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Oneday,anamelessoldmaninMexicoCityfeelsthathehislifewillend-andwithithismemories.DignifieddebutbytheyoungLipkes,who’salreadythecentralfigureinNewMexicanCinemaasaproducerandfestivalorganiser,ashefollowshimonhislastjourney.<br/> TheopeningscenelastsformorethannineminutesandsetsthetoneforMalaventura.Whileitslowly,veryslowlygetslighterandtheslightlythreateningmusiccrawlsunderyourskin,anoldmanwakesupandperformshismorningritual.<br/> Wefollowhiminaseriesoflengthyshotsinoneday,hislastday,shufflingthroughthestreetsofMexicoCity.Thereisaseriesofencounters,somegrimandpuzzling,somecommonplaceorabsurdist.Theoldmanroamsthroughhispastwhileeverydaylifeslipsbyhim.<br/> ThefinalcreditsstatethatMalaventurawasshotin'Chamagoscope'.ItisajokeattheexpenseofconservativeMexicancriticswhotendtowriteoffthefilmsoftheyoungergenerationofdirectors-oneofwhomisLipkes-as'chamagocinema',inotherwords'grimyfilm'.Withhisstately,consideredimages,Lipkeshoweverdemonstratesthatgrimydoesnotneedtobeaninsult.
