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The Beginning and the End (Spanish: Principio y fin) is a 1993 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. This film is an adaptation of the 1960 novel by Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz.
Sep 9, 1994 · The Beginning and the End: Directed by Arturo Ripstein. With Ernesto Laguardia, Julieta Egurrola, Blanca Guerra, Verónica Merchant. The film tells the story of the Boteros, a middle-class Mexican family struggling against poverty after their father's death.
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- Drama
- Arturo Ripstein
- 1994-09-09
The film tells the story of the Boteros, a middle-class Mexican family struggling against poverty after their father’s death. Ignacia (Egurrola) is the Boteros mother, a desperate woman who chooses to sacrifice the destiny of her three older children, in order to protect Gabriel (Laguardia) the youngest one.
Ignacia (Egurrola) is the Boteros mother, a desperate woman who chooses to sacrifice the destiny of her three older children, in order to protect Gabriel (Laguardia) the youngest one. She believes Gabriel will climb the social structure and bring back the lost fortune to the family.
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- Arturo Ripstein
Based on the acclaimed novel by Nobel-winning author Naguib Mahfouz, a lower-middle-class family collapses following the unexpected death of the father.
- Arturo Ripstein
- Ernesto Laguardia
The Beginning and the End is a film directed by Arturo Ripstein with Ernesto Laguardia, Julieta Egurrola, Blanca Guerra, Lucía Muñoz .... Year: 1993. Original title: Principio y fin. Synopsis: Based on the homonymous novel by the Egyptian Nobel-Prize-winner Naguib Mahfouz. The widow Ignacia places all the family hopes in his son Gabriel.
Based on the acclaimed novel by Nobel-winning author Naguib Mahfouz, a lower-middle-class family collapses following the unexpected death of the father.
