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The Queen Of The Night
''The Queen of the Night'' ( es, La reina de la noche) is a 1994 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was entered into the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Patricia Reyes Spíndola as Lucha Reyes * Alberto Estrella as Pedro Calderón * Blanca Guerra * Ana Ofelia Murguía as ''Doña'' Victoria * Alex Cox as Klaus Eder * Arturo Alegro as Oñate * Alejandra Montoya as Luzma * Marta Aura as Balmori * Roberto Sosa as Gimeno * Juan Carlos Colombo as Araujo * Guillermo Gil as Gato Linares * María Marcucci * Maya Mishalska Awards Ariel Awards The Ariel Awards are awarded annually by the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences in Mexico. ''La Reina de la Noche'' received six awards out of 12 nominations. , - , rowspan="12" scope="row", 1996 , scope="row", ''La Reina de la Noche'' , scope="row", Best Picture , , - , scope="row", Patricia Reyes Spíndola , rowspan="1" scope="row", Best Actress , , - , scope="row", Ana Ofelia Murguía , rowspan="1" scope= ... [...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] |