Arturo Ripstein Biography (1943-)

Full name, Arturo Ripstein Rosen; born December 13, 1943, in Mexico City, Mexico; son of Alfredo, Jr. (a producer) and Frieda (maiden name, Rosen) Ripstein; married Paz Alicia Garciadiego (a writer and composer).

Nationality: Mexican
Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, producer, writer, actor
Birth Details: December 13, 1943; Mexico City, Mexico

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Director
Tiempo de morir (also known as A Time to Die), Alameda Films, 1965
"HO," Juego peligroso (also known as Jogo perigoso), Alameda Films, 1966
Los recuerdos del porvenir (also known as Memories of the Future), Alameda Films, 1968
(And producer) La hora de los ninos (also known as The Children's Hour), Cine Independiente de Mexico, 1969
(And producer) Crimen, 1970
(And producer) Exorcismo, 1970
(And producer) La belleza, 1970
(With Rafael Castanedo) El naufrago de la Calle Providencia (documentary; also known as The Castaway of Providence Street and The Castaway on the Street of Providence), 1970
(And producer) Autobiografia, 1971
El castillo de la pureza (also known as Castle of Purity),Estudios Churub busco Azteca, 1973
Los otros ninos, 1974
El santo oficio (also known as The Holy Office), 1975
Foxtrot (also known as The Far Side of Paradise and TheOther Side of Paradise), New World, 1975
Lecumberri: El palacio negro (documentary; also known as Lecumberri: The Black Palace), 1976
El borracho, 1976
La causa (documentary; also known as The Cause), 1976
La viuda negra (also known as The Black Widow), 1977
El lugar sin limites (also known as Hell without Limits andThe Place without Limits), 1978
Cadena perpetua (also known as In for Life and Vicious Circle), 1978
La Tia Alejandra, 1979
La ilegal, 1979
La seduccion (also known as Seduction), 1980
Rastro de muerte, 1981
El otro (also known as The Other), Conacine, 1984
Quitele el usted y tratamos, 1984
De todo como en botica, 1984
Contra hechos no hay palabras, 1986
El imperio de la fortuna (also known as The Realm of Fortune), Azteca, 1986
Mentiras piadosas (also known as Love Lies and White Lies), 1987

La mujer del puerto (also known as Woman of the Port), AltaFilms, 1992
(And producer) Principio y fin (also known as The Beginning andthe End), Prime Films, 1993
La reina de la noche (also known as The Queen of the Nightand La reine de la nuit), JMM Invest, S.L., 1994
Profundo carmesi (also known as Deep Crimson and Carminprofond), New Yorker Films, 1996
El evangelio de las maravillas (also known as Divine), Wanda Distribucion Cinematografica de Films, 1998
El coronel no tiene quien le escriba (also known as No One Writes to the Colonel, Pas de lettre pour le colonel, and Personnen'ecrit au colonel), Alta Films, 1999
Asi es la vida (also known as Such Is Life and C'est lavie), Wanda Vision, 2000
La perdicion de los hombres (also known as The Plagues of Man and The Ruination of Men), Wanda Vision, 2000
La virgen de la lujuria (also known as The Virgin of Lust),Laurenfilm, 2002
Film Work
Other
Producer, The Crime of Father Amaro, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 2002
Film Appearances
Dile que la quiero, 1963
Raul, Los novios de mis hijas, 1964
El dia comenzo ayer (also known as Opus 65), 1965
El camino de los espantos, 1965
Le muerte es puntual, 1967
Autobiografia, 1971
Adriana del Rio, actriz, 1979
Rastro de muerte, 1981
El amante africano, 1985
Himself, Kurosawa: The Last Emperor (documentary), Channel Four Films, 1999
Himself, A proposito de Bunuel (documentary; also known as Speaking of Bunuel and A propos de Bunuel), Wanda Vision, 2000
Television Director
Movies
Hombre con guitarra (also known as Man with Guitar), 1977
Episodic
Director for the series Dulce desafio, La sonrisa del diablo, and Triangulo.
WRITINGS
Screenplays
La hora de los ninos (also known as The Children's Hour), Cine Independiente de Mexico, 1969
Crimen, 1970
Exorcismo, 1970
La belleza, 1970
Autobiografia, 1971
(Adaptor) Cinco mil dolares de recompensa, 1972
(With Jose Emilio Pacheco) El castillo de la pureza (also known asCastle of Purity), Estudios Churub busco Azteca, 1973
El santo oficio (also known as The Holy Office), 1974
Foxtrot (also known as The Far Side of Paradise and TheOther Side of Paradise), New World, 1975
Lecumberri: El palacio negro (documentary; also known as Lecumberri: The Black Palace), 1976
(With Vicente Lenero) Cadena perpetua (also known as In for Life and Vicious Circle), 1978
(With Manual Puig) El lugar sin limites (based on a novel by JoseDonoso; also known as Hell without Limits and The Place without Limits), 1978
La seduccion (also known as Seduction), 1980

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

The film Rastro de muerte, released in 1981, was based on a storyby Ripstein.

OTHER SOURCES

Books

International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 2: Directors, St. James Press, 1996

Periodicals

Film Quarterly, summer, 1999, p. 2

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