Category Archives: Arturo Ripstein

Arcelia Ramírez & Francesca Guillén in “Así es la Vida” [2000 Mexico]

Arturo Ripstein reinvented Mexican melodrama for the digital age with his film “Así es la Vida” [Eng. Title: Such is Life]. It is also a modern retelling of the Roman tragedy by Seneca ‘Medea‘, which itself is based on … Continue reading

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Angélica Chain & Ana Martín in “Cadena Perpetua” [1978, Mexico]

Let me start Arturo Ripstein’s filmography here with one of his more remarkable films, the crime drama “Cadena Perpetua” [Eng. title: Life Sentence], considered a landmark in Mexican cinema by the manner in which it lays bare the country’s … Continue reading

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