Paul A. J. Lewis
#ThisNightIllWatchYour online stream of #ArturoRipstein's THE CASTLE OF PURITY (1973) via @mubiuk
. Fascinating stuff. I'm sure the main set was used in EL VAMPIRO (1957). Ripstein is unexplored territory for me, so I'm going to blast through his oeuvre. #TheCastleofPurity #MexicanCinema
Apr 19, 2023 at 1:07pmWeb
Show threadPaul A. J. LewisApr 19, 2023
Based on a true story, apparently, and I can imagine this was a significant influence on Yorgos Lanthimos when he made DOGTOOTH. The plot, involving a puritanical father raising his family in isolation from the world, takes on a different resonance after the Covid lockdowns.