The Black Widow
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Based on Rafael Solana's play Debería haber haber obispas, the film tells the story of Matea Gutiérrez, a woman who came to work as a housekeeper in the church of a small town, where all the inhabitants know each other. The local doctor began to feel attracted to the protagonist, but she refused to start an affair with the doctor. When he is rejected, the doctor invents that she and the priest Feliciano have sexual relations. Faced with such a situation, the locals ask the priest to remove the young woman from the parish. When the priest refuses to do what they ask him to do, he and the protagonist are locked inside the church, and a passionate relationship develops between the two. It should be noted that the film was considered violent and unsuitable for the public, which caused it to be released six years after it was made.
Screenings
Teatro Santa Ana
Cast and crew
Director's bio:
Arturo Ripstein was born on December 13, 1943 into a family dedicated to film production. It was this connection that allowed him to learn first-hand about the work of Luis Buñuel, becoming his assistant director for El angel exterminador (1962). This was enough experience for Ripstein to direct his first film, Tiempo de Morir (1965) based on an idea written by Gabriel García Márquez and Carlos Fuentes, and with it, one of the most important filmographies of a national filmmaker who is infamous for his uncomfortable questions about sexuality, the corruption of church and state and the daily violence in everyday Mexico, all in stories of misery that have generated both discussion and morbid curiosity among Mexican audiences. Ripstein has a critically acclaimed and critically interesting filmography: He has won the Ariel Award for Best Director in two of his eight nominations - becoming one of the most nominated directors for Mexico's highest award, alongside Roberto Gavaldón and Felipe Cazals - for Cadena Perpetua (1979) and El imperio de la fortuna (1987).
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