Um Dia de Vida

My mother, a film fan whose opinion I always trust, suggested that we see One Day In Life because she watched it some forty years ago and still remembered the effect it had on her back then.

And truly, the film can be considered a small classic of non-american cinema. In a turbulent historical period viewer gets to witness a simple but so strong story of love between mother and son. Even though he will be executed the next day for his political crimes he has only one goal, to see his mother on her birthday as he always did.

Films acting and characters are solid and well played out, with simple but strong motivations. There are also some great examples of skillful cinematography. But along with the powerful story the true star of the film is its music. Constant vibrant score that elevates the atmosphere and amazing and catchy mexican mariachi songs with emotional messages truly elevate the film and make it so mesmerizing.

Seeing tears in your mother's eyes after she had seen a film that she hadn't seen more than forty years really shows how touching and eternal this picture is. The relatable story of love and loss is portrayed with emotion and skill. And of course the incredible music will follow you much after seeing the film, bring tears to your eyes and for a moment help you remember of undying love between a mother and a child.

This is great romantic movie, with unforgettable Mexican music. The brief plot: the movie is about two men in Mexican revolution, one being a high military officer and another, being sentenced for capital punishment. The mother of one of them come to see the prisoner, but she was not told that these guys, previously close friends, are now adversaries. The movie has nice cinematography, was done in great BW, and was extremely popular in Yugoslavia in fifties. My mother used to watch the movie three times and cried each time, I watched that movie in the cinema on June 17th, 1986 and cried too. A copy of the movie has been preserved in the "La Cinémathèque de Yougoslavie" and I mention this because I've heard that the original negative has been lost, so somebody from Mexico might be interested in preserving this gem...