Woman of the Port (1991)
"La mujer del puerto" (original title)

Perla, a prostitute and the star in a miserable cabaret in the docks, falls in love with a sailor without knowing that he is her brother. Tomasa, Perla's mother, tries to prevent this ... See full summary »

Director:

Arturo Ripstein

Writers:

Paz Alicia Garciadiego, Guy de Maupassant (story)

Stars:

Damián Alcázar, Alejandro Parodi, Juan Pastor

2 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Damián Alcázar	...	Marro
Alejandro Parodi	...	Carmelo
Juan Pastor	...	Simón
Patricia Reyes Spíndola	...	Tomasa
Evangelina Sosa	...	Perla
Ernesto Yáñez	...	Eneas

Storyline

Perla, a prostitute and the star in a miserable cabaret in the docks, falls in love with a sailor without knowing that he is her brother. Tomasa, Perla's mother, tries to prevent this incestuous relationship at all costs, but fails to do so. Set in a sordid environment, the director makes no concessions in this tragic love affair, which is narrated from three different points of view.

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Plot Keywords:

prostitution | remake | dock | incest

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

11 July 1996 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Woman of the Port

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dos Producciones

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Remake of La diosa del puerto (1989)

User Reviews

I liked this incredibly obscure movie.

I got a tape of this movie from an inmate at a federal prison who is a student of one of my friends. The tape I saw was created after the film was a choice for the Cannes Film Festival in 1991. The inmate claims that he was inspired by Rashomon, because the story is told from the viewpoint of three different people. I enjoyed this as a story of how a woman survives poverty to bring happiness to those she loves.