Arturo Ripstein Movies

"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...

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

As a teenager and student at a convent school, young Mariana runs away with her boyfriend, provoking the wrath of her father who sends her to...

Legendary 1970s Mexican horror film auteur Juan F. Moctezuma II reportedly influenced the work of mega-directors Guillermo del Toro, Robert...

Javier Espada's documentary about the making of Bunuel's masterpiece "Los Olvidados".

A group of people, including Capulina and Viruta, head towards the city by train. A heavy storm interrupts their journey and now they must take a...

After being released from jail, "Tarzan" Lira seeks to rebuild his life as a bank employee. Unfortunately, it might not be as easy as he thinks.

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...

The Lecumberri Penitentiary was one of the most notorious prisons in 20th-century Mexico, known for the notorious inmates who were held there and the...

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

Documentary about the founding of Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl on the outskirts of Mexico City in the sixties.

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

Many stories happen simultaneously through Internet. In the real world, people are lonely, isolated, desperate for finding love, friendship and...

A married couple entrusts the care of their young son to a strange clown. The film focuses on the relationship between the clown and the child, to...

In the documentary about the Lecumberri prison (El palacio negro, 1976), which a few months later would be closed, Arturo Ripstein filmed, among many...