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The Virgin of Lust

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In 1940s Veracruz, Mexico, sex and political unrest drive ordinary waiter Nacho (Luis Felipe Tovar) to the edges of insanity. While working at a popular café, Nacho becomes obsessed with a self-destructive prostitute named Lola (Ariadna Gil), and will do anything to win her heart. Unfortunately, Lola cares only for her Mexican wrestler lover (Alberto Estrella) and the assassination of dictator Francisco Franco. Despite warnings from others, Nacho cannot resist Lola and begins losing his mind.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Highly stylized. Rated: B- Jun 19, 2005 Full Review 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. Rated: 4/4 May 14, 2003 Full Review Arthur Lazere culturevulture.net A grandly-scaled allegory that is at once fascinating, captivating, and utterly audacious Apr 29, 2003 Full Review Alex Ramirez Cinenganos Seor Ripstein: vaya presuncin y auto-complacencia! qu vergenza de cinta!, qu psimo logro!... Oct 22, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member no esta muy buena que digamos Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Very personal work from one of Mexico's finest director. Good production values and good performances from all the cast. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member (* 1/2): [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon13.gif[/img] Too long and quite boring. I was also scratching my head quite a bit because I felt confused and in addition, it was a strangely structured film. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Hot whore has great legs but no heart. There is a lot of foot-licking, but things never get very steamy. Mostly revolutionaries talk and burst into odd musical interludes, The Mikado, mostly. The style seems a bit intriguing in the beginning, but the sex/politics allegory never really grabbed me. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member The profane example "de passion" at the eve of the new century.A showcasing performance for Gil,Ripstein's possibly final so far artistic masochism,damn,there are references to wrestling and Franco altogether!Crazy innuendos but the result is quite extraordinary. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Amazing shots. The lighting was superb but the sets became a bit repetitive after 30 minutes. The story was interesting but the dialogues a bit too long to the point of having to fastforward a bit so I could still look at the picture without having to hear the sometimes boring dialogues. I didn't get the singing in the middle of the dialogues. It didn't strike me as a musical. Ripstein is a master of cinematography but his movies are sometimeas heavy. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In 1940s Veracruz, Mexico, sex and political unrest drive ordinary waiter Nacho (Luis Felipe Tovar) to the edges of insanity. While working at a popular café, Nacho becomes obsessed with a self-destructive prostitute named Lola (Ariadna Gil), and will do anything to win her heart. Unfortunately, Lola cares only for her Mexican wrestler lover (Alberto Estrella) and the assassination of dictator Francisco Franco. Despite warnings from others, Nacho cannot resist Lola and begins losing his mind.
Director
Arturo Ripstein
Producer
Mate Cantero, Luisa Matienzo, Stéphane Sorlat, Álvaro Garnica
Screenwriter
Paz Alicia Garciadiego
Genre
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (DVD)
Feb 15, 2005
Runtime
2h 20m