''Deep Crimson'' () is a 1996 Mexican

crime film Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), dr ...

directed by

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 ...

, written by Paz Alicia Garciadiego and starring Regina Orozco and

Daniel Giménez Cacho Daniel Giménez Cacho (born May 15, 1961) is a Spanish-born Mexican actor. He is known for portraying Tito the Coroner in '' Cronos'' (1993) and '' We Are What We Are'' (2010). Early life Daniel Giménez Cacho was born on May 15, 1961 in Mad ...

. Like ''

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'' 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

Cast

* Regina Orozco as Coral Fabre *

as Nicolás Estrella * Sherlyn as Teresa * Giovani Florido as Carlitos (as Giovanni Florido) * Fernando Soler Palavicini as Don Dimas (as Fernando Soler P.) *

Patricia Reyes Spíndola Patricia Verónica Núñez Reyes Spíndola (born 11 July 1953) is a Mexican actress, director, and producer. She has received four Ariel Awards, two for Best Actress ('' Los Motivos de Luz'' in 1985 and '' The Queen of the Night'' in 1994), an ...

as Sra. Ruelas * Alexandra Vicencio as Imelda (as Alexandra Vincenzio) *

Julieta Egurrola Julieta Egurrola (born 13 June 1953) is a Mexican actress. She studied acting at Centro Universitario de Teatro and has participated in more than 41 theater plays. Filmography Film * ''El infierno tan temido'' (1975) * '' María de mi corazón ...

as Juanita Norton * Marisa Paredes as Irene Gallardo *

Rosa Furman Rosa Furman Epstein (25 October 1930 – 29 October 1999) was a Mexican actress. Career Furman was born in Mexico City to Favy Furman Jaitzer of Mogilev, Belarus, and Sulamita Epstein Lamdansky of Aukštadvaris, Lithuania. She was raised in P ...

as Sara Silberman

Reception

Critical reception

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, 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 The Ariel Award () is an award that recognizes the best of Mexican cinema. Given annually, since 1946, by the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AMACC), the award recognizes artistical and technical excellence in the Mexic ...

, including Best Actor and Best Actress and was nominated for the

Golden Ariel The Golden Ariel () is an award that “symbolizes the work of excellence that a member of the film industry has achieved throughout their career and that has contributed to the development and growth of Mexican cinematography”. The Golden Ariel ...

. In addition, it was awarded Honorable Mention in the Latin American Cinema category at

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and won three

Golden Osella The Golden Osella () is one of the oldest and most distinguished awards presented at the Venice Film Festival. Named after the historic ''osella''—a commemorative medal given by the Doges of Venice to notable members of the Venetian Republic� ...

s at the

Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival (, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival held in Venice, Italy. It is the world's oldest film festival and one of the ...

. It was Mexico's official submission for the

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a ...

, but it failed to earn a nomination.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

References

External links

* * * 1996 films 1990s Spanish-language films Films set in the 1940s 1996 crime drama films 1990s serial killer films Crime films based on actual events Films directed by Arturo Ripstein Films scored by David Mansfield Mexican thriller films 1990s Mexican films Golden Osella winners {{1990s-Mexico-film-stub