Profundo carmesí (1996)

Director:

Arturo Ripstein

Writer:

Paz Alicia Garciadiego (writer)

Release Date:

8 October 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

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

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Nurse | Murder | Homicide | Beating | Road

Awards:

19 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

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)

Also Known As:

Carmin profond (France)
Deep Crimson

Runtime:

Argentina:111 min | Mexico:110 min | Singapore:114 min | Spain:111 min

Country:

Mexico | France | Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

South Korea:18 | Argentina:18 | Chile:18 | France:-16 | Hungary:18 | Portugal:M/18 | Singapore:PG | Spain:18 | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Cananea, Sonora, Mexico

Company:

Fondo de Fomento a la Calidad Cinematográfica

Quotes:

Nicolás Estrella: I don't need your pity. I need my hairpiece!

Movie Connections:

Version of Lonely Hearts (1991)

Soundtrack:

By the Sleepy Lagoon

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.