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Arturo Ripstein
Arturo Ripstein y Rosen (born December 13, 1943) is a Mexican film director and screenwriter. Considered the "Godfather of independent Mexican cinema", Ripstein's work is generally characterized by "somber, slow-paced, macabre melodramas tackling existential loneliness", often with a grotesque-like edge. He is a nine-time Ariel Award winner, including five for Best Picture and two for Best Director. Three of his films have been nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. In 1997, he received the prestigious National Prize for Arts and Sciences for his contributions to Mexican cinema. He was the second filmmaker (after Luis Buñuel) to receive that honour. Early life Of Polish Jewish descent, Ripstein was born in Mexico City on 13 December 1943, to producer Alfredo Ripstein. He developed an interest in filmmaking from a young age due to his family's proximity, and made short films as a teenager. He met Luis Buñuel after seeing ''Nazarín'', and they developed a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley of Mexico within the high Mexican central plateau, at an altitude of . The city has 16 boroughs or ''demarcaciones territoriales'', which are in turn divided into neighborhoods or ''colonias''. The 2020 population for the city proper was 9,209,944, with a land area of . According to the most recent definition agreed upon by the federal and state governments, the population of Greater Mexico City is 21,804,515, which makes it the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the world, the second-largest urban agglomeration in the Western Hemisphere (behind São Paulo, Brazil), and the largest Spanish language, Spanish-speaking city (city proper) in the world. Greater Mexico City has a gross domestic product, GDP of $411 billion in 2011, which makes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assistant Director
The role of an assistant director on a film includes tracking daily progress against the filming production schedule, arranging logistics, preparing daily call sheets, checking cast and crew, and maintaining order on the set. They also have to take care of the health and safety of the crew.IMDB Glossary, retrieved 2015-02-10 The role of an assistant to the film director is often confused with assistant director but the responsibilities are entirely different. The assistant to the film director manages all of the directors in development, pre-production, while on set, through post-production and is often involved in both personal management as well as creative aspects of the production process. Historically, assistant directing was a stepping stone to directing work; Alfred Hitchcock was an AD, as well as Akira Kurosawa. This was when the role was more general and encompassed all aspects of filmmaking such as set design and script editing. This transition into film directing is no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Holy Office (film)
''The Holy Office'' ( es, El santo oficio) is a 1974 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival and won the Silver Goddess for Best Film in 1974 awarded by the Mexican Cinema Journalists. Cast * - Luis de Carvajal (?) * Diana Bracho - Mariana de Carvajal (?) * Claudio Brook - Alonso de Peralta * Ana Mérida - Francisca * Arturo Beristáin - Baltasar * Martha Navarro - Catalina Morales * Silvia Mariscal - Justa Méndez * Antonio Bravo - Rabine Morales * Peter Gonzales Falcón - Fray Gaspar (as Peter Gonzales) * Mario Castillón Bracho - Gregorio López * Farnesio de Bernal - Fray Hernando * Rafael Banquells - Principal of the Real Audience * Jorge Fegán - Padre Oroz * Martín LaSalle - Díaz Márquez * Florencio Castelló - Fray Lorenzo de Albornoz * Carlos Nieto - Inquisidor Juan Lobo Guerrero * Nathanael León - Monje * Carlos Pouliot - Amante de Justa Méndez * Cecilia Leger * Juan José Mart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Castle Of Purity
''The Castle of Purity'' ( es, El castillo de la pureza) is a 1972 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It is based in a real criminal case that took place in Mexico City in 1959. Plot The film depicts a 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 poison. Cast * Claudio Brook – Gabriel Lima * Rita Macedo – Beatriz * Arturo Beristáin – Porvenir * Diana Bracho – Utopía * Gladys Bermejo – Voluntad * Mario Castillón Bracho – Undercover cop Development According to the director, the film was based on a case that appeared in newspapers in the 1950s, of a man who isolated his family and did not allow them to leave. "There was a lot of talk about the case when I was a little boy." Two works come from the case; a novel by Luis Spota called, "La Carcajadas del Gato", and a play by Sergio Galindo called, "Los Motivos del Lobo". Ripstein had a friend who k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiempo De Morir
''Tiempo de Morir'' (Time to Die) is a 1966 Mexican Western film directed by Arturo Ripstein and starring Marga López and Jorge Martínez de Hoyos. Screenplay was written by Nobel Prize winner Gabriel García Marquez and novelist Carlos Fuentes, their first realized film. Synopsis Juan Sayago returns to his hometown after spending 18 years in prison for killing a man, Trueba, in cold blood. When Trueba's son, Julian, hears Sayago has returned to town he demands that Sayago face him in a duel to avenge his father's death. However Julian's brother, Pedro begins to doubt Sayago is an honorless killer after meeting Sayago and spending time with him. Then Pedro hears from his fiancé's father that in realty Trueba had provoked Sayago till he was forced to kill him to preserve his honor as a man. Pedro tells Julián but he is unswayed by these stories and beats Pedro for even suggesting their father was anything less than perfect. Julian continues harassing Sayago by following him ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Prize Of Arts And Sciences (Mexico)
The National Prize for Arts and Sciences ( es, Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes) is awarded annually by the Government of Mexico in six categories. It is part of the Mexican Honours System and was established in 1945. The prize is a gold medal and 520,000 pesos. Selected winners ''For a complete list of winners in tabular format, see the corresponding article in Spanish.'' Linguistics and literature ''Lingüística y Literatura'' *1935: Gregorio López y Fuentes *1946: Alfonso Reyes *1949: Mariano Azuela González *1958: Martín Luis Guzmán *1964: Carlos Pellicer Cámara *1965: Ángel María Garibay *1966: Jaime Torres Bodet *1967: Salvador Novo López *1968: José Gorostiza *1969: Silvio Zavala Vallado *1970: Juan Rulfo *1971: Daniel Cosío Villegas *1972: Rodolfo Usigli *1973: Agustín Yáñez *1974: Rubén Bonifaz Nuño *1975: Francisco Monterde *1976: ** Antonio Gómez Robledo ** Efraín Huerta *1977: Octavio Paz *1978: Fernando Benítez *1979: Juan José Arr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deep Crimson
''Deep Crimson'' ( es, Profundo Carmesí) is a 1996 Mexican crime film directed by Arturo Ripstein, written by Paz Alicia Garciadiego and starring Regina Orozco and Daniel Giménez Cacho. Like ''The Honeymoon Killers'' before it, the film is a dramatization of the story of " Lonely Hearts Killers", Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck, who committed a string of murders of women in the 1940s. Plot summary Cast * Regina Orozco as Coral Fabre * Daniel Giménez Cacho as Nicolás Estrella * Sherlyn as Teresa * Giovani Florido as Carlitos (as Giovanni Florido) * Fernando Palavicini as Don Dimas (as Fernando Soler P.) * Patricia Reyes Spíndola as Sra. Ruelas * Alexandra Vicencio as Imelda (as Alexandra Vincenzio) * Julieta Egurrola as Juanita Norton Reception Critical reception On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 80% based on 10 reviews, with a weighted average rating of 6.6/10. Awards and honors The film won eight Ariel Awards, including Best Actor and Best Actre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Such Is Life (2000 Film)
''Such Is Life'' ( es, Así es la vida) is a 2000 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. An updated version of Seneca's play ''Medea'', 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 * Luis Felipe Tovar - Nicolás * Ernesto Yáñez - La Marrana * Alejandra Montoya - Teenager * Marta Aura - (as Martha Aura) * Daniela Carvajal * Constanza Cavalli * Beto Alonso Gil * Francesca Guillén - Raquel * Osami Kawano * Loló Navarro Lolo can refer to: Places United States * Lolo, Montana, a census-designated place * Lolo Butte, a summit in Oregon * Lolo Pass (Idaho–Montana) * Lolo Pass (Oregon) * Lolo National Forest, Montana * Lolo Peak, Montana Elsewhere * Lolo, Cam ... * Andrés Weiss * Marco Zapata References External links * 2000 films 2000 drama films 2000s Spanish-language films Films based on Medea (Euripides play) Films directe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
16th Moscow International Film Festival
The 16th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 18 July 1989. The Golden St. George was awarded to the Italian film ''The Icicle Thief'' directed by Maurizio Nichetti. Jury * Andrzej Wajda (Poland – President of the Jury) * George Gund (United States) * Emir Kusturica (Yugoslavia) * Jiří Menzel (Czechoslovakia) * Ibrahim Moussa (Italy) * Aparna Sen (India) * Jos Stelling (Netherlands) * Kora Tsereteli (USSR) * Zhang Yimou (China) Films in competition The following films were selected for the main competition: Awards * Golden St. George: ''The Icicle Thief'' by Maurizio Nichetti * Silver St. George: '' A Visitor to a Museum'' by Konstantin Lopushansky * Bronze St. George: ** Actor: Turo Pajala for ''Ariel'' ** Actress: Kang Soo-yeon for '' Come Come Come Upward'' * Prix FIPRESCI: ''Ariel'' by Aki Kaurismäki * Prix of Ecumenical Jury: '' A Visitor to a Museum'' by Konstantin Lopushansky * Special Diploma: ''Bonded Woman'' by B. Narsing Rao (non-compe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Lies (1989 Film)
''Love Lies'' ( es, Mentiras piadosas) is a 1989 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was entered into the 16th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Delia Casanova as Clara Zamudio * Alonso Echánove as Israel Ordóñez * Luisa Huertas Luisa (Italian and Spanish), Luísa (Portuguese) or Louise ( French) is a feminine given name; it is the feminine form of the given name Louis (Luis), the French form of the Frankish Chlodowig (German Ludwig), from the Germanic elements ''hlod' ... as Pilar * Guillermo Iván * Fernando Palavicini as Ramiro * Ernesto Yáñez as Matilde References External links * 1989 films 1989 drama films 1980s Spanish-language films Mexican drama films Films directed by Arturo Ripstein 1980s Mexican films {{1980s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12th Moscow International Film Festival
The 12th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 21 July 1981. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Brazilian film ''O Homem que Virou Suco'' directed by João Batista de Andrade, the Vietnamese film '' The Abandoned Field: Free Fire Zone'' directed by Nguyen Hong Shen and the Soviet-French-Swiss film ''Teheran 43'' directed by Aleksandr Alov and Vladimir Naumov. Jury * Stanislav Rostotsky (USSR – President of the Jury) * Juan Antonio Bardem (Spain) * Basu Bhattacharya (India) * Jerzy Hoffman (Poland) * Jacques Duqeau-Rupp (France) * Bata Živojinović (Yugoslavia) * Komaki Kurihara (Japan) * Jay Leyda (USA) * Miguel Littín (Chile) * László Lugossy (Hungary) * Nelson Pereira dos Santos (Brazil) * Gian Luigi Rondi (Italy) * Olzhas Suleimenov (USSR) * Med Hondo (Mauritania) * Lyudmila Chursina (USSR) Films in competition The following films were selected for the main competition: Awards * Golden Prizes: ** ''O Homem que Virou Suco'' by João Batista de Andr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seduction (1981 Film)
''Seduction'' ( es, La seducción) is a 1981 Mexican erotic drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Katy Jurado as Isabel * Viridiana Alatriste as Mariana * Gonzalo Vega as Felipe * Noé Murayama Noé Murayama (July 4, 1930 – August 25, 1997) was a Mexican actor, who starred in numerous Mexican films. Biography Noé was born in Ciudad del Maíz in the state of San Luis Potosí, Mexico. His father was Japanese Mexican. His name is a ... as Romulo References External links * 1981 films 1981 drama films 1980s erotic drama films Mexican erotic drama films 1980s Spanish-language films Films directed by Arturo Ripstein 1980s Mexican films {{1980s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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