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El imperio de la fortuna

  • 19861986
  • 2h 10m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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El imperio de la fortuna (1986)
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A very poor and handicaped man, lives in a small town in Mexico with his mother. He works announcing things along the town ("The priest lost his cow, if someone sees it ..."). He is very int... Read allA very poor and handicaped man, lives in a small town in Mexico with his mother. He works announcing things along the town ("The priest lost his cow, if someone sees it ..."). He is very interested in the cock fightigs. One day a man gives him a looser cock, thinking to give him ... Read allA very poor and handicaped man, lives in a small town in Mexico with his mother. He works announcing things along the town ("The priest lost his cow, if someone sees it ..."). He is very interested in the cock fightigs. One day a man gives him a looser cock, thinking to give him something to eat, but instead he takes care of the animal and it becomes a winner cock. He... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
344
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
106,281
14,493
  • Director
    • Arturo Ripstein
  • Writers
    • Juan Rulfo(story "El gallo de oro")
    • Paz Alicia Garciadiego(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ernesto Gómez Cruz
    • Blanca Guerra
    • Alejandro Parodi
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  • Director
    • Arturo Ripstein
  • Writers
    • Juan Rulfo(story "El gallo de oro")
    • Paz Alicia Garciadiego(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ernesto Gómez Cruz
    • Blanca Guerra
    • Alejandro Parodi
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    • 6User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 2 nominations

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    Ernesto Gómez Cruz
    Ernesto Gómez Cruz
    • Dionisio Pinzón
    Blanca Guerra
    Blanca Guerra
    • La Caponera
    Alejandro Parodi
    • Lorenzo Benavides
    Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez
    Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez
    • La Pinzona
    Socorro Avelar
    Socorro Avelar
    • Madre de Dionisio
    Juan Antonio Llanes
    Juan Antonio Llanes
    • Cura de San Miguel
    Carlos Cardán
    • Don Isabel
    Loló Navarro
    • Doña Iris
    Edmundo Barahona
    • Merenguero
    Raymundo Gómez Cruz
    • Quitamantas
    María Barber
    • Monja
    Jorge Fegán
    • Juez Veedor
    Alfonso Godínez
    • Amarrador
    Emilio Ebergenyi
    • Padrino
    José Ruvinskis
    • Padrino
    Abel Woolrich
    • Padrino
    Raúl Valerio
    • Carmelo
    José Escandón
    • Corredor de Apuestas
    • Director
      • Arturo Ripstein
    • Writers
      • Juan Rulfo(story "El gallo de oro")
      • Paz Alicia Garciadiego(screenplay)
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      References Espectro del estrangulador (1966)

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    In only a few cases a movie es able to surpass the book it is based on. This, is definitely NOT the case. The book, originally written by Rulfo is very close to his most famous stories from "El llano en llamas". His stories are paintings of sorts which show a part of the old rural México. People enthralled in traditions, poor people, people of the land, yet not less complex than any urban sophisticated character. His characters were motivated by the love of the land, and haunted by the demons of their choices and mistakes. In the book she is shown as a woman who fears monotony and anonymity in her lifetime. He believes that all happiness and thus all sense of meaning resides in pleasing his wife. They are driven by culture, by tradition, by the land... and in the end losing whatever material things they have in life means nothing after having lost themselves, and hope. Yet somehow, Ripstein simplifies all of this: she has to be driven by pure greed, he's just a macho compulsive gambler. It's about sex, and greed and profits. They turn out to be vulgar, and nothing could be further from what the great Rulfo wrote. In his search for realism, Ripstein makes life look like a sad succession of trivial events: eat, drink, f**k, f**k up and die. Stay away from Ripsteins movies... they all turn out to be the same.
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    • Release date
      • November 28, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Mexico
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • The Realm of Fortune
    • Filming locations
      • Tlaxcala, Mexico
    • Production company
      • Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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