The Kneeling Goddess (La Diosa Arrodillada) – Presented with the Des Moines Art Center
Dates with showtimes for The Kneeling Goddess (La Diosa Arrodillada) - Presented with the Des Moines Art Center
Wed, Nov 12
- Wed, Nov 12
Director: Roberto Gavaldón Run Time: 107 min. Release Year: 1947 Language: Spanish with English subtitles
Starring: Arturo de Córdova, Carlos Martínez Baena, Fortunio Bonanova, María Félix, Rosario Granados
Join us before the film for an introduction by Art Center Senior Curator Laura Burkhalter about Manuel Álvarez Bravo, the “father of Mexican photography,” who worked on this and other films of this era. Manuel Álvarez Bravo: Collaborations, an exhibition of his collaborative photography, is on view at the Art Center from October 25, 2025 – January 18, 2026.
Film Details:
An artist’s model leads the ever-hapless Arturo de Córdova away from the arms of his innocent, blue-eyed wife and down, down, down into the ecstatic depths of degradation, including a stop at a seedy Panama nightclub.