Person Details

Birthday: 1943-12-13 17:14:01

Aliases: Arturo Ripstein Rosen

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Mexico City, Mexico

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Movie Involvements: 64

TV Involvements: 4


Most Famous Work

Biography

Arturo Ripstein y Rosen (born December 13, 1943) is a Mexican film director. Ripstein got his break into movies working as an uncredited assistant director for Luis Buñuel. In 1965, he directed his first feature, Tiempo de Morir. Written by Carlos Fuentes and Gabriel García Márquez, it began a tradition of making independent films written by high-profile Latin-American authors. His 1981 film Seduction was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1989 film Love Lies was entered into the 16th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1997 Ripstein won the National Prize of Arts and Sciences, the second filmmaker after Buñuel to do so. Some of Ripstein's films, especially the earlier ones, "highlighted characters beset by futile compulsions to escape [their]destinies". Many of his films are shot in tawdry interiors, with bleak brown color schemes, and seedy pathetic characters who manage to achieve a hint of pathos and dignity. Asi Es la Vida, according to Jonathan Crow, "boldly reworks the ancient Greek drama Medea, employing a dizzying array of flashbacks and Brechtian devices". Deep Crimson, according to the New York Times, is "a ferociously anti-romantic portrait of an obese nurse and a seedy small-time gigolo whose bungling scheme to swindle a succession of lonely women out of their life savings turns into a killing spree."

Most Famous Work

Dulce Desafío
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7

Dulce Desafío

(1988) Director
The Exterminating Angel
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8

The Exterminating Angel

(1962) Assistant Director
Triángulo
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0

Triángulo

(1992) Creator
Simplemente Maria
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7

Simplemente Maria

(1989) Director
Castle of Purity
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7

Castle of Purity

(1973) Writer
The Virgin of Lust
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7

The Virgin of Lust

(2002) Director
Devil Between the Legs
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7

Devil Between the Legs

(2019) Director
Deep Crimson
Average
7

Deep Crimson

(1996) Director

Acting

Directing

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1969 Director
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1967 Director
1966 Director
1962 Assistant Director
Director
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Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2016 Producer
1994 Producer
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Editing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2015 Editor
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Writing

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
1992 Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

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