The Castle of Purity
El Castillo de la purezaby Arturo Ripstein8h53110Mexico
Recommended byFrançois Ozon, Lucile Hadzihalilovic
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The story of a disciplined and sexually driven man who keeps his family isolated in his home for years to protect them from the "evil nature" of human beings while inventing (with his wife) rat poison.
Credits
- Production Compagny : Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A.
- Distributor : Instituto Mexicano De Cine
- Director : Arturo Ripstein
- Scenario : Arturo Ripstein, José Emilio Pacheco
- Editing : Rafael Castanedo
- Producer : Angélica Ortiz
- Original Music : Joaquín Gutiérrez Heras
- Photo Director : Alex Phillips
- Set Decoration : Lucero Isaac
Technical details
- Printed format :
- Year of production : 110
- French release date : 15 août 1994
- Category : Feature film
- Color : Colors
- Language : Spanish
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