
Then and Now
2003

Representation Score
Good
1992
Not RatedDirector
Gabriel Retes
Runtime
114 minutes
Average Rating
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Gabriel Retes uses a 'man out of time' cliché to examine the sociological evolution of Mexico. By focusing on Lauro’s emergence from a coma, the film critiques the transition from the 1970s to the 1990s. The film's strength lies in its deconstruction of historical continuity. It challenges the idea of a stable, unchanging cultural heritage by showing how social structures are transient. While the film offers a nuanced look at societal evolution, it lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or multi-layered identity politics.
Category Breakdown
The film does not explicitly include stories or characters that challenge traditional heterosexual norms. Instead, it focuses on broader social changes rather than specific LGBTQ+ identities.
The story centers on a man's confusion and loss of status, which may rely on traditional masculine viewpoints. There is no indication of challenging gender hierarchies.
As a Mexican production, the film includes inherent ethnic representation. It explores evolving national identity, though the intersection of indigenous or multi-ethnic backgrounds remains unclear.
The story delves into cultural evolution by depicting the modern era as a place of estrangement. It highlights the instability of social norms and systemic change.
A twenty-year coma serves as the main plot catalyst. However, this medical condition functions as a structural device for temporal displacement rather than exploring the lived experience of disability.
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Official Synopsis
After being in a comma for 20 year, Lauro wakes up in a very different Mexico than the one he lived on. Ideas, hopes, ways-of-life and customs have changed, and Mexicans of the nineties are strangers for a man sleeping since 1971. Lauro will have to deal with the changes brought by the History, and will have to accept that the future is never as we imagined it when we were young.

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