Deep Crimson (1996)
"Profundo carmesí" (original title)

The life of a man who preys on unsuspecting women for a living is changed when he finds an accomplice in the woman who loves and controls him.

Director:

Arturo Ripstein

Writer:

Paz Alicia Garciadiego

Stars:

Regina Orozco, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Sherlyn

19 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Regina Orozco	...	Coral Fabre
Daniel Giménez Cacho	...	Nicolás Estrella
Sherlyn	...	Teresa (as Sherlyn González)
Giovanni Florido	...	Carlitos
Fernando Palavicini	...	Don Dimas (as Fernando Soler P.)
Patricia Reyes Spíndola	...	Sra. Ruelas
Alexandra Vicencio	...	Imelda (as Alexandra Vincenzio)
Julieta Egurrola	...	Juanita Norton
Esteban Soberanes	...	Barman
Gastón Melo	...	Ticket Seller
Juan de la Loza	...	Car Salesman
Marisa Paredes	...	Irene Gallardo
Rosa Furman	...	Sara Silberman
Álvaro Carcaño	...	Motel Proprietor
Francisco Mauri	...	Mailman (as Paco Mauri)

Storyline

Set in 1940s northern Mexico, this film re-tells the story of "The Lonely Hearts Killers", a famous couple of murderers who made victims of lonely and wealthy widows in the USA. Coral (Orozco) is a rotund and passionate nurse who knows handsome gigolo Nicolas Estrella (Gimenez Cacho) and falls for him immediately. Nicolas rejects her because she's not rich, but Coral is determined to get him at any cost. She abandons her children and follows the man in spite of his way of living. Together they will scheme to swindle and murder women who look for love and companions writing letters to a sentimental courier.

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Plot Keywords:

love | gigolo | murder | lonely hearts | nurse | 

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Taglines:

Hay algo que une más que el amor: el crimen.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

IMCINE

Country:

Mexico France Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

8 October 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Deep Crimson

Filming Locations:

Cananea, Sonora, Mexico

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 31,593,053 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fondo de Fomento a la Calidad Cinematográfica, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE), Ivania Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This story was first told in The Honeymoon Killers.

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Quotes

Coral Fabre: Never share your sandwich with a fat woman.

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Connections

Version of Lonely Hearts (1991)

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Soundtracks

"By the Sleepy Lagoon"
Composed by Eric Coates
Jim Long Music/ASCAP
Courtesy of Desert Island Records

User Reviews

Too much of a good thing.

Viewed the film for the first time last night. I was familiar with the Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck 'Lonely Hearts Club' murders for years. I had no idea it was turned into a film adaptation. I thought the film was done extremely well. It's disheartening to see two people who seem so insecure go to these lengths to feel they are loved by someone, seemingly anyone. Nicolas who seems to be in total control at the start of the movie, looses the ball.. and Coral, runs with it. He is a confidence trickster who has finally has met his match in Coral, she is just what he was so in need of, a woman who is willing to do anything it takes to be with him. This giving him a boost in his waning self confidence. Leaving her two young children at a doorstep of an orphanage, because he can't be bothered with them, was all she needed to prove her loyalty to him. They begin to portray themselves as brother and sister, in a scam across the countryside to take advantage of widows/lonely women on their own. This starts to go painfully wrong from the beginning. Coral agrees to not be jealous of Nicolas' affections/pursuits toward the women he is out to scam, after all, it's just part of the act. It seems a harder task for her than she assumed it would be. They manage to stay calm and in control all the way through this. The most bizarre thing about this film,is that it really did happen. As, I mentioned it was loosely based on the aforementioned murders. Although mainly a fictional work, some of the mechanics, were there. The strong need in some for submission from another. The longing for a loyal lover, romance and excitement. This remarkable blend of dark lust and true crime won't disappoint.