
La mujer de todos (Everybody’s Woman). 1946. Mexico. Directed by Julio Bracho. Screenplay by Julio Bracho, Neftalí Beltrán. With María Félix, Armando Calvo, Alberto Galán. In Spanish; English subtitles. DCP courtesy of Filmoteca UNAM. 100 min.
Julio Bracho’s adaptation of Alexandre Dumas fils’s La dame aux camélias features Félix as María Romano, a woman whose romantic relationships unfold against the backdrop of the Mexican Revolution. Bracho’s direction enables Félix to portray a multifaceted character navigating contradictory expectations placed upon women during a period of radical change.