La virgen de la lujuria (The Virgin of Lust) (2002)
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30% of users liked it
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Legendary Mexican director Arturo Ripstein explores the mundane and sexual obsession in 1940s Mexico in his 2002 film The Virgin of Lust. Introverted Ignacio "Nacho" Jurado (Luis Felipe Tovar) spends his days waiting tables at the Cafe Ofelia and his nights amongst his voluminous porno… More Legendary Mexican director Arturo Ripstein explores the mundane and sexual obsession in 1940s Mexico in his 2002 film The Virgin of Lust. Introverted Ignacio "Nacho" Jurado (Luis Felipe Tovar) spends his days waiting tables at the Cafe Ofelia and his nights amongst his voluminous porno collection. His world is turned upside-down when a prostitute named Lola (Ariadne Gil) begins hanging out at the cafe. Nacho is immediately smitten with the whore, but Lola's mind is focused on a very brutish wrestler who'll have nothing to do with her. Lola, a natural sadist, recognizes Nacho's penchant for being dominated and she begins to fully exploit this chance to unleash her cruelty on a willing recipient. As the relationship settles into its regular perverseness, Nacho is presented with what he sees as an opportunity to capture Lola's heart completely -- to become a macho revolutionary hero by assassinating Francisco Franco. The Virgin of Lust was chosen for inclusion into the Upstream program at the 2002 Montreal World Film Festival, winning a Special Mention prize from that program's jury. ~ Ryan Shriver, Rovi
- Directed By
- Arturo Ripstein
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Art House & International, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Sep 6, 2002 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Highly stylized.
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Jeremy Heilman, MovieMartyr.com
[At times] almost stage bound, but perhaps that's because it's better than most homage at being faithful to the material that inspired it.
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Arthur Lazere, culturevulture.net
A grandly-scaled allegory that is at once fascinating, captivating, and utterly audacious
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Alex Ramirez, Cinenganos
Seor Ripstein: vaya presuncin y auto-complacencia! qu vergenza de cinta!, qu psimo logro!...
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Cast
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Luis Felipe Tovar
as Ignacio "Nacho" Jurado
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Ariadna Gil
as Lola
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Patricia Reyes Spíndola
as Raquel
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Juan Diego
as Gimeno-Mikado
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Julian Pastor
as Don Lazaro
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Alberto Estrella
as Gardenia Wilson
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Carmen Madrid
as Imelda
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Carlos Chávez
as Ezequiel
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Daniel Jiménez Cacho
as Toledano
