✎ About Arturo Ripstein

Arturo Ripstein was born in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, Mexico, is Director, Writer, Actor. Arturo Ripstein began his career as assistant director (unbilled) of Luis Buñuel in Ángel exterminador, El (1962). His father, Alfredo Ripstein, Jr. produced his first film, a western written by Gabriel García Márquez titled Tiempo de morir (1965). Ripstein filmography is very praised in Mexico and Europe. He is considered the best Mexican director alive. Many of his films are related with an unique subject: the loneliness of souls. So, his style re flects his main concerns. Ripstein's films are somber, slow and depressive.
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Biography/Timeline

1965

Ripstein got his break into movies working as an uncredited assistant Director for Luis Buñuel. In 1965, he directed his first feature, Tiempo de morir. Written by Carlos Fuentes and Gabriel García Márquez, it began a tradition of making independent films written by high-profile Latin-American authors. His 1981 film Seduction was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1989 film Love Lies was entered into the 16th Moscow International Film Festival.

1997

In 1997, Ripstein won the National Prize of Arts and Sciences, the second filmmaker after Buñuel to do so.

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1943 births Ariel Award winners Best Director Ariel Award winners Universidad Iberoamericana alumni Living people Mexican film directors Mexican Jews Mexican people of Polish-Jewish descent Film directors from Mexico City Writers from Mexico City Akira Kurosawa Award winners Naturalised citizens of Spain Guggenheim Fellows