The Virgin of Lust

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The Virgin of Lust

2002

2h 20m

Drama

Fantasy

Romance

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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.

Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Highly stylized.

Rated: B-

Jun 19, 2005

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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.

Rated: 4/4

May 14, 2003

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Arthur Lazere

culturevulture.net

A grandly-scaled allegory that is at once fascinating, captivating, and utterly audacious

Apr 29, 2003

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Alex Ramirez

Cinenganos

Seor Ripstein: vaya presuncin y auto-complacencia! qu vergenza de cinta!, qu psimo logro!...

Oct 22, 2002

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no esta muy buena que digamos

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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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

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(* 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

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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

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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

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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

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Arturo Ripstein

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Luis Felipe Tovar

Nacho

Ariadna Gil

Lola

Patricia Reyes Spíndola

Raquel

Juan Diego

Gimeno-Mikado

Julián Pastor

Don Lázaro

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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