El Reboso de Soledad (1952, aka Soledad’s Shawl) - Blu-Ray [BLU-RAY] [1952]

Though a successful and highly respected physician in his humble rural community, Dr. Alberto Robles, still battles with anguish over not fulfilling any of the personal dreams he’d had before medical school and beginning his practice. Also, his idealistic and enterprising attitudes concerning medicine earned him some enemies. Along with this, there is a long going battle with local Chief, David Acosta, over unfair dealings with landowners. When a peasant woman named Soledad goes to him seeking help for her brother, Dr. Robles, is hesitant at first but relents and ends up saving the boy. At some point, Dr. Robles falls in love with Soledad, who out of gratitude has offered to help in his office. Ultimately, the ongoing battle, riddled with all the tensions, prejudices, and the feuds over land in the impoverished rural community, leads to tragedy.

Cast Arturo de Córdova, Pedro Armendáriz, Estela Inda, Domingo Soler, Carlos López Moctezuma, Jaime Fernández, Gilberto González, Rogelio Fernández, José Baviera, Francisco Jambrina, José María Linares-Rivas, Manuel Arvide,Juan Orraca, Norma Jiménez Pons, Lupe Carriles, Joaquín Roche, Felipe de Flores, Rosaura Revueltas

Director Roberto Gavaldón Producer Miguel Alemán Velasco, Eduardo Fernández, Rodolfo Landa Cinematography Gabriel Figueroa Writer Roberto Gavaldón, Estela Inda, Javier López Ferrer, José Revueltas Music Francisco Domínguez

Video Essay by Dr. David Wilt, Film Historian and expert authority on Mexican Cinema

Format  BLU-RAY

Language  English

Region  All

Audio  Stereo

Aspect Ratio  1.37:1 4x3

Rating  Mature

Runtime  108

Year  1952

Color  B&W

UPC  89859920929