermin771009 · 9/10 · 7 April 2003]

This is a picture closely related with dreams. First, the dream of director Beto Gomez about making a picture, dream which lead him to working with friends and practically without money. And finally, the dreams of Caiman, Inaki and all the other people in the picture's world, which is so hostile with dreams as life usually is. So, "The dream of Caiman" is like "Requiem for a dream": usual characters with usual dreams which lead to unusual situations in a world where the most usual is not dreaming.