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Profundo Carmesí
''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 González, 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 Ariel Awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |