Arturo Ripstein
Biography: Arturo Ripstein y Rosen (born December 13, 1943) is a Mexican film director. Ripstein got his break into movies working as an uncredited assistant director for Luis Buñuel. In 1965, he directed his first feature, Tiempo de Morir. Written by Carlos Fuentes and Gabriel García Márquez, it began a tradition of making independent films written by high-profile Latin-American authors. His 1981 film Seduction was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1989 film Love Lies was entered into the 16th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1997 Ripstein won the National Prize of Arts and Sciences, the second filmmaker after Buñuel to do so. Some of Ripstein's films, especially the earlier ones, "highlighted characters beset by futile compulsions to escape [their]destinies". Many of his films are shot in tawdry interiors, with bleak brown color schemes, and seedy pathetic characters who manage to achieve a hint of pathos and dignity. Asi Es la Vida, according to Jonathan Crow, "boldly reworks the ancient Greek drama Medea, employing a dizzying array of flashbacks and Brechtian devices". Deep Crimson, according to the New York Times, is "a ferociously anti-romantic portrait of an obese nurse and a seedy small-time gigolo whose bungling scheme to swindle a succession of lonely women out of their life savings turns into a killing spree."
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: December 13, 1943
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Arturo Ripstein habla de Luis Buñuel
2002-04-02
Arturo Ripstein habla de Luis Buñuel
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2002-04-02
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Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
1999-01-01
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
Overview: A profile and history of film director Akira Kurosawa.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-01
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Speaking of Buñuel
2000-06-09
Speaking of Buñuel
Overview: Surrealist master Luis Buñuel is a towering figure in the world of cinema history, directing such groundbreaking works as Un Chien Andalou, Exterminating Angels, and That Obscure Object of Desire, yet his personal life was clouded in myth and paradox. Though sexually diffident, he frequently worked in the erotic drama genre; though personally quite conservative, his films are florid, flamboyant, and utterly bizarre.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2000-06-09
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The Specter's Road
1967-12-28
The Specter's Road
Overview: A group of people, including Capulina and Viruta, head towards the city by train. A heavy storm interrupts their journey and now they must take a haunted path to reach they city. (English Subtitled)
Genres: Comedy Horror Mystery
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1967-12-28
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The Flight of the Stork
1979-09-12
The Flight of the Stork
Overview: An erotic model has three lovers, one of them is the father of her child. Which of the three will be?
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1979-09-12
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Los novios de mis hijas
1964-09-17
Los novios de mis hijas
Overview: Mama has four daughters in their late teens. some of them might be more interested in careers than husbands, but she's hoping she'll find a highly suitable young man for each of them. If there are any out there that meet her standards.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-09-17
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Jugaremos en el bosque
2024-05-01
Jugaremos en el bosque
Overview: After the death of his son, Javier hopes that restoring his family's abandoned ranch will allow him and his wife Mariana, who attempted suicide, a new beginning, but his grandmother refuses.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2024-05-01
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Tras Nazarin: Following Nazarin
2015-03-09
Tras Nazarin: Following Nazarin
Overview: "Nazarín is a Quixote of the priesthood " "Among the films I have made in Mexico, Nazarin is one that I prefer." "As inexplicable as the accidents that set it off, our imagination is a crucial privilege."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2015-03-09
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The African Lover
1985-09-19
The African Lover
Overview: A singer is on the run from the law and a criminal gang. She takes refuge at a hotel where she finally reveals a complex story of betrayal and revenge to the investigating detective.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1985-09-19
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Trail of Death
1981-11-29
Trail of Death
Overview: Thriller directed by Arturo Ripstein.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1981-11-29
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The Queen of Spain
2016-11-25
The Queen of Spain
Overview: After her experiences in Nazi Germany, actress Macarena Granada traveled to Hollywood, where she became a star. In the 1950s, the diva returns to Francoist Spain to star a Hollywood blockbuster about Queen Isabella I of Castile. (A sequel to The Girl of Your Dreams, 1998.)
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2016-11-25
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Internet Junkie
2015-09-01
Internet Junkie
Overview: Many stories happen simultaneously through Internet. In the real world, people are lonely, isolated, desperate for finding love, friendship and tenderness. They project themselves as superheroes, with infinity of friends and hypersex. They live asphyxiated in front of their machines, unable to live with the people that surround them, exasperated for finding a pinch of love in the fantasy of the net. Outside the virtual world, they do not exist.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-09-01
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Familiarities
1969-01-01
Familiarities
Overview: Betty is visited by a strange salesman the day she is going away on a trip. He stays in the house as a series of bizarre events occur with his arrival.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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Recuerdo De Mi Presentación
2020-01-13
Recuerdo De Mi Presentación
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2020-01-13
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Adriana del Rio, actriz
1979-10-04
Adriana del Rio, actriz
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1979-10-04
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There Are No Thieves in This Village
1965-09-09
There Are No Thieves in This Village
Overview: When a young boy steals billiard balls from a local saloon, a stranger is charged with the crime. The local layabouts find there is no reason to hang out at the bar without being able to shoot pool, and the boy entertains thoughts of forming a gang to steal more billiard balls in hopes of making money.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1965-09-09
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Cuartelazo
1977-05-04
Cuartelazo
Overview: Narration of one of the bloodiest episodes of the Mexican national history, The Tragic Ten, beginning when General Victoriano Huerta sent to kill President Francisco I. Madero, Vice President José María Pino Suárez and Senator Belisario Dominguez. The film recreates the moment of the execution at the hands of Huerta and his accomplices Bernardo Reyes, Félix Díaz and Manuel Mondragón.
Genres: History Action Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1977-05-04
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One Hundred Years with Juan Rulfo
2017-11-03
One Hundred Years with Juan Rulfo
Overview: This documentary explores key moments in the life of writer Juan Rulfo, with artists such as Werner Herzog and Eduardo Galeano reflecting on his work.
Genres: History Documentary
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2017-11-03
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