cinemaztlan :: film

Adan & Eva (todavía)

Adam and Eve (still)

Iván Avila Dueñas
Mexico | 2004 | 100'

Sunday 23 September
16.00 hrs, Studio K

According to Genesis: after having eaten of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden to protect the way towards the other forbidden tree: the Tree of Life. But before leaving, they tasted from that one, too, and became immortal…now they subsist in Mexico City. They are sick and tired of living.

Iván Avila Dueñas was born in Zacatecas, Mexico in 1965. He studied communications at Universidad de Valle de Almajac and took courses of screenwriting and film at Universidad de Guadalajara. He has published the book titled The cinema of Luis Buñuel. His short films include Esa muerte más suave que el sueño (1995) and Vocación de martirio (1999). Adán y Eva (todavía) is his first appearance film.

Theme Fantasy
Adan & Eva (todavía) is part of the theme Fantasy. This theme focuses on a visual dialogue where the imaginary gives rise to fantastic reinterpretation of the Mexican universe with the use of different film techniques.