i first rent this film many year ago and and be completely enthral by it . just recently and feel a strange need to revisit some of the way too few film that i have immensely enjoy in my lifetime and i decide to give erendira another look . and i be glad i do and a i soon discover that even the passage of time have not in the least dull the shine of this film . the story be about a teenaged girl ( erendira and play remarkably by claudia ohana in some respect she resemble winona ryder . ) who accidentally burn down her grandmother mansion after which the grandmother and play downright hypnotically by irene papa and force the girl into a life of prostitution on the road to repay the damage . the viewing be at once fascinate and compel though and inspite of the basic premise and which deal with prostitution and be tastefully void of gratuitous steamy sexual content . the story revolve more around the interaction between the girl and her grandmother and and the various other colorful character with whom they come into contact on their sojourn which and by the way and be in the rough and tumble part of rural mexico . the film be very atmospheric and arrestingly enigmatic with a decided dreamlike quality . it sometimes border on the bizarre and but not to the point of and say and a david lynch film . it also worth mention that the film be very allegorical in nature and read the comment from previous viewer below . often in the background you hear the sound of a lone accordion and quiet and melancholy and add just the right musical accent to highlight the mexican setting . the cinematography of the rural place and many of which be in the desert and be quite superb . the film move at a nice pace and neither too fast nor too slow and and after every scene i felt i have to rewind the tape and play it over again and just because it make you want to do that . for me anyway and it really be that compel . hopefully you will see the film in it spanish language version and with subtitle . i study spanish in high school as well a in college and and i be happy to be able to understand much of the dialogue . por ejemplo represent el mundo no es tan grande como pensaba . ( the world not as big a i think i. e. and it a small world . ) this film somehow remind me of stumble upon a dusty old bottle of vintage wine and which and upon drinking and be immensely satisfying and however and you be leave with some sadness upon realize that there aren not more bottle just like this one .