Browning Cinema
Learning Beyond the Classics: Film Noir: Influences and Inspirations
Directed by Emilio Fernaández
Ninoón Sevilla, Tito Junco, Rodolfo Acosta
Not Rated, 90 minutes, DCP
In Spanish and French with English subtitles
Rarely screened in the United States and long due for rediscovery, Victims of Sin is famed Mexican director Emilio Fernaández's unique blend of film noir, melodrama, and musical. Acting- dancing sensation Ninoón Sevilla plays Violeta, a cabaret performer who adopts the abandoned child of Rosa (Margarita Ceballos) and Rodolfo (Rodolfo Acosta), Violeta's murderous pimp. Motherhood forces Violeta to give up her career, but the kindhearted club owner Santiago (Tito Junco) saves her from a life of poverty and prostitution — until Rodolfo, freed from prison, seeks to reclaim his son. Best known for the award-winning Mariía Candelaria (1944) and The Pearl (1947), Fernaández infuses Victims with impassioned songs and performances by Sevilla, an icon of Mexican cinema and a purveyor of African, Caribbean, and Cuban dance styles.
Free for ND, SMC, HC, and IUSB Students.
Co-presented by the David A. Heskin and Marilou Brill Endowment for Excellence, Meg and John P. Brogan Endowment for Classic Cinema.
Event Dates
Thursday, April 10, 2025 - 6:30 PM
