THU SEP 14, 2023 7:30 PM THE CASTLE OF PURITY / THE PLACE WITHOUT LIMITS $8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission) Aero Theatre | Q&A with filmmaker Arturo Ripstein. Moderated by Carlos Aguilar. ‘Arturo Ripstein: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’ and ‘The Latin American Canon of Cruelty’ Co-presented by Hola Mexico Film Festival Tickets are no longer on sale for this event.
ABOUT THE FILMS: THE CASTLE OF PURITY, 1973, Dir: Arturo Ripstein, 110 Minutes, IMCINE, Mexico. In Spanish with English subtitles. Based on a real criminal case that took place in Mexico City, THE CASTLE OF PURITY follows a disciplined and sexually driven man who is determined to protect his loved ones from the evils of the world by keeping them locked up at home, where his wife Beatriz and their children help run the family business—making rat poison. As they grow older, the kids begin to challenge their father’s version of life beyond the “castle” walls. FORMAT: DCP THE PLACE WITHOUT LIMITS, 1978, Dir: Arturo Ripstein, 110 Minutes, IMCINE, Mexico. In Spanish with English subtitles. In a small village, the gender-fluid brothel owner La Manuela and their daughter want to seduce recently returned Pancho, who feels his manhood threatened. Meanwhile, a greedy capitalist is trying to buy the whole village and Manuela’s brothel is the final holding required for a monopoly. FORMAT: DCP