Arturo Ripstein
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Arturo Ripstein y Rosen is a Mexican
film director
.
. 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.
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."
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
.
Life and career
Ripstein got his break into movies working as an uncredited assistant director for Luis BuñuelLuis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel Portolés was a Spanish-born filmmaker — later a naturalized citizen of Mexico — who worked in Spain, Mexico, France and the US..-Early years:...
. In 1965, he directed his first feature, Tiempo de Morir. Written by Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes Macías is a Mexican writer and one of the best-known living novelists and essayists in the Spanish-speaking world. He has influenced contemporary Latin American literature, and his works have been widely translated into English and other languages.-Biography:Fuentes was born in...
and Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez is a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo throughout Latin America. He is considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in...
, it began a tradition of making independent films written by high-profile Latin-American authors.
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
Such Is Life (2000 film)
Such Is Life is a 2000 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Arcelia Ramírez - Julia* Patricia Reyes Spíndola - Adela, The Godmother...
, according to Jonathan Crow, "boldly reworks the ancient Greek drama Medea, employing a dizzying array of flashbacks and Brechtian devices". Deep Crimson
Deep Crimson
Deep Crimson is a 1996 Mexican crime film directed by Arturo Ripstein, written by Paz Alicia Garciadiego and starring Regina Orozco and Daniel Giménez Cacho...
, 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."
Filmography
- The castle of purityThe castle of purityThe castle of purity is a 1972 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. Based on a true story, it depicts a disciplined and sexually driven man who keeps his family isolated in his home for years to protect them from the "evil nature" of human beings while inventing, with his wife, rat...
(1973) - The Holy OfficeThe Holy Office (film)The Holy Office is a 1974 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was entered into the 1974 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Jorge Luke - Luis de Carvajal * Diana Bracho - Mariana de Carvajal * Claudio Brook - Alonso de Peralta...
(1974) - La Viuda NegraLa Viuda Negra (1977 film)La Viuda Negra is a 1977 film directed by Arturo Ripstein, produced in Mexico and based on the novel Debiera haber Obispas written by Rafael Solana.-Cast:* Isela Vega as Matea* Mario Almada as Padre Feliciano...
(1977) - The place without limits (El lugar sin límites)El lugar sin límites (film)El lugar sin límites is a 1978 film directed by Arturo Ripstein, produced in Mexico and based on the 1966 novel of the same name written by Chilean José Donoso.-Cast:*Roberto Cobo ... La Manuela...
(1978) - La Tía AlejandraLa Tía AlejandraLa Tía Alejandra is a Mexican horror film of 1979, starring by Isabela Corona.-Plot:Old aunt Alejandra goes to live with a Mexican middle-class family; she's bitter and the children tease her and make her life miserable, but the old woman is truly a witch, and takes revenge.-Cast:* Isabela Corona...
(1979) - Woman of the PortWoman of the Port (1991 film)Woman of the Port is a 1991 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Damián Alcázar - Marro* Alejandro Parodi - Carmelo* Juan Pastor - Simón...
(1991) - The Queen of the NightThe Queen of the NightThe Queen of the Night is a 1994 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was entered into the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Patricia Reyes Spíndola - Lucha Reyes* Alberto Estrella - Pedro Calderón* Blanca Guerra - La Jaira...
(1994) - Deep CrimsonDeep CrimsonDeep Crimson is a 1996 Mexican crime film directed by Arturo Ripstein, written by Paz Alicia Garciadiego and starring Regina Orozco and Daniel Giménez Cacho...
(Profundo Carmesi) (1996) - El evangelio de las maravillasEl evangelio de las maravillasEl evangelio de las maravillas is a 1998 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Francisco Rabal - Papá Basilio...
(1998) - No One Writes to the ColonelNo One Writes to the Colonel (film)No One Writes to the Colonel is a 1999 Spanish-language film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was an international co-production between France, Spain and Mexico...
(1999) - Such Is LifeSuch Is Life (2000 film)Such Is Life is a 2000 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Arcelia Ramírez - Julia* Patricia Reyes Spíndola - Adela, The Godmother...
(2000)