18 - 23 September 2007 Amsterdam
De Balie | Melkweg | Studio K | UvA
La nave de los monstruos
The monster's ship

Rogelio A. González
Mexico | 1959 | 35mm

Saturday 22 september
22.00 hrs, Melkweg Cinema

The last man on Venus has died and the planet's regent sends two beautiful Venusians, Gamma and Beta, on a quest for males on other worlds. In their travels through the universe they capture several specimens, all of them monstrous. When their spaceship breaks down, Gamma, Beta and Tor (the robot) have to perform an emergency landing in Chihuahua where they meet Laureano and his brother Chuy. Laureano explains what love is to the aliens, but only Gamma understands the friendly northern-Mexican earthling's meaning. Beta decides to conquer the Earth, using the robot and the monsters as her minions. Now Laureano must save the planet while taking time out to woo Gamma.
 
Madmex: El futuro más acá
La nave de los monstruos is part of the retrospective Madmex: El futuro más acá. A unique cycle of hardly seen abroad cult science-fiction films from the 40’s until the 60’s.