Sistole Diastole (1997)

movie

(78)

Country: Mexico
Genres: Short
Release:
Director: Carlos Cuarón
Writers: Carlos Cuarón , Alfonso Cuarón
Language: Spanish
Stars: Ernesto Gómez Cruz , Salma Hayek , Roberto Sosa , Lumi Cavazos , Demetrio Becerril , Gregorio Becerril , Enrique Cimet , Guadalupe Flores , Martha Ofelia Galindo , Daniel Giménez Cacho
Runtime: 22 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Sístole diástole (Mexico) , Sístole diástole
Plot: The human heart relaxes and contracts. A family picnics in Xochimilco to celebrate the anniversary of papá and mamá, who are about 60. They meander into a field to make love. Their daughter Carmelita, a novice, prays for a sign: should she take her vows? Their nephew Victor Hugo, a crookback, tells his mute abuelo that he's going to ask his cousin Nena to marry him; Nena has secrets of her own to share with Victor. Daughter Rosa tells her drunken husband Mundo she wants a divorce. Rosa and Mundo's young son plays a card game with his tía abuelita. It all happens as mariachis sing and the family awaits the drawing of the National Lottery's grand prize. Hearts beat faster.
IMDB:tt0178027