Two Monks

1934, 1h 25min -

This vividly stylized, broodingly intense early Mexican sound melodrama by Juan Bustillo Oro hinges on an audacious flashback structure. When an ailing monk recognizes a new brother at his cloister, he becomes deranged and attacks him. DOS MONJES recounts the men’s tragic shared past once from the point of view of each, heightening the contrasts between the two accounts with visual flourishes drawn from the language of German expressionism, including camera work by avant-garde photographer Agustín Jiménez. Show more

"Two Monks" — movie produced in Mexico and released in 1934. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 25min. "Two Monks" is currently available to stream on The Criterion Channel. Click on a playlink to watch it now!