Movies: Arturo Ripstein

In a reinterpretation of Madame Bovary set on contemporary Mexico City, Emilia, a middle class housewife, tries to deal with the monotony of her life. One day, she loses the two things which makes everything beareable: her lover and her credit card....

A woman seeks help from one of her bigamous husband's killers to transport his corpse back to her home....

Friends of Luis Buñuel discuss the director while Buñuel mixes drinks and entertains friends in his home....

Documentary about a Mexico City prison, notorious for holding political prisoners and for civil rights abuses committed there....

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The haunting story of a child left in the care of a clown....

A gunfighter is appointed sheriff of a town that is terrorized by a gang of criminals....

"Nazarín is a Quixote of the priesthood " "Among the films I have made in Mexico, Nazarin is one that I prefer." "As inexplicable as the accidents that set it off, our imagination is a crucial privilege."...

When a young boy steals billiard balls from a local saloon, a stranger is charged with the crime. The local layabouts find there is no reason to hang out at the bar without being able to shoot pool, and the boy entertains thoughts of forming a gang t...

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An erotic model has three lovers, one of them is the father of her child. Which of the three will be?...

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Documentary following Gloria Contreras, a dancer, choreographer and pedagogue, as she manages her own dance company....

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Many stories happen simultaneously through Internet. In the real world, people are lonely, isolated, desperate for finding love, friendship and tenderness. They project themselves as superheroes, with infinity of friends and hypersex. They live asphy...

A singer is on the run from the law and a criminal gang. She takes refuge at a hotel where she finally reveals a complex story of betrayal and revenge to the investigating detective....

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Directed by Arturo Ripstein...

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