The Virgin
of Lust
Arturo Ripstein
drama / 151’ / 2004
In 1940’s Vera Cruz, Nacho is a waiter at Don Lázaro’s café in the Hotel Ofélia. It is here that he first encounters the beautiful and mysterious Lola. She is a drunkard, an opium addict and a prostitute, and perhaps worst of all, her heart belongs to masked wrestler, Gardenia Wilson. Nacho quickly falls for her, even though he is warned to stay away by his boss, for in his opinion she can only lead to trouble. Nacho accepts that he will never possess her, but comes to crave any and all attentions from her, including those that are base and humiliating.
In co-prodution with Producciones Amaranta (Mexico); Mate Producciones S.A. and Tusitala P.C. (Spain)
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Cannes Cinema Festival (FR)
“Golden Camera”
New Directors Competition Chicago International Film Festival
“Gold Hugo”
Warsaw International Film Festival
Best Film
International Film Music Critics Association
“Best Score for a Drama Film” -
Brazilian Film Festival in Los Angels (US)
“LABRFF” Award – Best Screenplay
II Paulínia Film Festival
Best Supporting Actress -
Festival Internacional de Cinema de Roterdão
Selecção Oficial - Festival Int Cinema do Rio de Janeiro
Selecção Oficial - Busan Festival
Istanbul International Film Fest
Melbourne International Film Fest
New York, New Directors, New Films
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Festival Internacional de Cinema Independente de Ourense
Festival de Cinema Latinoamericano de Huelva (ESP)
Febio Film Festival (CH)
Latin America Film Festival (PL)
PRODUCTION CREDITS
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PRODUCTION CREDITS 〰️
DIRECTION
PRODUCTION
EXECUTIVE PRODUCTION
SCRIPT
PHOTOGRAPHY
EDITING
PRODUCTION DESIGN
MAKE-UP
SOUND
Arturo Ripstein
Paz Alicia Garciadiego
Walter Navas
Esteban de Llaca
Fernando Pardo
Antonio Muño-Hierro
Gregorio Ros, Carlos Sánchez
Jorge Ruiz
MUSIC
Víctor García Ángel, Leoncio Lara
Mate Cantero, Álvaro Garnica, Luisa Matienzo, Stéphane Sorlat
WITH
Luis Felipe Tovar, Ariadna Gil, Patricia Reyes Spíndola, Juan Diego Gimeno, Julián Pastor, Alberto Estrella, Daniel Giménez Cacho
COSTUME DESIGN
Mónica Neumaier
SOUND EDITING
Bela María da Costa