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The Virgin of Lust (2002)

The Virgin of Lust (2002)

Drama Romance Fantasy
Release Date: 2002, August 30
Directors: Arturo Ripstein
Countries: Spain, Mexico, Portugal
Production: Mate Producciones S.A., Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad, Fado Filmes, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
Cast: Eligio Meléndez, Ariadna Gil, Alberto Estrella, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Patricia Reyes Spíndola, Julián Pastor, Luis Felipe Tovar, Juan Diego, Gonçalo Diniz, Carlos Chávez, Carmen Madrid

Overview:

In Vera Cruz in the 1940s, Nacho, an Indian, waits tables at Don Lázaro's café at Hotel Ofélia. He falls for Lola, an opium-addicted, alcoholic whore who's hopelessly in love with Gardenia Wilson, a masked wrestler who slept with her once but knows she's unbalanced. Don Lázaro warns Nacho about Lola, and Nacho knows his love will be unrequited, but he'll do anything, regardless of how degrading, to be near her. Lola, for her part, can be sadistic. Republican exiles who are regulars at the café encourage Lola's desire to assassinate Franco. Nacho in turn mixes this political mirage with his fascination with the plot of "The Mikado." Where do fantasies and obsessions lead?

Keywords:

loneliness prostitute virgin sexual fetish waiter master-slave relationship