Castle of Purity
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Castle of Purity

1973 1h 50m ★ 7.3 (86 votes) Released

A disciplined and sexually driven man forces his family to stay isolated in their home in order to protect them from the “evil nature” of human beings.

Director

Arturo Ripstein

Writer

José Emilio Pacheco

Writer

Arturo Ripstein

Rating
7.3
Runtime
110 min

Production

Estudios Churubusco Azteca Estudios Churubusco Azteca

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badelf
★ 8/10 Aug 17, 2022

This is quite a brilliant fictional recreation of a true story that took place in the 50s. A man keeps his family locked in their house to protect the purity of his wife and 3 children. It's like watching a train wreck in very slow motion. For modern reference, it's somewhere between Black Swan and Dogtooth, although it predates both of those.

Keywords

adulteryhusband wife relationshippoisonsalesmandomestic abuseprostitutionincesthypocrisymisogynistjealous husbandrat

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