Arturo Ripstein's best films
The top 3 according to 112 votes from people: The Castle of Purity (1973) · The Queen of the Night (1994) · Bleak Street (2015). (Updated Jul 30, 2025.)
Solitude, confinement and long takes: the best of the great Mexican director according to Cinescopia, El Informador and El Universal, from Time to Die to Bleak Street.
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Top 12
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1
The Castle of Purity (1973)
A father keeps his family locked up for years; several Ariel awards.
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2
The Queen of the Night (1994)
The life of the singer Lucha Reyes.
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3
Bleak Street (2015)
Two dwarf wrestlers and two prostitutes, in black and white.
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4
The Beginning and the End (1993)
From Naguib Mahfouz; Golden Shell in San Sebastián.
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5
The Place Without Limits (1978)
From José Donoso's novel, set in a village brothel.
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6
The Woman of the Port (1991)
Incest in Veracruz told from three points of view.
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7
Deep Crimson (1996)
The 'lonely hearts killers' in 1940s Mexico.
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8
Time to Die (1966)
His debut, written by García Márquez and Carlos Fuentes.
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9
Such Is Life (2000)
Medea in a Mexico City tenement.
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10
The Realm of Fortune (1986)
A cockfighter and a singer, from Juan Rulfo.
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11
No One Writes to the Colonel (1999)
Fernando Luján in the García Márquez adaptation.
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12
Reasons of the Heart (2011)
Madame Bovary on a city rooftop.
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Comments (2)
El castillo de la pureza es angustiosa de principio a fin. Muy buena lista.
Profundo carmesí me parece la mejor, Regina Orozco está impresionante.