Nobody’s Wife (La Mujer de Nadie)

<b>This screening will have an introduction from Invisible Women.</b> Adela Sequeyro directs and stars in this daring, ahead of its time feminist melodrama, in which a young woman rejects patriarchal constraints and is plunged into a bohemian world of art and desire. On a remote hacienda, Ana María (Adela Sequeyro) endures her tyrannical stepfather’s control before fleeing to a life of bohemian modernity. In a vividly stylised world, she engages the affections of three charming artists, orchestrating their rivalries with intelligence and charm. <i>Nobody’s Wife</i> was the first sound film in Mexico to be directed by a woman, with pioneering filmmaker Adela Sequeyro serving as writer, director and lead performer. Transforming melodrama into a site of female autonomy, Sequeyro uses sparse dialogue, expressive close-ups, and inventive camera angles to foreground Ana María’s desires and agency, while masculinity is portrayed with gentle humour. Boldly titled, formally rigorous, and erotically nuanced, <i>Nobody’s Wife</i> celebrates a woman who belongs to no one but herself, challenging the conventions of 1930s Mexican cinema. <i>Curated by Invisible Women. Stronger Than Love ¡Too Much Mexican Melodrama! is delivered with the support of BFI FAN, awarding funds from The National Lottery. With thanks to BFI and Filmoteca UNAM.</i>DramaPT1H22MTBC2025-11-22
Adela Sequeyro
Mario Tenorio
José Eduardo Pérez
Adela Sequeyro
Adela Sequeyro
Nobody’s Wife (La Mujer de Nadie)"Nobody’s Wife (La Mujer de Nadie)"

Showtimes

November 22, 8:15 pm

Filmhouse Cinema